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Hunter Biden redemption tour quickly veers off course

Nobody can blame Hunter Biden for seeking a reboot after the 2020 campaign left his image trashed, but so far his redemption tour has been marked by as many misses as hits.

April 29, 2021

Washington Post ripped for calling pro-choice Biden ‘very Catholic’

President Biden's Catholic faith was on display again Thursday as CatholicVote launched a timeline tracking his "radical policies" even as The Washington Post insisted that the pro-choice president is "very Catholic."

April 29, 2021

Simon & Schuster, publishers pushed to cancel Trump team deals

Landing a book deal with a former vice president ordinarily would be a cause for celebration, but Simon & Schuster staffers had a very different reaction after the company's seven-figure contract with Mike Pence was announced: Cancel it.

April 28, 2021

USA Today blasted for stealth edits on Stacey Abrams boycott op-ed

The push by Democratic powerbroker Stacey Abrams to distance herself from the Georgia boycott calls has ensnared USA Today, which was accused of providing her cover by allowing her -- or somebody -- to water down an op-ed on boycotts.

April 27, 2021

Biden to hold rally in Atlanta after backing MLB Georgia boycott

There won't be an All-Star Game in Georgia this year, but there will be a Biden drive-in car rally.

April 27, 2021

Washington Post shuts down presidential fact-checking database after 100 days of Joe Biden

The Washington Post is calling a lid on the presidential fact-checking database 100 days into the Biden administration.

April 27, 2021

James O’Keefe, Project Veritas sues CNN, Ana Cabrera for defamation

Project Veritas filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against CNN claiming that the cable news network allowed the airing of "false statements" about the guerrilla journalism outfit's work.

April 26, 2021

Daunte Wright, George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks, Black men, shot by police after resisting arrest

Michael Brown, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and Daunte Wright were all Black men killed by police, but they had something else in common: All sought to avoid being taken into custody by fleeing, fighting or refusing to heed officers' instructions.

April 26, 2021

Gavin Newsom recall petition succeeds in California

State officials confirmed Monday what most had long suspected: that the campaign to oust California Gov. Gavin Newsom has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

April 26, 2021

Times Square billboard urges MLB to move All-Star Game back to Atlanta

Major League Baseball came under pressure Monday to reverse its call on moving the All-Star Game with the unveiling of a billboard on New York City's Times Square accusing the league of "all strikes and no balls."

April 26, 2021

Pastor cancels Charlie Kirk event over threats of violence by ‘radical terrorist mobs’

The pastor of a suburban Seattle church has canceled an appearance by conservative activist Charlie Kirk after being threatened with arson and violence by "radical terrorist mobs."

April 25, 2021

Texas Democratic lawmaker: ‘Modern science’ says there are six sexes

A Harvard-educated Texas Democratic lawmaker drew double-takes for declaring at a hearing that there are six sexes, prompting a rebuke from skeptics who said his count was off by four.

April 24, 2021

Twitter accused of hypocrisy for inaction on LeBron James tweet targeting cop

LeBron James quickly deleted his inflammatory tweet targeting an Ohio police officer, but Twitter is being accused of selective enforcement for taking no action against the NBA superstar's account.

April 23, 2021

LeBron James takes heat for ‘You’re next’ Twitter threat to officer in Ma’Khia Bryant shooting

He typically avoids flagrant fouls, but LeBron James faced calls to apologize Thursday for targeting an officer who shot and killed a knife-wielding Black teenager amid a growing backlash over the anti-police narrative.

April 22, 2021

Laura Kelly, Kansas governor, vetoes bill barring transgender athletes from female sports

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Thursday a bill barring transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports, saying the legislation would endanger the state's business climate and send a "devastating message."

April 22, 2021

John Kennedy: President Biden has gone ‘full wokerista’

Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, said Thursday that President Biden has gone "full wokerista" after the White House bemoaned "police violence" following the shooting of a knife-wielding Black teenage girl.

April 22, 2021

Doug Burgum, North Dakota governor, vetoes bill barring transgender athletes from girls’ sports

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum vetoed Wednesday a bill to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls' K-12 school sports, sending the ball back to the legislature's court to see if Republicans have the votes for an override.

April 21, 2021

Joe Biden, Democrats rush to rewrite Derek Chauvin trial narrative for political gain

President Biden and other Democrats wasted no time after Tuesday's guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin in trying to link George Floyd's murder to "systemic racism," rewriting the prosecution narrative as part of a full-court press for the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

April 21, 2021

W.H. links officer shooting of knife-wielding Ohio teen to ‘police violence,’ ‘systemic racism’

The White House weighed in Wednesday on the police shooting of a knife-wielding teenage girl as she attacked another girl in Columbus, Ohio, by connecting the incident to "police violence" in minority communities and the death of George Floyd.

April 21, 2021

Maxine Waters dings GOP after censure vote fails: ‘Republicans love to use me as a target’

Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, took a victory lap after House Democrats on Tuesday killed a GOP resolution to censure her, dismissing allegations that she sought to incite violence in Minnesota as a partisan attack.

April 21, 2021