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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

Democrats reject Maxine Waters censure; Republicans stew

House Democrats rejected a Republican resolution Tuesday to censure Rep. Maxine Waters as outrage escalated on the right over her incendiary comments and the Democratic leadership's decision to defend her.

April 20, 2021

Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd

A Minneapolis jury on Tuesday found Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges in the death of George Floyd, reaching a verdict after less than a day of deliberations in a case that ignited mass protests and calls for police reform across the nation.

April 20, 2021

Steve Scalise blasts House Dems for ‘hypocrisy’ on Maxine Waters as GOP preps censure resolution

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise on Tuesday called out House Democrats for failing to condemn inflammatory comments made by Rep. Maxine Waters as the GOP prepares to bring a censure resolution against the California Democrat.

April 20, 2021

Pelosi accused of double standard for defending Maxine Waters after pounding Trump, Greene

House Democrats who voted to impeach President Trump and rebuked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for their fiery rhetoric are being accused of adhering to a double standard when it comes to Rep. Maxine Waters.

April 20, 2021

Peter Cahill, Derek Chauvin trial judge: Maxine Waters’ protest call could lay appeal groundwork

The jury began deliberations Monday in the Derek Chauvin trial, but Rep. Maxine Waters, California Democrat, may have inadvertently laid the groundwork for an appeal.

April 19, 2021

Maxine Waters on Minnesota protest: ‘I wanted to be there as Auntie Maxine’

As far as Rep. Maxine Waters is concerned, making fiery comments in the middle of a Minnesota protest was part of her role as "Auntie Maxine."

April 19, 2021

Kevin McCarthy demands Nancy Pelosi take action against Maxine Waters for ‘inciting violence’

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy warned that if Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes no action against Rep. Maxine Waters over her "dangerous rhetoric," then he will.

April 19, 2021

Ilhan Omar: Police’s George Floyd trial preparations are ‘military occupation’

Rep. Ilhan Omar lashed out at two of her fellow Minnesota Democrats, Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, accusing them of placing the protest-besieged metro area under "military occupation."

April 18, 2021

Maxine Waters slammed for urging protesters to ‘get more confrontational’

Rep. Maxine Waters told demonstrators at a protest in Minnesota that they need to "get more confrontational" if Derek Chauvin is acquitted in the death of George Floyd.

April 18, 2021

Republicans bring heat with bills to plunk MLB over ‘spineless’ All-Star Game move

If Major League Baseball wants to yank the rug out from under Atlanta, then the league should pay, according to congressional Republicans who introduced bills in Congress to revoke MLB's antitrust exemption and permit local governments to sue the league in the event it relocates or cancels an All-Star Game scheduled for their city.

April 17, 2021

Lauren Boebert seeks dismissal of ‘baseless and partisan’ Capitol riot ethics complaint

Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, on Friday asked the House Ethics Committee to dismiss Rep. Pramila Jayapal's complaint against her, accusing the Washington Democrat of abusing the process with "baseless and partisan" allegations stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot.

April 16, 2021

Deb Haaland brings back Obama-era ‘war on coal’ leasing ban

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland took sweeping action Friday to "prioritize action on climate change," including reinstating the ban on federal coal leasing that was part of the Obama administration's contentious "war on coal."

April 16, 2021

Facebook blocks NY Post story on Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors’ pricey home buys

Facebook has blocked stories in two news outlets, the New York Post and [U.K.] Daily Mail, about Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors' high-end home buys, prompting allegations of censorship and bias.

April 16, 2021