Maxine Waters ignores questions on Chauvin trial comments, tells reporter 'you're being confrontational'

Rep. Maxine Waters on Tuesday ignored questions about her comments over the weekend that demonstrators should “get more confrontational” if former us-regions crime Officer Derek Chauvin is found judiciary” target=”_blank”>not guilty< The reporter asked Waters if she regretted her comments; her reaction to the vote Republicans called to censure her; if she was concerned how Democrats…

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Senators propose 'Tiger King'-inspired legislation to ban private big-cat ownership

A group of four congress” target=”_blank”>bipartisan lawmakers<” documentary series. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; Susan Collins, R-Maine; Tom Carper, D-Del.; and Richard Burr, R-N.C., announced the Big Cat Public Safety Act to protect public safety and animal welfare, according to a press release. “This bipartisan measure would help stop exploitation of big cats like tigers and lions, and reduce safety…

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Rep. Nancy Mace slams Green New Deal 2.0 as way for far left to reshape country

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., argued Tuesday on “America Reports” that Democrats reintroducing the Green New Deal “is about the far left trying to change and reshape our economy” target=”_blank”>economy< vision.” Mace made the comments shortly after Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and alexandria-ocasio-cortez” target=”_blank”>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,<, now expanding that proposal. Ocasio-Cortez said during the news conference on Tuesday that the proposal “creates a plan…

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Home Depot boycott pushed by pastor who called Farrakhan 'one of the greatest leaders of our people'

A us-regions pastor among the Black faith leaders in the state is urging a boycott of Home Depot for insufficiently pushing back on the state’s recently-enacted voting law has enthusiastically praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.  Farrakhan, a notorious anti-Semite who once called Adolf Hitler a “very great man,” is “one of the greatest leaders of our people,” according…

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'Defund the Police' advocates lack effective alternatives for combating violent crime

Progressives who want to “defund the police” have not presented any viable alternatives to combating violent crime without police officers.  Multiple progressive members of Congress – in particular, those affiliated with the so-called “Squad” – as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have called for a decrease in or cessation of law enforcement funding after the death of George…

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Biden administration increases seasonal worker visas by 22,000, including 6,000 from Central America

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that it is increasing the number of available H-2B seasonal worker visas available — increasing the number by 22,000, with 6,000 reserved for workers from Central American countries. The number of visas, which gives temporary legal status to nonagricultural seasonal workers in service jobs in restaurants and hotels, as…

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Dems' Green New Deal 2.0 'not the way forward' on climate change: Lomborg

Bjorn Lomborg, president of Copenhagen Consensus, slammed elections plans to reintroduce the green-new-deal” target=”_blank”>Green New Deal< “False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet Hardcover,” acknowledged on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that global warming is “a real problem,” but argued that the way Democrats try to…

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Stanford failed to disclose funding for research using fetal tissue in mice, group alleges in NIH complaint

A nonprofit group has filed a federal complaint alleging that education” target=”_blank”>Stanford University<. The White Coat Waste Project (WCW), which opposes publicly funded animal experiments, pointed in its Tuesday complaint to Stanford press releases on experiments aimed at regenerating human cartilage, which is difficult for adults to regrow. These experiments are attracting special attention, however, as they utilized fetal fingers…

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Bush warns Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan risks harming women, girls by empowering 'brutal' Taliban

Former President george-w-bush” target=”_blank”>George W. Bush< decision to withdraw all American troops from conflicts by Sept. 11 could have harmful implications for women and girls if the “brutal” Taliban retakes power.  Bush made the comments in a rare post-presidential interview on NBC’s “Today,” weighing in on the war that’s now lasted almost 20 years and…

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Pro-GOP group takes aim at House Democrats over court packing

EXCLUSIVE: An outside group that backs senate causes is going up in 14 congressional districts controlled by house-of-representatives” target=”_blank”>House Democrats< to expand the number of judiciary justices. The American Action Network (AAN) on Tuesday is unveiling a new issue advocacy campaign charging that the Democrats “are trying to seize control of the court.” The ads, shared…

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