Warning: contains descriptions of events some readers may find upsetting. As you read this, Brandon Wolf might be eating ice cream for breakfast. Every June 12th for the last five years, he carves out time in the morning to “recharge” before preparing to attend the memorial events marking the 2016 massacre at Orlando’s LGBTQ Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were killed, two of them close friends, and where Wolf himself nearly lost his own life..
While it might not seem like flame-throwing for
Liz Cheney to call
Kevin McCarthyâalong with
Mitch McConnellâthe leader of the Republican party, her comments this weekend went a long way toward exacerbating strife within the caucus, where lawmakers are reportedly eager to oust Cheney from her leadership positionâand are increasinglyvocal about doing so. âItâs at a boiling point,â one GOP lawmaker told The Hill. âI have to imagine if she doesnât resign there will be a new vote in the near future, and the result will be lopsided in the opposite direction of what it was before.âÂ
Updated: Apr 20 2021, 4:36 ET
REP Maxine Waters won t apologize after the judge presiding over the Derek Chauvin trial blasted her for telling protesters to get more confrontational if the ex-cop is acquitted of killing George Floyd.
The California Democratic congresswoman told rioters to stay on the streets and was slammed by Judge Peter Cahill for what he described as an abhorrent intervention.
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Judge Peter Cahill said the rep s comments could see a guilty verdict appealed and overturnedCredit: Reuters
Waters has been widely criticized after telling protesters to stay on the street and get more active, more confrontational if Chauvin is not found guilty during a riot in Minnesota following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.