HEADLINES: Catch Up On the Rest of the News
Here are the other stories conservatives are talking about today.
THE HEADLINES
ADIDAS DROPS YE: Adidas announced Tuesday it has ended its partnership with Ye, also known as Kanye West, over a series of antisemitic comments he made recently in a series of social media posts and interviews. The sports apparel giant said it would immediately halt production and marketing of his Yeezy fashion brand. Read more.
Kanye:
“The thing about it being Adidas — I can say antisemitic things and Adidas can't drop me. Now what? Now what?”
pic.twitter.com/a9S1EvzPk2— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) October 21, 2022
STACEY ABRAMS ORG PAID MILLIONS TO CLOSE FRIEND’S FIRM: Fair Fight Action, a voting rights organization founded by Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, paid $9.4 million over two years to a boutique law firm owned by Abrams’ close friend and campaign chairwoman, Allegra Lawrence-Hardy. Read more.
DEMOCRATS WITHDRAW LETTER ASKING BIDEN TO NEGOTIATE WITH PUTIN: Following backlash from members of their own party earlier this week, a group of 30 House Democrats on Tuesday retracted a public letter urging President Joe Biden to negotiate directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Read more.
13 CHARGED IN CHINESE ESPIONAGE CASE: On Monday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against 13 individuals accused of attempting to “unlawfully exert influence in the United States” on behalf of China. Read more.
AG Merrick Garland: "The DOJ has taken several actions to disrupt criminal activity by individuals working on behalf of the government of the People’s Republic of China." pic.twitter.com/E3TPAmxq1J
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) October 24, 2022
GRINER SENTENCE UPHELD: WNBA star Brittney Griner faces nearly a decade in Russian prison after a Russian court upheld her nine-year sentence for marijuana possession. The move will likely intensify pressure on the Biden administration to secure her release. Read more.
REPORTER: "What is your next move now that Brittney Griner lost her appeal?"
BIDEN: "We're in constant contact with Russian authorities to get Brittney and others out and so far, we have not been meeting with much positive response, but we're not stopping." pic.twitter.com/YwZVmiwxYy
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 25, 2022