Tag: Protests

A protester against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is removed from his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

Day 2 of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing kicks off with protests

Melissa Quinn · September 5, 2018 1:57 pm

"You are welcome Colin Kaepernick," Lee Zeldin tweeted on Monday after authorities took Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, into custody after a shootout with police in Linden, N.J. (AP Photo)

Largest US police union blasts Nike for new Kaepernick ad

Joe Williams · September 5, 2018 1:01 pm

A protester against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is removed from his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

Trump castigates protesters at Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing: ‘It is an embarrassment’

Katelyn Caralle · September 4, 2018 10:42 pm

Demonstrators protesting against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, wear costumes from the show "The Handmaid's Tale," during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

The Kavanaugh ‘Handmaiden’ protest is astonishingly stupid

Emily Jashinsky · September 4, 2018 9:07 pm

A woman stands and voices her opposition to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination for Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Kick the audience out of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing already

Philip Wegmann · September 4, 2018 4:53 pm

This image taken from the Twitter account of the former National Football League player Colin Kaepernick shows a Nike advertisement featuring him that was posted Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. Kaepernick already had a deal with Nike that was set to expire, but it was renegotiated into a multi-year deal to make him one of the faces of Nike's 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign, according to a person familiar with the contract.

#JustDoIt: Colin Kaepernick ads inject bitter political debate into Nike’s sales

Joe Williams, James Langford · September 4, 2018 4:20 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, describes his interest in imposing stricter rules for oil and gas drilling on federal lands as a matter of fairness.

Protesters howl as Chuck Grassley reads opening statement for Brett Kavanaugh hearing: WATCH

Naomi Lim · September 4, 2018 3:39 pm

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens to Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill during a meeting on July 11, 2018.

Opening minutes of Brett Kavanaugh hearing interrupted by protesters

Melissa Quinn · September 4, 2018 1:59 pm

An arbitrator is sending Colin Kaepernick's grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the league's request to throw out the quarterback's claims that owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his protests of social injustice.

Beltway Confidential

Dear Nike: Colin Kaepernick didn’t sacrifice ‘everything,’ and it wasn’t for a good cause

Tom Joyce · September 4, 2018 1:39 pm

San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (pictured center) was asked if he was "concerned" if his kneeling protest would affect his prospects as a free agent.

Pennsylvania GOP official resigns after racist Facebook posts about NFL

James Langford · September 3, 2018 6:20 pm

A burger is displayed at the opening of the In-N-Out in Allen, Texas, on May 11, 2011.

Beltway Confidential

You could boycott In-N-Out or you could eat delicious burgers

Nicole Russell · August 31, 2018 5:58 pm

Now Kaepernick is out of work, and King is telling people the Eagles are trying to keep it that way. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Arbitrator denies NFL’s request to dismiss Colin Kaepernick collusion complaint

Naomi Lim · August 30, 2018 11:00 pm