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Omar: ‘We Must Stand Our Ground’ on Georgia Boycotts

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the left must continue to push corporations like Major League Baseball to boycott Georgia until the recently passed voting bill is repealed. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Major League

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a news conference outside of t

GA Gov. Kemp: ‘We Are Not Backing Down’

Friday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” after questioning the double standard applied to Georgia versus New York State, Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) pledged his state would not succumb to corporate pressure protesting efforts to shore up voting integrity by the Georgia State Assembly.

FILE - In this April 2, 2019, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, right, speaks to member

GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan Moves to Strip MLB of Antitrust Exception

Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) announced Friday that he and his staff had begun drafting legislation to strip Major League Baseball (MLB) of its antitrust exception after the organization moved its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a recently passed voting reform law in Georgia.

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ViacomCBS Slams Georgia Voter Integrity Law, Claims It Impedes ‘Equal Right to Vote’

ViacomCBS is the first major Hollywood studio to speak out against Georgia’s voter integrity law, claiming without citing evidence that the legislation intended to fight voter fraud actually impedes the “equal right to vote.” The media conglomerate, which owns Paramount Pictures and the CBS network, stopped short of endorsing the left’s demands to boycott the state.

A man enters CBS headquarters, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lenniha

Biden: I’d ‘Strongly Support’ MLB Moving All-Star Game over GA Election Law, Athletes ‘Acting Incredibly Responsibly’ Like in NBA

During an interview with ESPN aired on Wednesday’s “SportsCenter,” President Joe Biden said he would “strongly support” Major League Baseball moving its All-Star Game out of Atlanta over Georgia’s election law and said that “today’s professional athletes are acting incredibly responsibly” in leagues like the NBA.

US President Joe Biden speaks during his first press briefing in the East Room of the Whit