Texas GOP Claims Pelosi Pushed Her Daughter, Supreme Court Favors Football Coach’s Religious Rights, WNBA Player To Appear In Russia Court Friday


Texas GOP Claims Nancy Pelosi “Pushed” Her Daughter

Representative Mayra Flores (R-Texas) says that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) pushed Flores’ daughter during the new congresswoman’s  swear-in ceremony last week.

In a tweet, Flores wrote that she was proud of her daughter for “not allowing this to faze her.” Pelosi’s Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hammill tweeted that “news outlets” were misrepresenting the Speaker’s effort to make sure Flores’ daughters weren’t hidden from view in the photos.

To read more:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3538144-mayra-flores-says-pelosi-pushed-daughter-during-photo-op/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mayra-flores-accuses-nancy-pelosi-of-pushing-daughter-during-photo-op


Supreme Court Favors Praying Football Coach

The Supreme Court said that a Washington state school district violated the First Amendment when a football coach lost his job after publicly praying after a game. The opinion was 6-3 along conservative-liberal lines.

To read more:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-coach-public-school-prayer-case-rcna31662

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/politics/football-coach-prayer-high-school-supreme-court-kennedy/index.html


Brittney Griner To Appear in Russian Court Friday

Phoenix Mercury WNBA player Brittney Griner’s trial will start in front of Russian court Friday after the basketball star has been held in the country since her arrest in February at a Moscow airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs.

Smuggling significant amounts of narcotic substances can be punishable for up to 10 years in prison.

To read more:

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34155876/brittney-griner-appears-russian-court-preliminary-hearing

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/sport/brittney-griner-court-hearing-spt-intl/index.html

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