According to The Washington Post, Barr booked the Trump Hotel after two other options fell through and he cleared it with ethics officials at the justice department. But a row has emerged over what critics say is an attempt to show loyalty to Trump and win the president’s favor. “Frankly, this is a silly story,” Conway, who is married to senior White House advisor Kellyanne Conway and regularly disparages President Trump, wrote on Twitter....

Huge demonstrations took place again in Minneapolis and St. Paul Thursday from those angry at the death of Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed black man, died after a white police officer placed his knee on his neck for several minutes during an attempted arrested while the 46-year-old cried: “I can’t breathe.” During Thursday’s protests in Minneapolis, demonstrators stormed and set fire to a police station. Minneapolis Police Department said the 3rd Precinct station had been abandoned that night “in the interest of the safety of our personnel....

The author is the creator of A Song of Ice and Fire, the book series that began with A Game of Thrones and served as the inspiration for the cable show. Initially, Martin was heavily involved with Game of Thrones, which was helmed by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. That included giving advice on casting and visiting sets. His books were the jumping-off point for the series until it caught up with the last one he has published, A Dance With Dragons....

“Eric Trump saying he’s “part of the LGBT” community is like me saying I’m part of the fantasy football community,” Takei, who is gay, wrote on Twitter Tuesday. “I might think I know what a ’tight end’ and a ‘wide receiver’ are, but I would be sorely mistaken.” It comes after Trump claimed his father has major support from the LGBT community in an interview with Fox & Friends. “I’m telling you, I see it every day, the LGBT community, they are incredible and you should see how they’ve come out in full force for my father every single day,” Trump began....

George W. Bush took in the Phillies-Rangers game Wednesday night in Arlington (he used to own the Rangers, you know), and he delivered what might be the greatest videobomb ever (Fox Sports Southwest’s Emily Jones is the reporter, for the record): MORE: Jeb Bush-Derek Jeter group loses ground in bid for Marlins That is the look of a man who’s really happy to be 1,400 miles away from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave....

Among these proposals is a piece of sweeping legislation that would create a new chairman of the State Election Board to be appointed by lawmakers. Currently, the secretary of state, an elected official, serves as the chairperson. House Bill 531, which has already been passed by the House by a vote of 97-72, would also turn the secretary of state from a voting member of the board to a nonvoting member....

Kemp’s order extending the restrictions—which include limits on gatherings and social distancing standards for businesses—went into effect on Monday and will continue through the end of the month. Cases of the virus in Georgia exceeded 391,000, including over 9,000 deaths, as of Tuesday, according to The COVID Tracking Project. A poll released Tuesday by InsiderAdvantage/Fox5 Atlanta found that Kemp’s approval rating was 37 percent among 800 likely voters, while 44 percent disapproved of the governor and 19 percent were undecided....

The House rules—which were developed by a bipartisan consensus, announced in December 2020 and are supported by the state’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp—dictate that all members must undergo testing twice a week to help prevent an outbreak. “I’m not falling in line. They have no right to do this,” Clark said, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has reportedly vowed never to get tested and to pursue legal charges if the House leaders try to force his compliance....

“Leadership is about communicating and when you are not communicating clearly – look, the governor did not take away the stay-at-home order, but yet selectively decided certain businesses are going to open up,” Congressman Doug Collins said in an appearance on Fox News’ Fox & Friends. “It has made people nervous. I think clear communication is what has to happen. When you’re telling people to still stay at home, but yet we are still going to open certain businesses, that creates a problem in which people are not sure what to do,” Collins said....

MORE: Most-hated college football players of all time Rush Propst head-butted one of his own players during a 52-31 state semifinal victory over Mill Creek. The Georgia Professional Standards Commission has suspended Propst for one year for making contact with a student, the Moultrie Observer reported Thursday. The head-butt resulted in Propst bleeding from his forehead because the player he hit was wearing a helmet. Propst is appealing and will be allowed to work with his team this summer until the appeal is heard....

“This is an important piece of legislation to get right,” Duncan said. “It is time to make it clear that Georgians will not stand for hate and violence. As we work through this legislation, we want to make sure that victims of hate crimes have certain tools at their disposal. Victims of bias-motivated violence should have recourse in civil court — I want to ensure that victims have a remedy for the rights they hold as Georgians....

On fourth down from the Tennessee 39 in the second quarter Saturday, Murray hit Chris Conley for a 24-yard gain to become the all-time passing yards leader in SEC history. He passed former Georgia QB David Greene, who threw for 11,528 yards from 2001-04. Murray entered the game needed 99 yards to tie Greene. Murray finished the game with 11,625 career passing yards. MORE: Marshall’s knee injury | Plane crash near Gator tailgaters | Week 6 photos...

After the game, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield can be seen congratulating Georgia players. Off screen, Georgia linebacker Davin Bellamy can be heard yelling “Humble yourself” in Mayfield’s direction before hugging Oklahoma’s Dimitri Flowers. BENDER: Georgia, Oklahoma elevate playoff with Rose Bowl It’s uncertain whether Bellamy and Mayfield had words during the game, though there is a video of Mayfield yelling “It’s over!” when the Sooners were up 14-7 in the second quarter....

A Georgia judge is considering whether to make the jury’s report public after a seven-month investigation into Trump’s alleged meddling into the Georgia presidential election. Attorneys presented arguments Tuesday on whether to make the information public, and after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis requested the information be kept private until after possible charges are filed, several politicians and legal experts are expecting the report to lead to an indictment against Trump....

Georgia Southern conjured up ghosts of Appalachian State-Michigan on Saturday and stunned Florida at The Swamp in Gainesville, 26-20. MORE: Week 13 photos | 2013’s biggest upsets | SEC Week 13 photo gallery In 2007, Appalachian State — also from the Southern Conference in the FCS — pulled off what is considered the biggest upset in college football when it beat Michigan, 34-32, at Michigan Stadium in the season opener for both teams....

But immediately following the win, head coach Ron Hunter suffered a torn Achilles tendon while celebrating with his son and Panthers’ star player R.J. Hunter, according to Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . MORE: Printable bracket | Field of 68 | Championship Week Scoreboard | Auto bids | Best buzzer-beaters We’ve seen celebration injuries before, but rarely, if ever, does a coach go down. Then again, March is a crazy month....

Line: Georgia Tech -2.5, Total: 55 Line movement: Notre Dame opened -2.5 at Wynn, but a day later, Georgia Tech was -2.5. Check our odds page for updated college football Week 3 betting lines. More college football: Saturday picks | Heisman odds | Week 2 bad beats Trends that matter: Notre Dame is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games as a home dog of 3.5 or fewer…UNDER is 17-6 in ND’s last 23 vs....

The Bulldogs will look to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive and remain unbeaten in their first big test of the season. LSU will try to rebound after suffering its first loss of the season to Florida 27-19 last week. For LSU, a victory over the Bulldogs would be the Tigers’ second top-10 victory of the season after defeating then-No. 7 Auburn 22-21 in Week 3. MORE: Watch college football live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...

Game time is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET, and it will be televised on CBS. Georgia (12-0) is looking to win back-to-back SEC championships for the first time since a three-peat during the Herschel Walker heyday from 1980-82. The Bulldogs completed their second straight unbeaten regular season under Kirby Smart in the SEC East, and this is their fifth trip to the SEC championship in the last six years. LSU (9-3) is the surprise visitor on the other sideline....