This weekend the narrative around the Buffalo Bills player flipped, from soul-searching about the violence of America’s most popular sport to something more hopeful.
The attack on the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to demonize and dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.
The Democrats who lead two House panels also expressed concern about “reckless statements” from Republicans after a surge in online threats following the F.B.I. search of Mar-a-Lago.