The Senate sent a colossal defense package to President Donald Trumpâs desk on Wednesday, checking off one of the last remaining items of the year in the process. Lawmakers banded together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a roughly $901 billion package crammed to the brim with defense policy that unlocks funding for several of the Trump administrationâs ...
Four moderate House Republicans are rebelling against Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to join his Democratic counterpart in forcing a vote on enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of this year. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., all joined a discharge petition by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on ...
It has been more than two decades since an expansion franchise was awarded in the NBA, and commissioner Adam Silver says that a decision will be made next season on whether the league will end up at 32 teams. Silver laid out the leagueâs possible expansion plans at a press conference before the NBA Cup final on Tuesday, Dec. 16, and ...
Would you look at that. Everybodyâs so happy, and committed, no less. Except thereâs one teeny-weeny problem with Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer and Crimson Tide athletic director Greg Byrne this week expressing their undying love for each other and the Alabama program. The loud and proud on the periphery with more power than youâd think â the influential and wildly ...
The big business of youth sports has reached the U.S. Congress. A House subcommittee says it has created a âcrisisâ for kids and their parents. âThe youth sports industry generates more than $40 billion in annual revenue,â Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), the chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, said to open a hearing on Tuesday, ...
The UConn Huskies look to keep their undefeated season alive against Big East rival Marquette. The No. 1 seed Huskies (10-0) are set to host the Golden Eagles (7-3) on Wednesday at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut. It will be the 24th matchup between the teams, with UConn holding a 22-1 advantage. UConn is coming off a 79-51 win over ...
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., one of the few Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump in 2021, announced on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026. âThis decision comes with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude for the tremendous opportunity to have represented my home state in Congress,â Newhouse wrote in a statement. âAfter over 25 years ...
The big business of youth sports has reached the U.S. Congress. A House subcommittee says it has created a âcrisisâ for kids and their parents. âThe youth sports industry generates more than $40 billion in annual revenue,â Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), the chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, said to open a hearing on Tuesday, ...
Oba Femi thinks he sucks. Sounds harsh, but thatâs just how he approaches his work. He doesnât buy into any of his stock. âI never want to think Iâm bigger than I am. I always want to believe I suck,â Femi told USA TODAY Sports. âI think you have to be your greatest critic. You have to tell yourself you ...
The New York Knicks are the new NBA Cup champions, and their players just got a nice little bump in the bank. Behind a decisive effort to crash the offensive glass in the fourth quarter, the Knicks built a lead, pulled away and toppled the San Antonio Spurs, 124-113, Tuesday, Dec. 16 in the 2025 NBA Cup final in Las ...