President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to dismantle the Senate’s ‘blue slip’ tradition, arguing that the practice has allowed Democrats to block Republican judicial and U.S. attorney nominees. ‘If they say no, then it is OVER for that very well qualified Republican candidate. Only a really far left Democrat can be approved. It is ...
Senate Democrats banded together to kill Republicans’ plan to replace expiring Obamacare subsidies on Thursday, knocking the first of two proposals down for the count. Senate Republicans’ plan from Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, the chairs of the Senate health and finance panels, would have abandoned the Obamacare enhanced premium subsidies for health savings accounts (HSAs), along ...
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign Thursday during opening remarks at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on ‘Worldwide Threats to the Homeland.’ ‘You have systematically dismantled the Department of Homeland Security, put your own interests above the department, and violated the law. You are making America less safe,’ said Thompson. ‘So rather ...
Sherrone Moore, the former Michigan football coach fired on Dec. 10, was arrested hours after he was relieved of his duties. Moore was taken into custody and booked into Washtenaw County Jail in Michigan at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 10, according to online courts records. As of 10:30 p.m. that night, he remains in custody, and no charges are ...
AI-assisted summary Head coach Mike Vrabel, in his first year as head coach of the New England Patriots, has led them on a 10-game winning streak after a 1-2 start. The Patriots can win their first AFC East title since 2019 with a victory over the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 14. Patriots players credit Vrabel’s experience as a former player ...
The faceoff between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua last month during their lone press conference told a story. A horror story, if you’re pulling for Paul when the two men square off for an eight-round boxing match Dec. 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Paul contends his quickness and nimble footwork will help offset Joshua’s size, which generates immense ...
We’re just two months away from the most hotly anticipated hockey tournament since 2014, the last time NHL players competed at the Olympics. Team USA assembled a formidable roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off but fell just short of its ultimate goal. Some people will blame a lack of good fortune for the championship final overtime loss to Team Canada, ...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – One would think that running a profitable legal marijuana industry would be just about the easiest thing in the world, but don’t tell that to the Democrat leadership of Minnesota, which allowed wokeness and apparent corruption to grind their legalization rollout into dust. Wherever one lands on the benefits or increasingly evident harms of marijuana legalization, once ...
Alabama set the bar for a late-in-the-calendar hire with Kalen DeBoer. Michigan needs to clear that bar. Or, hire DeBoer. Next Michigan coach will inherit premier recruits, and an ultra booster. How will we remember the Sherrone Moore era? For a lot of tears. And a lot of punts. Anyone checked on Lane Kiffin’s LSU buyout? The Michigan job just ...
The three other No. 1 seeds in the tournament — Kentucky, Texas and Pittsburgh — all advanced to the Sweet 16. The Wildcats will face a red-hot Cal Poly team that upset No. 5 BYU and No. 4 USC in consecutive five-set thrillers to advance to their seventh Sweet 16 appearance in program history. Here’s everything you need to know ...