President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary cleared a key vote before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday morning after picking up Democratic support from Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. Lori Chavez-DeRemer was reported favorably out of the committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-9. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ultimately voted against her, despite her ...
Hours after Abdul Carter made his case to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft, ESPN reported the Penn State star edge rusher may be having foot surgery. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Wednesday tests showed Carter ‘has a stress reaction in his right foot’ and will soon decide whether to have surgery, which would involve inserting ...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., chair of the House Oversight DOGE subcommittee, threatened potential ‘criminal referrals’ during a hearing Wednesday on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). ‘This committee, based on this hearing and witness testimonies, will consider recommending investigations and criminal referrals,’ Greene said, beginning a line of questioning after several witnesses made opening remarks to ...
– A leading conservative organization that is already a big spender in Republican primary politics is looking to up its game in the 2026 election cycle as it aligns with President Donald Trump and his political team. ‘Our goal is going to be even bigger and do more,’ Club for Growth President David McIntosh emphasized in an exclusive interview with ...
The sheer scale of cuts the Trump administration is looking to carry out at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been revealed, with nearly 15,000 grants worth $60 billion set to be eliminated, according to internal documents. The grants amount to about 90% of foreign aid contracts and come after a review on spending by the State Department. ...
Onions! Onions! Onions! In what was a dogfight from the opening tip to the very end, Tre Holloman won it with the last punch for No. 8 Michigan State on the road Wednesday against No. 15 Maryland with a March Madness-esque half-court buzzer beater shot. The 58-55 win for Michigan State at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland was ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Former Mr. Irrelevant could soon cash in. San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch announced Wednesday that contract talks with Brock Purdy have commenced. “We have started negotiations. We’re talking,” Lynch said at the NFL combine. “I want Brock to be our quarterback for as long as we’re here and beyond…I think the final thing is there are ...
From Juan Soto in December to Andrew Chafin come late February, all 30 teams took steps to improve themselves – some more aggressively than others. But a big spend and a lot of noise doesn’t always add up to a prosperous winter. Sure, there’s still the chance a late veteran signee wanders into your spring training camp, or a major ...
The NFL scouting combine has a way of elevating standout prospects. What those eye-popping performances actually mean for a player’s draft stock, however, can vary greatly. The annual event in Indianapolis often merely provides confirmation of what was already well-known to scouts, such as Xavier Worthy’s singular speed in the 40-yard dash or Anthony Richardson’s rare package of physical tools ...
The Department of Justice has dismissed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) lawsuits brought against various police and fire departments across the country under the Biden administration, which deemed aptitude tests in certain cases as discriminatory. The lawsuits, which the DOJ said did not show evidence of intentional discrimination, were filed in efforts to require race-based hiring after statistical disparities between ...