Apr 07 Testimony to begin on landmark $2.8 billion NCAA settlement that could make seismic changes for college sports By Eddie Pells, Associated Press The $2.8 billion House settlement calls for paying damages to athletes who say the NCAA and five biggest conferences prevented them from earning money off their celebrity status. Continue reading
Apr 07 Trump tells Americans to be patient as global markets keep dropping over tariffs By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press “Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!” he wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. The Republican president has insisted his tariffs are necessary to rebalance global trade and rebuild domestic manufacturing. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Trump meets 2024 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House By Associated Press Manager Dave Roberts called it a huge honor that each World Series champion gets to experience. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: Trump compares tariff policy to 'medicine' as market futures crash By Adriana Gomez Licon, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won't back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that… Continue reading
Apr 07 Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu hold talks at the White House By Aamer Madhani, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Shortly before their meeting, the White House announced that President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to hold a joint news conference had been canceled. Continue reading
Apr 06 RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after second child who was infected dies By Devi Shastri, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas' still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness. Continue reading
Apr 06 Trump advisers say more than 50 countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Top administration officials said Sunday that more than 50 countries targeted by President Donald Trump's new tariffs have reached out to begin negotiations over the sweeping import taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system. Continue reading
Apr 06 Fact-checking misleading claims by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Displeased with the check on Trump’s power, the president and his allies have lashed out at federal judges — and against one judge in particular: James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Senate pulls all-nighter to pass Republican budget bill In our news wrap Saturday, the Senate passed a Republican bill that advances Trump’s proposed tax and spending cuts, strong storms hammered parts of the U.S. damaged by tornadoes, a fire broke out in Myanmar following last week’s devastating earthquake,… Continue watching
Apr 05 Why does the U.S. have presidential term limits? The history of the 22nd Amendment By Mark Satta, The Conversation The rule that no president can serve more than two full terms became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Continue reading