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Marjorie Taylor Greene: UFC fights don’t belong on White House lawn

13 June 2026 at 02:04
President Trump’s plan to celebrate his 80th birthday with a UFC viewing on the White House lawn is drawing skepticism from former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who says the location is inappropriate. “I think UFC fights are great. I enjoy watching them, but to be honest with you, I don’t really think they belong…

Marjorie Taylor Greene: UFC fights don’t belong on White House lawn

13 June 2026 at 02:04
President Trump’s plan to celebrate his 80th birthday with a UFC viewing on the White House lawn is drawing skepticism from former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who says the location is inappropriate. “I think UFC fights are great. I enjoy watching them, but to be honest with you, I don’t really think they belong…

Judge refuses to block White House UFC fight

12 June 2026 at 18:23
A federal judge on Friday refused two Virginia residents’ request to block this weekend’s UFC event on the White House South Lawn, ruling they have no right to challenge the fight. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said the two had no legal standing because they hadn’t shown the event, timed to Flag Day and President Trump’s 80th…

Judge refuses to block White House UFC fight

12 June 2026 at 18:23
A federal judge on Friday refused two Virginia residents’ request to block this weekend’s UFC event on the White House South Lawn, ruling they have no right to challenge the fight. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said the two had no legal standing because they hadn’t shown the event, timed to Flag Day and President Trump’s 80th…

Rubio compares UFC to moon landing

12 June 2026 at 14:12
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday compared UFC to America’s monumental 1969 moon landing ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House this Sunday.  “When President Kennedy announced that we were going to put a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth, no one thought that was…

Rubio compares UFC to moon landing

12 June 2026 at 14:12
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday compared UFC to America’s monumental 1969 moon landing ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House this Sunday.  “When President Kennedy announced that we were going to put a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth, no one thought that was…

Paxton warns Big 12 of potential legal action over any Texas Tech Sorsby sanctions

12 June 2026 at 14:08
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), a candidate for Senate, is warning schools across the Big 12 Conference that the state would consider suing any institution that sanctions Texas Tech over a decision to play a quarterback who sued the NCAA to regain his eligibility. In a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark and Kansas Chancellor…

Paxton warns Big 12 of potential legal action over any Texas Tech Sorsby sanctions

12 June 2026 at 14:08
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), a candidate for Senate, is warning schools across the Big 12 Conference that the state would consider suing any institution that sanctions Texas Tech over a decision to play a quarterback who sued the NCAA to regain his eligibility. In a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark and Kansas Chancellor…

Patel: World Cup security ‘probably the biggest lift in FBI history’ 

11 June 2026 at 17:02
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its top job during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off Thursday afternoon.  “Extremists have used major global sporting events in the past to do harm and spread their twisted ideologies,” Patel wrote in a Wednesday social media post. “We are totally…

Patel: World Cup security ‘probably the biggest lift in FBI history’ 

11 June 2026 at 17:02
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its top job during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off Thursday afternoon.  “Extremists have used major global sporting events in the past to do harm and spread their twisted ideologies,” Patel wrote in a Wednesday social media post. “We are totally…

GOP senator’s diving catch in baseball game makes ESPN’s top plays

11 June 2026 at 16:13
Sen. Eric Schmitt notched a highlight this week he won’t soon forget. The Missouri Republican made ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Top 10 plays of the day Wednesday night with a diving catch during the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park. Schmitt, one of the GOP’s standout players, tracked down a lazy fly ball that…

GOP senator’s diving catch in baseball game makes ESPN’s top plays

11 June 2026 at 16:13
Sen. Eric Schmitt notched a highlight this week he won’t soon forget. The Missouri Republican made ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Top 10 plays of the day Wednesday night with a diving catch during the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park. Schmitt, one of the GOP’s standout players, tracked down a lazy fly ball that…

Just 16 percent approve of Trump UFC event at White House: Survey

11 June 2026 at 15:36
A small portion of Americans approve of a UFC fight night event set to play out on the White House’s South Lawn this weekend, according to a new survey. Just 16 percent of Americans said ​it was appropriate for President Trump to host the event at the White House, the Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Another 46…

Just 16 percent approve of Trump UFC event at White House: Survey

11 June 2026 at 15:36
A small portion of Americans approve of a UFC fight night event set to play out on the White House’s South Lawn this weekend, according to a new survey. Just 16 percent of Americans said ​it was appropriate for President Trump to host the event at the White House, the Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Another 46…

Nearly half of Americans not interested in World Cup: Poll

11 June 2026 at 11:00
More than 4 in 10 respondents to a new Emerson College poll are not interested in the FIFA World Cup, which starts on Thursday. Of the 1,200 respondents to the survey, conducted on June 7 and 8, 45 percent said they were not at all interested in the men’s soccer tournament. A third of respondents…

Nearly half of Americans not interested in World Cup: Poll

11 June 2026 at 11:00
More than 4 in 10 respondents to a new Emerson College poll are not interested in the FIFA World Cup, which starts on Thursday. Of the 1,200 respondents to the survey, conducted on June 7 and 8, 45 percent said they were not at all interested in the men’s soccer tournament. A third of respondents…

Trump on World Cup visa disputes: ‘We’re working … to make sure the right people’ come in

10 June 2026 at 21:09
President Trump on Wednesday said visa disputes for FIFA World Cup attendees are under review, though he told reporters that the administration is working to ensure “the right people” enter the U.S. A reporter told the president in the Oval Office that some “people are afraid that it’s going to be harder and harder to…

Trump on World Cup visa disputes: ‘We’re working … to make sure the right people’ come in

10 June 2026 at 21:09
President Trump on Wednesday said visa disputes for FIFA World Cup attendees are under review, though he told reporters that the administration is working to ensure “the right people” enter the U.S. A reporter told the president in the Oval Office that some “people are afraid that it’s going to be harder and harder to…

NFL faces pressure at House hearing over rising cost of televised games

10 June 2026 at 19:49
Lawmakers in both parties on Wednesday blasted the NFL over the rising costs for watching televised games, arguing their constituents are being hurt as a result of the league’s new streaming deals. Republicans and Democrats alike during a House Judiciary Committee hearing argued the changing landscape has created an anticompetitive economic environment that is harming…

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