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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…

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…

CFTC proposes new rules for prediction markets

10 June 2026 at 18:30
The Trump administration proposed new rules Wednesday for regulating prediction markets, seeking to clarify what types of events can be listed for trading on the platforms. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposal aims to specify what events the agency considers to be “contrary to the public interest” and would not be eligible for listing…

CFTC proposes new rules for prediction markets

10 June 2026 at 18:30
The Trump administration proposed new rules Wednesday for regulating prediction markets, seeking to clarify what types of events can be listed for trading on the platforms. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposal aims to specify what events the agency considers to be “contrary to the public interest” and would not be eligible for listing…

Stephen A. Smith: ‘Trump should have stayed his a– in the White House’

10 June 2026 at 14:52
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith reiterated on Tuesday that President Trump should not have attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday. “He knows his behind should not have been at that game last night. Should have stayed his a– at the White House,” Smith told host Chris Cuomo on NewsNation’s “Cuomo.” Trump attended…

Stephen A. Smith: ‘Trump should have stayed his a– in the White House’

10 June 2026 at 14:52
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith reiterated on Tuesday that President Trump should not have attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday. “He knows his behind should not have been at that game last night. Should have stayed his a– at the White House,” Smith told host Chris Cuomo on NewsNation’s “Cuomo.” Trump attended…

Trump labels Stephen A. Smith as ‘arrogant fool’ after criticism

10 June 2026 at 14:02
President Trump on Wednesday slammed sports commentator Stephen A. Smith amid their feud, calling the ESPN analyst an “arrogant fool.” “Stephen A. Smith is an arrogant fool, a low IQ individual,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “In other words, he’s ‘dumb as a rock,’ and totally unqualified to ever think of running for…

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