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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…

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