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Judge refuses to block White House UFC fight

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…

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Judge refuses to block White House UFC fight

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…

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Rubio compares UFC to moon landing

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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

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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CFTC proposes new rules for prediction markets

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…

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