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Duke remains at No. 1 in AP Top 25 entering March Madness; St. John's rises to No. 5
Duke remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday a day after the committee that selects the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament went with Auburn as the No. 1 ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Duke remains at No. 1 in AP Top 25 entering March Madness; St. John’s rises to No. 5
Duke remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday a day after the committee that selects the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament went with Auburn as the No. 1 ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Top House Democrats seek DOGE details under Freedom of Information Act
The House Judiciary and Oversight committees sent a sweeping information request to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Tuesday, seeking to root out Elon Musk's role and the extent ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Kinzinger dares Trump to charge him for Jan. 6 panel role: 'Bring it'
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Monday welcomed a legal battle with President Trump over the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — hours after ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Thomas Bach made honorary IOC president for life
Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has become the second person to be named honorary IOC preisdent for life. The 144th IOC Session approved an according proposal ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Manchin, Romney join board of directors for top budget watchdog
Former Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) are joining the board of directors for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based think tank ...The Hill - Mar. 19 -
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ...The New York Times - Mar. 19 -
Hazing allegations shuttered Lisbon football. The school says it's ready to play again.
Mar. 20—A Maine Principals' Association committee on Thursday will review, and likely rule on, Lisbon High School's appeal to have its varsity football team reinstated without penalty this fall. ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Michigan Republican presses Chavez-DeRemer to rescind Biden-era labor regulations
House Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) is pressing the Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to rescind several former President Biden-era labor ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Next UK interest rate cut may not come until August after hawkish Bank of England hold – business live
Monetary Policy Committee votes 8-1 to leave UK interest rates unchanged at 4.5%. Bank of England says companies freezing hiring plans as it keeps interest rates on hold In the property ...The Guardian - Mar. 20 -
Dismantling Education Department would put many students at risk, top Democrat says
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, says President Trump’s plan to dismantle the Department of Education would put students at risk ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Jordan sees 'another legislative remedy' besides judicial impeachment
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is planning hearings on judges who block Trump administration actions and eyeing legislation to place limits on judicial power as calls to ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Hawley to introduce legislation to curb court rulings against Trump agenda
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he will introduce legislation to curb what he says is a “dramatic abuse of judicial authority” by courts that have issued ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
'America will be open': Casey Wasserman assures IOC visa issues won't plague 2028 L.A. Olympics
Casey Wasserman says his committee has made strides with Trump over Olympians not having visa issues for the 2028 L.A. Games, despite the U.S. considering travel restrictions for 43 countries.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
New IOC president: Task force will examine 'transgender issue'
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday it would investigate “the transgender issue” of sports participation in the 2028 games, which are slated to take place in Los Angeles. “As I ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Judge tells Columbia not to give House GOP student data until after Tuesday hearing
A district judge said Thursday that Columbia University is not to give the House Education and Workforce Committee information it had requested about student disciplinary actions until after a ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
DNC chair: Trump told students 'he doesn't give a damn about them' with move against Department of Education
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said President Trump told students “he doesn't give a damn about them” with a recent move against the Department of Education. “Today, Donald ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Connolly calls for investigation into Lutnick encouraging Americans to buy Tesla stock
House Oversight and Accountability Committee ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) requested an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comments urging Americans to buy Tesla ...The Hill - Mar. 21 -
Seb Coe humiliated as Kirsty Coventry becomes new Olympics president
Lord Coe suffered a crushing defeat in his bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee, with Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry routing her six rivals in the first round of voting to ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
So it’s victory for Kirsty Coventry in the IOC elections. Who says cards with a rigged deck isn’t an Olympic sport? | Marina Hyde
The Zimbabwean has global sport’s top job but Britain’s Sebastian Coe was snubbed, and with good reason: he might have changed things. Congratulations to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...The Guardian - Mar. 21 -
Mexican team Leon is kicked out of the Club World Cup over multi-club ownership
Mexican team Leon was kicked out of the Club World Cup on Friday after FIFA’s appeals committee upheld a decision that it violated a rule that forbids multi-club ownership. Leon and fellow Mexican ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
Mexican club Leon banned from FIFA Club World Cup
Mexico's Club Leon were removed from the upcoming Club World Cup in the United States after FIFA ruled on Friday they were violating rules on multi-ownership. A FIFA appeals committee, responding ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 21 -
The obscure Jimmy Lai ruling that exposed the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law
The moves that barred the media mogul’s choice of lawyer are immune from legal challenge, giving the national security committee what one expert called ‘the powers of a police state’. The dwindling ...The Guardian - Mar. 22 -
Leon kicked out of Club World Cup by FIFA
Grupo Pachuca confirmed that the FIFA appeals committee on Friday ruled Club León out of participation in the 2025 Club World Cup due to the tournament's multi-ownership rules.ESPN - 6d -
Steele calls Commerce secretary 'arrogant SOB' over Social Security remarks
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Steele chided Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for saying his mother-in-law “wouldn’t call and complain” if she didn’t get her Social ...The Hill - 4d -
House Democrat calls war chat 'most astonishing' national security breach in decades
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday railed against the Trump administration’s seemingly inadvertent inclusion of a journalist on a ...The Hill - 4d -
Thune, Johnson seek breakthrough on stalled Trump agenda
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and key committee chairs from the Senate and House will meet Tuesday in hope of reaching a breakthrough on President Trump’s ...The Hill - 4d -
Watch live: Gabbard, Patel, Ratcliffe testify at global threats hearing
National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Director Kash Patel and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will testify Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee at a public hearing on global ...The Hill - 4d -
Watch live: Trump Social Security nominee faces confirmation hearing
Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano, President Trump's pick to serve as Social Security commissioner, is scheduled to appear for a confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Ahead of ...The Hill - 3d -
Top Intel Democrat calls for Hegseth and Waltz to resign
Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration for using a Signal group to discuss plans for carrying out bombing in Yemen, ...The Hill - 3d -
Risch says Signal scandal is 'going to be investigated'
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Tuesday that there's going to be an investigation into top Trump administration officials who carried out ...The Hill - 3d -
Democratic senator grills Trump nominee over DOGE access to Social Security systems
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, grilled Wall Street veteran Frank Bisignano, whom President Trump has picked to lead the Social Security ...The Hill - 3d -
Intelligence leaders testify at Senate worldwide threats hearing
Watch live coverage as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing with intelligence leaders including DNI Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Dir. Kash Patel and CIA Dir. John Ratcliffe. ...NBC News - 4d -
Senate Armed Services chair confirms plans to investigate war plan group chat
Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) confirmed Tuesday that the committee plans to investigate The Atlantic’s reports of a Signal group chat where a journalist was apparently ...The Hill - 3d -
Thune says Senate may hold hearings on Houthi strike chat
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he expects the Senate Armed Services Committee to hold hearings and question national security officials involved in a Signal group chat discussing U.S. ...NBC News - 3d -
Oz moves closer to confirmation as Medicare, Medicaid chief
Mehmet Oz is a step closer to being confirmed as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced his nomination. The vote was ...The Hill - 3d -
House Democrats demand answers from Trump team about war plans Signal chat
The top Democrats on the House’s Defense, Oversight, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence committees want answers from President Trump’s national security team, saying they’ve become “deeply troubled” ...The Hill - 3d -
Olympic venue plans are in place for Brisbane 2032 and now the wait for construction begins
It’ll be another year or two before construction begins on the main Olympic stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. It’s taken almost four years since the International Olympic Committee awarded ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Assisted dying bill is ‘flawed and dangerous’ after changes, says group of Labour MPs
Bill, which passed committee scrutiny on Tuesday, has ‘insufficient protections’ for most vulnerable. UK politics live – latest updates Labour MPs opposed to assisted dying have called the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Intelligence leaders testify at House worldwide threats hearing
Watch live coverage as the House Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing with intelligence leaders including DNI Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Dir. Kash Patel and CIA Dir. John Ratcliffe. ...NBC News - 3d
