Dems Join Republicans to Kill Biden Drilling Rule

WBB Power Rankings: JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers, Hannah Hidalgo & more + UConn’s Alex Karaban joins | College Basketball Power Hour

Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Ice Young react to all the college basketball action from last weekend and give their “Power Hour Power Rankings” of the Women’s Wooden Award favorites.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Zelenskyy insists on guarantees ahead of Trump meeting after US president says Ukraine can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live

Ukrainian president says ‘guarantees of peace and security’ were vital ahead of expected talks in Washington on Friday. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and ...

The Guardian - 5d

Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns linger

Health care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients bring their own blood or choose their own donor for medical procedures under legislation gaining momentum in Utah

ABC News - Feb. 19

Georgia Republican faces town hall backlash over DOGE's 'chainsaw approach' to federal cuts

Rep. Rich McCormick, who represents a safe GOP district, came under harsh criticism that focused on the Trump administration’s moves to slash federal jobs and budgets.

NBC News - Feb. 21

House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test

Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they search for ways to pay for Trump’s legislative agenda.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Who Will Republicans Want to Succeed Trump? JD Vance Gets Cheers From the Right

The Conservative Political Action Conference this week was abuzz with talk about President Trump’s Republican heir. And much of that centered on JD Vance.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Florida Republican, alleged victim deny altercation after DC police open assault probe

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) and the alleged victim at the center of an assault investigation by Washington's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are both denying that a "physical altercation" took ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

At town halls, Republicans feel the heat from Trump and Musk's firing and cutting spree

Republicans members of Congress who held town halls back home this week got an earful from constituents upset about Donald Trump and Elon Musk's firing spree.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Julianne Moore’s freckles? How Republican bans on ‘woke’ books have reached new level

Trump administration escalates movement forged by US states to censor literature in full-scale DEI crackdown. When the actor Julianne Moore learned her children’s book, Freckleface Strawberry , ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

Idaho woman forcibly dragged from local Republican town hall by private security

Idaho woman Teresa Borrenpohl was forcibly removed by three unidentified men at a Kootenai County Republican town hall.

NBC News - Feb. 24

Republican files article of impeachment against judge who ordered agencies to restore scrubbed data

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) on Monday introduced an impeachment resolution against a federal judge who ordered federal health agencies to temporarily restore online datasets scrubbed as part of the ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

After heated town halls, Republicans seek more information — and compassion — from DOGE

Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., said he planned to use a previously scheduled meeting at the White House on Tuesday to "bend" President Trump's ear on the issue.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Live updates: House Republicans adopts budget after Trump whips GOP holdouts

House Republican leadership is working to pass a budget resolution on Tuesday to pave the way for President Trump's agenda, but opposition has emerged from all sides of the conference.

The Hill - 6d

House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts

House Republicans are becoming wary of in-person town hall meetings after some lawmakers have faced hometown crowds angry about the Trump administration’s cuts.

NBC News - 6d

House Republicans narrowly pass measure to fund Trump agenda after last-minute drama

The House passed the GOP budget plan for Trump's agenda Tuesday night after briefly pulling it from the schedule.

ABC News - 5d

Inside Republicans' budget plan that extends Trump tax cuts, potentially threatens Medicaid

After a lot of back-and-forth on Tuesday night, House Republicans were able to narrowly adopt a budget resolution that would advance President Trump's agenda. The proposal passed in a 217-215 vote. ...

CBS News - 5d

Republicans consider major budget change to obscure deficit impact of extending Trump's tax cuts

WASHINGTON — Republicans are considering a far-reaching change to the budget process that would obscure the deficit impact of extending President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax cuts in ...

NBC News - 4d

Democrats dismayed, Republicans applaud after WH says Trump kicked out Zelenskyy

"What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful," said GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham.

ABC News - 3d

Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional Republicans about potential cuts to Medicaid

ABC News - 2d

House Republican says he 'can't guarantee' staff cuts won't impact veterans

Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) on Monday defended the budgets and workforce cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as he said he “can’t guarantee” veterans’ benefits and care would be immune from ...

The Hill - 12h

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling

The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at fake injuries, but primitive call-and-review process needs fixing first

Give refs a chance to say 'I don't know'

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

History of Yankees' no-beard policy: George Steinbrenner's facial hair rules changed after nearly 50 years

Steinbrenner's son, Hal, announced a major change on Friday morning

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

Yankees update facial hair policy: What other teams have had unusual rules and restrictions?

Between the Cincinnati Reds' hair policy and the Chicago Bulls' headband ban, the Yankees aren't the only ones with a history of antiquated rules.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

I’m Still Here review – wrenching true-life saga of a Brazilian family torn apart by military rule

When a congressman is abducted from his beachfront home in 1970s Rio, his wife and children are left reeling – for decades – in Walter Salles’s Oscar-nominated drama starring an extraordinary ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

A Change in the Garden: Rick Pitino and St. John's now rule the Big East as UConn slides off the mountaintop

UConn was the king of college basketball for two years. Its steep slip from the top is one of the biggest stories of the season

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

NFL mulling one of these two rule changes to new kickoff; league could also make drastic change to onside kick

The league requires 24 of the 32 owners to approve any rule changes

CBS Sports - Feb. 24

Supreme Court turns away bid to overturn ruling on abortion clinic buffer zones

The Supreme Court turned away two appeals asking the justices to overrule a 25-year-old decision that allowed for buffer zones around abortion clinics.

CBS News - Feb. 24

A team has proposed modifying rules on the Tush Push, made famous by champion Eagles

The debate over the Eagles' signature play isn't going away.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 24

Trump administration does not have to allow Associated Press access yet, judge rules

A federal judge on Monday declined to issue a temporary restraining order for The Associated Press in its effort to gain full access to the Trump administration, asking for a fuller briefing before ...

NBC News - Feb. 24

Balatro and others re-rated by PEGI after successful appeal, prompting a rule revision

The popular deckbuilding game has won its most important hand yet with a victory over the European ratings board, which objected to its content.

VentureBeat - Feb. 24

Photo shows S.Korea parliament speaker donning memorial pin, not Chinese ruling party symbol

Yahoo News - Feb. 25

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at injury feigning as flopping in college football hits 'inflection point'

Faking injuries has been a growing issue since the practice emerged to cool down up-tempo offenses

CBS Sports - Feb. 25

How FDR-era Supreme Court ruling relates to disputes over Trump firings

President Trump's firings of the members of independent agencies and boards have prompted a string of legal fights that could set the Supreme Court up to reconsider and potentially overturn a ...

CBS News - 6d

U.S. Supreme Court rules Oklahoma death row inmate is entitled to new trial

Richard Glossip was convicted of murdering his boss more than twenty years ago, and has been on death row in Oklahoma ever since. Glossip has always maintained his innocence. After a years-long ...

NBC News - 6d

South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree as impeachment ruling nears

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger ...

ABC News - 6d

Dems Join Republicans to Kill Biden Drilling Rule

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