A string of scandals involving illegal gambling and alleged game rigging in pro sports is getting the attention of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with some arguing Congress should have a greater role in shoring up the integrity of games and regulating sports betting. The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), was...
Director Rob Reiner and his spouse on Sunday were discovered to be deceased at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, according to local outlet KTLA. KTLA reported that Sunday afternoon local time, Los Angeles Fire Department medical personnel got a call and made their way to the 200 block of South Chadbourne...
A person of interest has been identified following a shooting Saturday at Brown University that least two dead and nine others wounded, according to officials. The shooting has drawn sympathies from prominent figures, including President Trump, Vice President Vance and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The person of interest was detained overnight, Providence, R.I.,...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called on Congress to pass legislation addressing expiring subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), regardless of who gets the credit. “Good policy is good politics,” Cassidy told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” “Let’s not have a Republican plan or a Democratic plan, let’s have an American...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that “sickening events have become far too normal” following recent shootings, including at Brown University in Rhode Island and in Sydney, Australia. “The Jewish people have been collectively demonized — increasingly so in the last few years — and this tragedy in Sydney shows the abject danger...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the Trump administration has not communicated its goals regarding Venezuela to Congress. “The president has not been clear, and he has not certainly been communicating with Congress,” Turner told host Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s “This Week.” Turner added that...
President Trump’s approval rating has dropped slightly, according to a poll released Sunday. In the NBC News Decision Desk poll, 42 percent said they either “strongly approve” or “somewhat approve” when it comes to “the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president,” down 2 points from a poll that began in mid-August and...
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., called for ironclad security guarantees for her country as part of a deal to end its war against Russia. “It should be legally binding in every form, which would not allow its reversal in anytime of the history. And I'm sure that [the] United States leadership [will] make...
Some Republicans are hoping to pursue another partisan legislative package to boost the party ahead of the midterm elections, but President Trump and GOP leaders are signaling that nothing will come close to the scope of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Trump said last week that Republicans “don’t need” another big package to move...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright expressed optimism that electricity prices will eventually come down. “Very soon, you'll see a stop of the rise of electricity prices. And with the continuation of [the Trump administration’s] policies of energy addition, you will see declines in electricity prices later this term,” Wright told host Jacqui Heinrich on “Fox News...
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who’s on the shortlist to chair the Federal Reserve, said President Trump would not get a say in interest rate decisions at the Fed if he were selected to lead the independent agency. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the president’s top economic adviser...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that nationwide redistricting might result in “more violence in this country” amid a redistricting battle that has roiled multiple states. “Do you support Republicans trying to redraw maps mid-decade?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Paul on “Meet the Press.” “You know, it's this escalation on both sides. You know,...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is unsure about what President Trump’s endgame is in Venezuela, but he certainly does not want troops on the ground. “I do not know what this president's goal vis-a-vis Venezuela is,” Warner told host Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s “This Week.” Warner, a member of the Gang of Eight — comprising...
