The Trump administration is prepared to announce a “substantial increase in Russia sanctions” amid stalled efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said Wednesday. “We’re going to announce a major increase in sanctions on Russia either late this afternoon or first thing tomorrow morning,” Besant told reporters at the White House….
Demolition of a section of the East Wing of the White House, during construction on the new ballroom extension of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Aaron Schartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech giant Alphabet is contributing $22 million to help build the White House ballroom under a…
david schoenfieldOctober 22, 2025, 07:00 am ET to close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former Deputy Editor of Page 2 With ESPN.com since 1995 seattle mariners pitcher brian woo The team was being interviewed in the clubhouse after game 7 loss In the American League Championship Series toronto blue jays When, suddenly, in the background, you…
President Trump’s construction of a grand ballroom attached to the White House — set to begin this week with the demolition of part of the East Wing — won’t be the first time a president has left a lasting impression on the people’s home. Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama have renovated parts of…
Have you ever wondered whether you are talking to a real person online or just another bot? As bots online continue to outnumber humans, leading to an explosion of deepfakes and AI-powered fraud, one company has a solution straight out of sci-fi: Scanning your iris to verify your identity, today on techcrunch equity Podcast, Rebecca…
Ranchers Duke Phillips III, prepares to rope a calf during the final branding at Chico Basin Ranch in Hanover, Colorado on June 29, 2024. Helen H. Richardson | MediaNews Group | The Denver Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said U.S. cattle ranchers “don’t understand” how they have benefitted from his tariffs,…
October 22, 2025, 12:35 pm ET NEW YORK — The NFL is not considering removing Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, reaffirming the decision to keep the Grammy-winning Puerto Rican artist on the league’s biggest stage, which drew criticism from President Donald Trump and some of his…
Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) is pressuring President Trump to fire staffer Paul Ingrassia, which was withdrawn on Tuesday His nomination to head the Office of the Special Counsel. “Remind you that Mr. ‘Nazi Streak’ still works for the White House,” Kim said in a post on the social platform X. Showed a screenshot About Ingrassia’s…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta will lay off roughly 600 employees within its artificial intelligence unit as the company looks to reduce layers and operate more nimbly, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Wednesday. The company announced the cuts in a memo from its chief…
Kalin KahlerOctober 22, 2025, 08:34 am ET to close Kalin Kahler is a senior NFL writer at ESPN. Kalin reports on a range of NFL topics. He reports on the influence of coaching agents on NFL recruiting and finds out what current and former Cowboys players really think about the tour groups of fans who…
