Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown,…
Alden GonzalezOctober 9, 2025, 09:56 PM ET to close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the LA Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the LA Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — The zeros kept piling up, the pressure kept building and then, with the bases loaded and two outs in the…
this year’s Nobel Peace Prize WinnerVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado dedicated her award to President Trump for his “decisive support” for her country’s people and democracy in Venezuela. Machado praised for recognizing Venezuela’s struggle for independence a post On social media platform X. He wrote, “We are on the threshold of victory and today,…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is leading a demonstration against the re-inauguration of authoritarian President Maduro this Friday. Jesus Vargas | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Committee after it declined to pick President Donald Trump for the organization’s vaunted peace prize. But the prize’s actual recipient,…
Dave McMenaminOct 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. The only signs of LeBron James inside the locker room an hour before the Los Angeles Lakers‘ preseason opener…
Nevada regulators say Elon Musk’s Boring Company, a tunneling and infrastructure firm, has repeatedly violated state environmental rules, even though the company has agreed not to do so. The Boring Company, which is in the process of expanding a tunnel network under Las Vegas, is accused of nearly 800 violations. According According to a report…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will deliver remarks Friday morning, as will Democrats and Republicans had very little luck on a deal for reopen the government, Frustration runs high among lawmakers as Democrats refuse to meet health care demands and Republicans blame the left for the ongoing government shutdown. The standoff has created tensions,…
U.S. and Chinese officials have been working to arrange a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming months, which will likely take place in Beijing, experts said. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a “massive increase of Tariffs”…
Bill ConnellyOct 10, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. Are you a fan of the old reliable or new weirdness? Do you go for a good, old-fashioned corny dog at the State Fair of Texas…
A new video of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem will reportedly be played Airports across AmericaBecause the Trump administration wants to blame the Democrats for irregularities in government funding. short video, first reported By Fox News, Noem warns viewers about possible changes to airport operations Transportation Security Administrationn (TSA) workers not getting…
