Former president Jimmy Carter remembered and praised as a humanitarian around the world
World leaders from across the globe are expressing their sincere condolences as the U.S. mourns the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on Sunday. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel took to X to give his commiserations in the wake of Carter’s death, writing, “Condolences to the people and […]
‘He’s not going to be president’
PHOENIX — President-elect Donald Trump dismissed any suggestion that he’s being usurped by his high-profile billionaire ally Elon Musk, coming off a week in which Musk helped derail an emergency spending measure to avert a government shutdown. Trump said the notion that he has “ceded the presidency” to Musk is a fiction and that even […]
Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden’s desk
Senators voted to pass a new version of a stopgap spending bill early Saturday morning after the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown came and went. The Senate advanced the third version of a short-term spending bill, and it will now head to President Biden’s desk, who has already signaled that he will sign […]
NCAA president boasts about women’s volleyball TV ratings amid SJSU trans athlete controversy and lawsuits
NCAA President Charlie Baker claimed TV ratings for the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament rose “100%” this year during an interview on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” Thursday. The surge comes just one year after the 2023 tournament saw a 115% increase from 2022. “The ratings this year grew a little too, by another 100%,” Baker […]
Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter: NCAA President Charlie Baker gets grilled over transgender inclusion
Gov. Charlie Baker outside the polling location at Holy Name Parish School in West Roxbury on November 6, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Staff Photo By Angela Rowlings/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) Welcome to the Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter. ‘TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS’ – NCAA president Charlie Baker was grilled by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. […]
Biden on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president
As President Joe Biden makes a final push to confirm judicial nominees before his term in office ends, he is on track to have appointed more federal judges of color than any president before him. On Monday, the Senate confirmed Biden’s judicial nominee for the Northern District of Georgia, Tiffany Johnson, making her the 40th […]
A.R. Rahman Named Honorary President of Trinity Laban Conservatoire
Two-time Oscar winner A.R. Rahman has been named honorary president of Trinity Laban, Britain’s sole conservatoire for music, musical theater and contemporary dance, for a five-year term. The composer of “Slumdog Millionaire” follows conductor Charles Mackerras and violinist Yehudi Menuhin in the role. His appointment builds on Trinity Laban’s 125-year history of music education in […]
Trump is already acting like he’s president: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, senior White House reporter Peter Nicholas examines how Donald Trump is overshadowing the final weeks of Joe Biden’s […]
Trump isn’t president yet, but that hasn’t stopped him from starting to act like he is
WASHINGTON — Foreign leaders have lined up to speak with him. He has rattled Mexico and Canada with threats of steep tariffs and warned there would be “hell to pay” for militants in Gaza unless they release the hostages by the time he’s sworn in. That won’t happen for another 45 days, but Donald Trump, […]
South Korea President Forced to Withdraw Martial Law
UPDATE: In a whirlwind political drama that played out overnight in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law lasted barely six hours before he was forced to back down early Wednesday morning, marking a stunning reversal that has left his presidency on shakier ground than ever. The crisis reached its climax when […]