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A bill that would help regulate college sports and how athletes are compensated by schools made it through a House committee on Wednesday — a notable step on the way to it conceivably being put to a vote — while public criticism of the potential legislation also mounted. After years of lobbying for help from Congress by college sports leaders, …

U.S. Olympic committee bans trans women from competing in women’s sports  Axios USOPC bans trans women from women’s events  ESPN U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee will comply with Trump’s ban on trans women in women’s sports  NBC News US Olympics officials quietly bar trans women from competing in women’s sports  The Guardian US Olympic team to comply with Trump’s ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s …

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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee updated its policies to say it would comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports. The committee made the change in an updated “Athlete Safety Policy,” posted to their website Monday, which does not mention the word transgender in any of its 27 pages. But the document …

Rep. Andrew Garbarino elected chair of the House Homeland Security Committee  Politico Congressional Republicans face bruising battle to avoid government shutdown  Fox News Senate Democrats face crossroads in anti-Trump strategy  Axios Womack sees potential for government shutdown  Talk Business & Politics Republicans fear Washington headed for shutdown after bruising spending fights  The Hill Source link

House Dems to force another committee vote on Epstein  Politico Republicans and Democrats Call for More Information on Epstein Case  The New York Times House won’t vote on Jeffrey Epstein resolution before August recess, Johnson says  CBS News GOP Rep. Tim Burchett still wants Epstein files to be released  ABC News Epstein saga hangs over Congress’s sprint to summer recess  The Hill Source link

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement regarding Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s request for information related to the FBI’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and mishandling of classified information during her time as Secretary of State: “Today, the Department of Justice honored Chairman Grassley’s request to release …

There’s an irony to the finger-pointing in the aftermath of the failed tenure of NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell. During the process that resulted in Howell being hired, the union was ridiculously secretive. No one knew who the candidates were, including the dues-paying members of the union. The board of player representatives, who had the power to vote …

There’s a storm raging within the NFL Players Association, and at times it feels as if we’re in the eye of it. The vast majority of texts and calls to the PFT hotline since the resignation of NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell relate to the next steps for the union. There’s plenty of noise, some of which has been posted …

There’s still a story to be told regarding how and when and why NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly resigned on Thursday night. The initial telling of the story is that Howell acted unilaterally, without being pushed. Via Don Van Natta Jr. and Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com, “Howell resigned on his own and surprised some members of the …