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On Sunday night, with no advance notice, the NFL Players Association picked an interim executive director. The appointment of David White carries the same cloak of secrecy that accompanied the ultimately disastrous hiring of Lloyd Howell in June 2023. Like the last time around, the union has disclosed none of the other candidates. It’s not known when the board of …

U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards reporters from Marine One at at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump and one of his top economic advisors stoked baseless conspiracies about federal jobs data Monday, suggesting without evidence that Friday’s weaker-than-expected jobs report had been “rigged” by federal …

By Dianna Russini, Rebecca Tauber and Lauren Merola The NFL Players Association named David White, the former head of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, as its new interim executive director, the union announced Sunday night. The announcement comes after Lloyd Howell Jr. stepped down on July 17 following several controversies surrounding his leadership. ​​”I am …

The NFL Players Association is doubling down on its failed search for an executive director from 2023. In a stunning move, the union has hired David White. He’s the candidate who finished second to Lloyd Howell in the two-man race that the executive committee teed up for the board of player representatives. “On behalf of the NFLPA’s Board of Player …

Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head. The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump’s firing of the top official responsible for compiling employment statistics after her dismissal raised concerns about the future credibility of crucial economic data. Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics …

NPR’s Sarah McCammon talks with Edward Lengel, former Chief Historian of the White House Historical Association, about President Trump’s plans to build a ballroom at the White House. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: President Trump recently unveiled a plan he’s been thinking about for years. The White House is getting a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Here’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday. …

Trump Live Updates: White House Defends Firing BLS Commissioner Over Weak Job Numbers  The New York Times White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump’s firing of labor statistics head  NBC News Larry Summers says Trump’s accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’  ABC News Trump’s Former Jobs Data Chief Decries Firing of Successor  Bloomberg ‘The revisions are hard evidence’: White House struggles to …

Experts Raise Concerns Over Trump’s White House Ballroom Renovation Plans  The New York Times The White House Announces White House Ballroom Construction to Begin  The White House (.gov) Trump’s plan for White House ballroom sparks outrage from his critics  The Hill A look at Trump’s effort to reshape the White House in his image  PBS From flag poles to a $200 million ballroom: Inside …

Judges are scrutinizing the latest mismatch between White House deportation rhetoric and DOJ’s position in court  Politico 9th Circuit keeps freeze on Southern California ICE patrols  Los Angeles Times Judges Keep Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Arrests, in Setback for Trump Agenda  The New York Times SoCal ICE raids: Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps  ABC7 Los Angeles ICE sweeps  LAist …

President Donald Trump’s attempt to revive the long-defunct Presidential Fitness Test veered into political scandal and absurdity Thursday after he launched the children’s health initiative alongside a convicted sex offender, boasting that there’s “nobody like him.” It was meant to be a nostalgic salute to American fitness. Instead, it became a microcosm of the Trump presidency: chaotic, controversial, and colliding …