POLITICS

Congress Urged to Rein in Sports Betting to Protect Players From Harassment

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The NCAA chief and an NFL players advocate tell a Senate panel about the negative impact of gambling on sports and athletes. Prompted by harassment of players by gambling fans, advocates for college and professional athletes appeared before a Senate committee on Dec. 17 to call for legislation that would rein in sports betting. NCAA

Trump’s Attorneys Allege Juror Misconduct in New York Case

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The attorneys disagree with the district attorney on how much information should be released to the public. President-Elect Donald Trump’s attorneys have alleged evidence of “grave juror misconduct” in his falsified business records case that has been playing out in New York. A heavily redacted letter from Dec. 3 and published by the court on

Gorka Describes Trump’s Foreign Policy: Not Interventionist or Isolationist, but ‘Surgical Strength’

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Sebastian Gorka discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy outlook in an interview with Epoch TV’s ‘American Thought Leaders.’ Those seeking to classify President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy as either interventionist or isolationist are wrong, according to one of his key policy advisers, Sebastian Gorka. Gorka, who served as a deputy assistant to the president during

In Washington State, a Biological Male Dominates Girls’ Track—and a Group of School Districts Rally To Force Votes On a Change

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A small school district burrowed in a deep-blue county is leading the charge against a nearly 20-year-old policy in Washington state that allows biological males to compete in girls’ high school sports, highlighting the growing divide surrounding transgender athletes. After a biological male dominated girls’ track and cross-country contests, culminating with a championship win in the spring, Lynden School District board member Khush