History suggests 49ers won’t honor Brandon Aiyuk trade request
A protracted contract dispute between star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers came to a head on Tuesday, with the wide receiver officially requesting a trade from the team. The 26-year-old, who is set to make $14.1 million this season on his fifth-year option, ranked seventh in the league with 1,342 receiving yards and […]
DNC virtual roll call to nominate Biden won’t happen until August
The Democratic National Committee will move forward with a virtual roll call to establish President Joe Biden as the party’s presidential nominee in early August, according to a letter sent to committee members on Wednesday that was obtained by the Washington Examiner. It’s not entirely clear what day the roll call will take place, but […]
Adam Silver won’t engage on Knicks owner James Dolan’s issues
LAS VEGAS — Last year, the Knicks sued another NBA team, questioned the commissioner’s objectivity and sent scathing letters to other owners about the direction of the league. Given the opportunity to respond or elaborate on Tuesday, Adam Silver largely sidestepped the issue surrounding the Knicks and James Dolan. “My response is that we are […]
Trump weighs tapping JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon for Treasury secretary, won’t remove Fed’s Powell: report
Donald Trump will not seek to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his position before his term ends and would consider appointing JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon as Treasury secretary if he wins the Nov. 5 election, the former president said. Bloomberg interview It was published on Tuesday. JPMorgan declined to comment on Trump’s remarks. […]
Secret Service boss Kimberly Cheatle says ‘the buck stops with me,’ calls Trump rally shooting response ‘unacceptable,’ but still won’t resign
Kimberly Cheatle, the under-fire director of the Secret Service, has acknowledged that “I take responsibility” for criticism of the agency’s disastrous response to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, but has refused to resign. “This is unacceptable,” Cheatle told ABC News on Monday about the agency’s response to Saturday’s Trump campaign rally in […]
Biden Should Have ‘Done Better’ Taking Responsibility for Rhetoric, But He’ll Talk About It, Trump Won’t
On Monday, Van Jones, a senior CNN political commentator and former adviser to President Obama, said he wished President Joe Biden had “done a better job” of taking responsibility for his comments, but added, “He’s at least someone to talk to. I’ve yet to hear Trump talk to him.” Scott Jennings, a senior political commentator […]
Biden-appointed Secret Service director won’t step down after Trump shooting
Day Ensuring that women make up at least 30 percent of the force may be one of the Secret Service’s top priorities, but Core Functionality Ostensibly to “ensure safety and security,” [its] Protected objects, key places, events of national importance.” Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, 53, acknowledged in an interview Monday that the agency failed […]
JD Vance probably doesn’t improve Trump election odds much, but he won’t hurt them either
After weeks of de facto auditions on cable news and test runs at campaign rallies around the country, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has emerged the victor of former President Donald Trump‘s 2024 vice presidential pick. It is true that Vance, 39, who has barely a year and a half in Congress under his belt, doesn’t […]
Fed’s Powell says officials won’t wait until inflation reaches 2% to cut rates
Gabriela Santos, chief market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, analyzes the Fed’s decision-making on “Clamant Countdown.” Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell The Fed chairman said Monday that policymakers are not going to wait until inflation falls to 2% before cutting interest rates. “What that means is that waiting until inflation gets down […]
Tee Higgins, Bengals won’t come to contract extension by deadline
The contract dispute between Tee Higgins and the Bengals ended without an agreement. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said Sunday: The contract will not be resolved this offseason.That means no extension will be given by the July 15 deadline and Higgins will play under the franchise tag until September. Tee Higgins is scheduled to play under […]