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Nick Saban lends support to college sports bill as SEC, Big Ten push back

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is testifying in support of a bipartisan bill to overhaul college athletics

The Independent UK

Cornyn’s loss proves election rules still apply

ANALYSIS —After Donald Trump’s election in 2016, there was a narrative that the typical rules about elections were extinct. But Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s recent fate has proved that many of the political laws of gravity still apply. Last fall, national Republicans were excited that Cornyn had closed the initial…

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Senators urge quick action to halt college sports decay

Senators and college officials on Wednesday urged swift action on a bipartisan measure that aims to overhaul a college athletics system they say hemorrhages money and hinders student-athletes — even as two powerful conferences said they would seek changes. During a much-anticipated Senate Commerce Committee hearing, both the bill’s authors…

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National Democrats aim to flip 12 Texas House seats under newly expanded target list

Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.

The Texas Tribune

Pat Forde: It’s Texas Tech vs. Everybody—Just How the Red Raiders Like It

Fueled by ambitious money and a willingness to challenge the status quo, Tech has become the epicenter of college sports’ storylines.

Sports Illustrated

The Protect College Sports Act Trades NCAA Chaos for Federal Overreach

Everything in the bipartisan bill to “save” the NCAA, how the law would work, and whether it can pass Congress

Reason

White House ‘reviewing’ college sports bill ahead of Senate hearing

The House and Senate could be headed toward a showdown over competing bills that would usher in major changes to college sports, but President Donald Trump has yet to make clear just what he would sign. The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday morning is slated to hear from expert witnesses…

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Texas shows the rot is deeper than Trump

Ken Paxton and the Trump administration are throwing the kitchen sink against James Talarico

Salon

Republicans threaten to sink Trump agenda over $1.8B slush fund in latest GOP revolt

This fund was established to compensate Donald Trump’s political allies, a prospect that has ignited a fierce backlash within the GOP

The Independent UK

Dems to launch ‘coordinated attack’ on Trump’s $1.8 billion fund as GOP revolt erupts

Democrats have branded the fund a "slush fund" and are vowing to block its implementation, further complicating efforts to pass vital Homeland Security spending legislation

The Independent UK

Trump loyalists urge him to drop $1.8B ‘slush fund’ amid mounting alarm over political and legal backlash, report says

Republican senators have privately told White House aides they think the fund should be scrapped

The Independent UK

SI:AM | What’s With All These NBA Playoff Blowouts?

The Spurs’ big win over the Thunder in Game 6 was part of a larger trend.

Sports Illustrated

Trump drives Texas GOP transformation

Struggles between Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predate Trump. But he has tried to tip the scales

Salon

From Cornyn to Paxton: How Trump helped accelerate the Texas GOP’s transformation

The power struggle between old-school Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predates President Donald Trump. But he has used his clout to help tip the scales.

The Texas Tribune

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Ted Cruz Calls New Bipartisan Bill ‘Last, Best Hope’ to Save College Sports

The proposed legislation’s most controversial element may be pooling media rights, which the SEC is already pushing back against.

The Texas Tribune

East Texas could be the key to developing critical lithium supply for the U.S. military

Texas lawmakers proposed a bill to allow private-sector lithium mining companies to work on certain military bases.

SuperWest Sports

McLaughlin: Why New Bill Would Help Pac-12, Other G6

Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell are trying to advance a bill granting a form of antitrust exemption that could change college sports.

Roll Call

Senate panel releases NIL bill, plans hearing

The top lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee released a bill Wednesday aimed at addressing the myriad issues with college athletics stemming from its largely ungoverned name, image and likeness era. In a call with reporters, a Republican Commerce Committee aide said the panel plans to hold hearings and mark…

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How Two Senators Aim to ‘Protect College Sports’ With New Bipartisan Bill Proposal

The bill aims to legislate player movement and eligibility, preserve rivalries, and would prevent professionals from returning to college and coaches from leaving for new jobs mid-season, among other proposals.

The Independent UK

Key Senators Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill

The Senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a Congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season

Salon

Trump will regret endorsing Ken Paxton

Democrat James Talarico may win — and the president weakened his hold over the GOP

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‘Hush, child’: Ted Cruz unloads on 29yo MAGA influencer who told him to stop undermining Donald Trump’s Iran deal

Cruz just had his Zoolander moment.

International Business Times UK

Nicki Minaj Had Time for Staffers—But 'Just Didn't Have Time for Ted' Cruz

Nicki Minaj reportedly declined a photo with Ted Cruz, with a Trump adviser alleging the senator pursued her. Conflicting accounts leave questions over what really happened.

The Independent UK

Trump uses Memorial Day to rip ‘Dumocrats’ and blast his Republican foes - with barely a mention of fallen troops

President Trump said that the Democrats had ‘bad policy’ and ‘bad candidates’ but ‘other than that, they are doing quite well’

The Independent UK

Trump hits back at ‘losers who know nothing’ after Republicans turn on Iran peace deal

The plan would reportedly see the Strait of Hormuz reopen and the U.S. lift its blockade on Iranian ports - but senior GOP figures have warned it could be a “disaster”

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