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Global News
17 minutes ago
- Global News
Trump threatens to hold up new stadium if Washington Commanders keep name
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to pause the development of a new stadium for Washington's NFL team if it does not agree to his demand to revert to its old 'Redskins' title. The president called on the Commanders to change their name on Sunday afternoon, writing on Truth Social, 'I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders,' I won't make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington.' The team retired its name in 2020 and rebranded in 2022, as the original title was considered offensive to Native Americans. In the same Truth Social post, Trump said Cleveland's MLB team, the Guardians, should change its name back to the 'Indians.' Story continues below advertisement 'Cleveland should do the same with the Cleveland Indians. The Owner of the Cleveland Baseball Team, Matt Dolan, who is very political, has lost three Elections in a row because of that ridiculous name change,' he wrote. Dolan is a former Ohio state senator who served from 2017 to 2024. The Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have had their names for three years now, and neither team intends to change them. Owner of the Commanders, Josh Harris, who took over in 2023, said earlier this year that the rebranded name would remain. According to The Associated Press, not long after taking over, Harris shut down speculation about going back to the old name, saying that would not happen. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Chris Antonetti, the Guardians' president of baseball operations, said before Sunday's game against the Athletics that their current name was here to stay. 'We understand there are different perspectives on the decision we made a few years ago, but obviously, it's a decision we made. We've got the opportunity to build a brand as the Guardians over the last four years and are excited about the future that's in front of us,' he said. Cleveland announced in December 2020 that it would drop its Indians name. It announced the switch to Guardians in July 2021. In 2018, the team phased out 'Chief Wahoo' — long viewed as racist — as its primary logo. Story continues below advertisement Trump claimed the Commanders would be 'more valuable' if they restored their old name. The team announced it would drop the Redskins name and its former logo of a Native American man's head in 2020 during a broader reckoning with systemic racism and police brutality. View image in full screen The Washington Commanders' new logo on the helmets during OTA on-field practice. Jonathan Newton / Getty Images The Commanders and the District of Columbia government announced a deal earlier this year to build a new stadium for the football team on the site of the old RFK Stadium, the arena the franchise called home for more than 30 years. Trump's ability to hold up the deal remains to be seen. Former president Joe Biden signed a bill in January that transferred the land from the federal government to the District of Columbia. Trump's demands come as he attempts to quiet growing calls from his supporters to release unseen documents related to former financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, with whom he was friends for over a decade. Story continues below advertisement On Thursday, Trump threatened to sue the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) after it published a note that it says Trump wrote to Epstein on his 50th birthday. The note includes a sexually suggestive hand-drawn sketch of a naked woman signed by the president. Trump denied the note was of his creation and, according to the WSJ, said the letter was 'a fake thing.' 'I never wrote a picture in my life. I don't draw pictures of women,' he added. 'It's not my language. It's not my words.' News of the letter broke after Trump targeted his own supporters pushing for the release of the Epstein files, saying they were 'weaklings' for demanding to see the documents, and attempted to place blame on Democrats, who he claimed created the Epstein files narrative as a 'hoax.' Story continues below advertisement The president spent years building political support from those who have stoked claims of a coverup of Epstein's 2019 death, which conspiracists claimed was ruled a suicide to protect the former financier's wealthy friends from incrimination. — With files from The Associated Press


Winnipeg Free Press
an hour ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
The Latest: Harvard heads to court in $2.6B lawsuit against Trump administration
Harvard University is in federal court Monday to make the case that President Donald Trump's administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the storied college. It's a pivotal moment in the school's battle against the federal government. If U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs decides in the university's favor, the ruling would reverse a series of funding freezes that later became outright cuts as the administration escalated its fight with the nation's oldest and wealthiest university. Such a ruling, if it stands, would revive Harvard's sprawling scientific and medical research operation and hundreds of projects. Harvard's lawsuit accuses the administration of waging a retaliation campaign against the university after it rejected a series of demands in an April 11 letter from a federal antisemitism task force. Here's the latest: Harvard has moved to self-fund some of its research However, even with the nation's largest endowment at $53 billion, the university has warned it can't absorb the full cost of the federal cuts. Federal agencies say grants can be scrapped if they no longer align with government policies In court filings, Harvard has said the government 'fails to explain how the termination of funding for research to treat cancer, support veterans, and improve national security addresses antisemitism.' The Trump administration denies the cuts were made in retaliation, saying the grants were under review even before the April demand letter was sent. It argues the government has wide discretion to cancel contracts for policy reasons. Hearing begins in Harvard's lawsuit over funding cuts A lawyer for Harvard opened the hearing by saying the Trump administration violated the university's First Amendment rights by cutting more than $2.6 billion in federal funding. Steven Lehotsky said the government conditioned research grants on Harvard, 'ceding control' to the government over what is appropriate for students and faculty to say. US envoy doubles down on support for Syria's government and criticizes Israel's intervention A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington's support for Syria's new government, saying Monday there is 'no Plan B' to working with it to unite the country still reeling from years of civil war and wracked by new sectarian violence. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Tom Barrack also criticized Israel's recent intervention in Syria, calling it poorly timed and saying it complicated efforts to stabilize the region. Barrack is ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, with a short-term mandate in Lebanon. He spoke in Beirut following more than a week of clashes in Syria's southern province of Sweida between militias of the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim Bedouin tribes. Tom Barrack, who is ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria and also has a short-term mandate in Lebanon, told The Associated Press that Israel's intervention in the latest round of conflict in Syria had further complicated matters. (AP Video shot by Fadi Tawil; Production by Abby Sewell) Syrian government forces intervened, ostensibly to restore order, but ended up siding with the Bedouins before withdrawing under a ceasefire agreement with Druze factions. Hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and some government fighters allegedly shot dead Druze civilians and burned and looted homes. Neighboring Israel intervened last week on behalf of the Druze, who are seen as a loyal minority within Israel and often serve in its military. Israel launched dozens of strikes on convoys of government forces in Sweida and struck the Ministry of Defense headquarters in central Damascus. Over the weekend, Barrack announced a ceasefire between Syria and Israel. Syrian government forces have redeployed in Sweida to halt renewed clashes between the Druze and Bedouins, and civilians from both sides were set to be evacuated Monday. Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don't switch back to Redskins Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington's NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans. Trump also said Sunday that he wants Cleveland's baseball team to revert to its former name, the Indians, saying there was a 'big clamoring for this' as well. The Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have had their current names since the 2022 seasons, and both have said they have no plans to change them back. Trump said the Washington football team would be 'much more valuable' if it restored its old name. His latest interest in changing the name reflects his broader effort to roll back changes that followed a national debate on cultural sensitivity and racial justice. The Commanders and the District of Columbia government announced a deal earlier this year to build a new home for the football team at the site of the old RFK Stadium, the place the franchise called home for more than three decades.


Winnipeg Free Press
2 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. in Nashville is expected to rule soon on whether to free Abrego Garcia while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. If the Salvadoran national is released, U.S. officials have said he would be immediately detained by immigration authorities and targeted for deportation. Abrego Garcia became a prominent face in the debate over President Donald Trump's immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March. That expulsion violated a U.S. immigration judge's order in 2019 that shields Abrego Garcia from deportation to El Salvador because he likely faces threats of gang violence there. The administration claimed that Abrego Garcia was in the MS-13 gang, although he wasn't charged and has repeatedly denied the allegation. Facing mounting pressure and a U.S. Supreme Court order, the Trump administration returned Abrego Garcia to the U.S. last month to face the smuggling charges, which his attorneys have called 'preposterous.' The smuggling case stems from a 2022 traffic stop for speeding, during Abrego Garcia was driving a vehicle with nine passengers. Police in Tennessee suspected human smuggling, but he was allowed to drive on. U.S. officials have said they'll try to deport Abrego Garcia to a country that isn't El Salvador, such as Mexico or South Sudan, before his trial starts in January because they allege he's a danger to the community. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes in Nashville ruled a month ago that Abrego Garcia is eligible for release after she determined he's not a flight risk or a danger. Abrego Garcia's attorneys asked her to keep him in jail over deportation concerns. Holmes' ruling is being reviewed by Crenshaw after federal prosecutors filed a motion to revoke her release order. Abrego Garcia's attorneys initially argued for his release but changed their strategy because of the government's plans to deport him if he is set free. With Crenshaw's decision imminent, Abrego Garcia's attorneys filed a motion Sunday night for a 30-day stay of any release order. The request would allow Abrego Garcia to 'evaluate his options and determine whether additional relief is necessary.' Earlier this month, U.S. officials detailed their plans to try to expel Abrego Garcia in a federal court in Maryland. That's where Abrego Garcia's American wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, is suing the Trump administration over his wrongful deportation in March and is trying to prevent another expulsion. U.S. officials have argued that Abrego Garcia can be deported because he came to the U.S. illegally around 2011 and because a U.S. immigration judge deemed him eligible for expulsion in 2019, although not to his native El Salvador. Following the immigration judge's decision in 2019, Abrego Garcia was released under federal supervision, received a federal work permit and checked in with ICE each year, his attorneys have said. But U.S. officials recently stated in court documents that they revoked Abrego Garcia's supervised release. Abrego Garcia's attorneys in Maryland have asked U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis to order the federal government to send Abrego Garcia to that state to await his trial, a bid that seeks to prevent deportation. His lawyers also asked Xinis to issue at least a 72-hour hold that would prevent immediate deportation if he's released from jail in Tennessee. Xinis has not ruled on either request.