Gov. Abbott Orders National Guard to Texas, Protests Spread

Gov. Abbott Orders National Guard to Texas, Protests Spread

Protesters gather at Ervan Chew Park in Houston, Texas, on June 8, 2025, for a demonstration against the Trump Administration's immigration policies and mass deportations. Credit - Reginald Mathalone—Getty Images What started out aslarge-scale protests in Los Angeles, with people rallying against raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has now spread to other cities across the U.S. In response to the protests in his state, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has announced that he intends to deploy the National Guard across the state to "ensure peace and order" ahead of further planned demonstrations against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Troops are already on standby in San Antonio, where demonstrators are expected to gather Wednesday and Saturday, in solidarity with L.A. "Peaceful protest is legal. Harming a person or property is illegal and will lead to arrest,"Abbott said on social mediaat around 11.30 p.m. local time on Tuesday. "Texas Guard will use every tool and strategy to help law enforcement maintain order." Read More:L.A. Protests Intensify as Police Report 'Mass Arrests' Despite Mayor Issuing Downtown Curfew While initial protests were described as "peaceful," downtown Los Angeles was put under curfew on Tuesday due to vandalism and looting, with people inside the zone told to stay indoors between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass saidthe curfew "applies to everyone—limited exceptions, including for emergency and medical personnel, residents, workers and credentialed media." In addition to the 2,000 National Guard troops deployed over the weekend, without the request or approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, on Tuesday President Donald Trump sent around 700 active-duty Marines to L.A. to quell demonstrations. Trump's response prompted Gov. Newsom tofile a lawsuitagainst the Administration for what it referred to as the "federal government's gross overstep of authority." An emergency motion for a temporary restraining order filed Tuesday by Newsom wasdenied. A federal judge is now due to hold a hearing on Thursday over California's request to block the Trump Administration from using troops in L.A. Read More:Protests Spread Beyond Los Angeles as National Tensions Mount Over Immigration Raids Tens of other protests are now being staged across the country against Trump's immigration policies. San Antonio held a peaceful protest on Sunday after individuals who showed up to the city's immigration court were arrested by federal immigration officers. Hundreds of demonstrators also gathered in Austin on Monday. At least six men were arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety,according to the San AntonioExpress News. Contact usatletters@time.com.

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June 11, 2025

Gov. Abbott Orders National Guard to Texas, Protests Spread

Gov. Abbott Orders National Guard to Texas, Protests Spread Protesters gather at Ervan Chew Park in Houston, Texas, on June 8, 2025, for a d...

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Newsom speech taking on Trump encourages Democrats looking for a leader

Newsom speech taking on Trump encourages Democrats looking for a leader

California Gov. Gavin Newsom won praise on Wednesday for his speech Tuesday night seen by a national audience, something many Democrats saw as a shot across the bow to PresidentDonald Trumpthat they can fight Trump -- and one that sparked new talk of Newsom as the party's standard-bearer in 2028. "The rule of law has increasingly given way to the rule of Don," he said, blasting Trump for sending the military to quell protests in Los Angeles. "The founding fathers did not live and die to see this moment. It's time for all of us to stand up," Newsom said in his eight-minute highly produced remarks, flanked by the California and U.S. flags. Newsom's message to Californians -- and Americans listening -- was politically sobering, arguing that "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. The moment we've feared has arrived." "What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty. Your silence. To be complicit in this moment. Do not give in to him," he urged what might have been millions of viewers watching on cable news channels. MORE: Protests live updates: At least 5 criminal cases related to LA protests, DA says His rhetoric directly calling out Trump comes as Democrats are hungry for a leader to unite them as they try to rebuild from 2024 and other party losses. "We want somebody to fight, and so he's been fighting, and it's been glorious to watch," RL Miller, an environmental activist and Democratic National Committee superdelegate, told ABC News. Miller thinks Democrats have spent too much time "navel-gazing" since the November election, wasting time and resources rather than looking forward. "Newsom is going to be vaulting back into that top tier of presidential candidates with this," she said. His speech was just the latest in Newsom's verbal combat with the Trump administration. Earlier in the week, he challenged Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, after he suggested that anyone who blocked the administration's immigration crackdown should be apprehended, even Newsom, a comment he later walked back but Trump endorsed. "Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get this over with, tough guy," NewsomtoldNBC News. "That's the energy we need in this moment," Democratic National Committee spokesperson Hannah Muldaviansaidof Newsom during the party's new daily YouTube show. Other national Democrats echoed that praise. In a joint news conference Wednesday morning, top party brass, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer threw their support behind Newsom's new war with Trump. "All I add is President Trump is trying to intimidate Gavin Newsom," Schumer, D-N.Y., said. "He has shown he's not going to be intimidated, and we're all for that, all for him and proud that he is refusing to be intimidated by Donald Trump." Newsom's PAC, Campaign for Democracy, sent out fundraising texts asking supporters to donate to help Newsom "continue to fight back against the attacks and threats from the Trump administration." Rob Stutzman, a Republican strategist who worked with former California GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said Newsom was asserting authentic leadership for Democrats who have been "leaderless all year" and likely quite eager to see such a high-profile official "fighting back" to Trump. "There's resistance that often seems contrived, but these circumstances have given him an essential, authentic resistance footing," said Stutzman. Still, it remains unclear if Newsom can win on immigration, one of Trump's central campaign issues and a topconcernof many Americans. As a whole, Democrats have struggled to offer a singular message and response to Trump's actions. And the White House is continuously highlighting the unrest in California as a prime example of what is says is Newsom's poor record. Trumpblastedthe governor on his social media platform Monday, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have "failed their citizens." She said Newsom "owns" the images of violent protests. Newsom, who is term-limited and has not ruled out a 2028 presidential bid, isn't the only Democratic governor pitching themselves as tough on Trump. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently traveled to South Carolina to recap their record to voters, though both are adamant they are not running for the White House this time around. Even still, Newsom seems to rise above the pack. In fact, some operatives in Trump's orbit see Newsom transforming into the Democratic Party's long-sought leader. Former Trump political adviser Bannon told the New York Times that Newsom's address was "a kickoff to his 2028 campaign." Newsom speech taking on Trump encourages Democrats looking for a leaderoriginally appeared onabcnews.go.com

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June 11, 2025

Newsom speech taking on Trump encourages Democrats looking for a leader

Newsom speech taking on Trump encourages Democrats looking for a leader California Gov. Gavin Newsom won praise on Wednesday for his speech ...

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14-year-old D.C. football star hires agent to navigate NIL deals

14-year-old D.C. football star hires agent to navigate NIL deals

A football player who just finished eighth grade in D.C. already rakes in name, image and likeness money andhas an agent to help him navigate sponsorship dealsat just 14 years old. Kaden Coleman Bennett has had a knack for finding the end zone on the football field since he first discovered the sport, and he says he's just getting started. "I found something that I love; I found something that I wanted to do," he said. "And you know, since then I've always been playing football since I was four." His athletic abilities as a running back have already earned him verbal college offers from Syracuse and Virginia Tech. He also was invited to Bill Belichick's football camp at the University of North Carolina. "It is kind of crazy, but it's not hard to see because of my work ethic and the work that I've been put in throughout the years of me with football and school," said Coleman Bennett, who committed to DeMatha Catholic High School. A strong village helps ensure he keeps up with his practice schedule, potential business deals and his 3.5 GPA, Coleman Bennett said. He gives his mother, Brittany Coleman, a lot of credit. "I'm super proud of him," she said. "He's faced a lot of adversity, through youth sports and just different things and people coming at him and stuff like that." The U.S. men's national team has a major opportunity hosting the next World Cup. Is it ready? From NBA All-Star to Shaolin monk: Victor Wembanyama goes on a China retreat U.S. soccer team tunes out criticism from former players, Tyler Adams says His dad and stepfather also keep him grounded. "As a young boy, we always taught him — me and mom — always taught him how to be ready for this moment with these NIL deals," said his father, Bernard Bennett. "It is our responsibility to set him up and put him in the position to accomplish the goals that he wants to accomplish," said his stepdad and trainer, Quinton Brown. With interest from multiple sponsors and potential NIL deals already knocking on his door, Coleman Bennett says having a solid infrastructure is imperative. That's a key reason he already signed with a sports agent, Terrence Jackson, who is helping facilitate Coleman Bennett's first NIL deals. "There's a reason why I'm here, and it's really just to be … a place of peace. Someone that knows the ins and outs," Jackson said. Coleman Bennett's focus is on getting better in order to get to the next level academically, athletically and professionally. "Eat, sleep, grind and dedication," he said. "I just keep those four in my pocket every time." Coleman Bennett aspires to become a biological engineer once he finishes his football career.

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June 11, 2025

14-year-old D.C. football star hires agent to navigate NIL deals

14-year-old D.C. football star hires agent to navigate NIL deals A football player who just finished eighth grade in D.C. already rakes in n...

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Schwarber and Bohm homer, Luzardo strikes out 10 to lead Phillies past Cubs 7-2

Schwarber and Bohm homer, Luzardo strikes out 10 to lead Phillies past Cubs 7-2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered, Alec Bohm hit a solo shot and had four RBIs, and Jesús Luzardo struck out 10 in six innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. The Phillies rebounded from a 1-5 road trip (and losers of nine of 10 games overall) to take two of three at home from the Cubs. Offense that's been punchless this month perked up against the Cubs with five extra-base hits. Nick Castellanos also knocked his first triple of the year, and Max Kepler and Trea Turner both doubled. The slugging returned to Philadelphia. So did a dazzling outing from Luzardo. The left-hander who posted 20 strikeouts in consecutive starts in late May and had a 2.15 ERA was rocked in his last two starts. Luzardo (6-2) gave up 21 runs in 5 2/3 innings over his last two outings and his ERA ballooned to 4.46. Luzardo didn't walk a batter in this one, allowed only one run and recorded his fourth double-digit strikeout game in his 15th start. Max Lazar worked two innings of relief and Michael Mercado tossed a scoreless ninth for the Phillies. The Phillies scored three runs in the first off Cubs starter Ken Brown (3-5) and Schwarber hit his 21st homer of the season in the third. Bohm added a two-RBI single in the fourth and a solo shot in the eighth for a 7-1 lead. Key moment Luzardo gave up consecutive singles to open the second inning before he struck out the side. Key stat Luzardo is the first Phillies pitcher with four or more double-digit strikeout games in their first 15 starts with the team since Steve Carlton had five in 1972. Up next The Cubs return home Thursday to open a four-game series against Pittsburgh. They send RHP Jameson Taillon (6-3, 3.54 ERA) to the mound against Pirates LHP Andrew Heaney (3-4, 3.24 ERA). The Phillies are off Thursday. LHP Ranger Suárez (4-1, 2.70 ERA) gets the start Friday when the Phillies host Toronto in the opener of a three-game set. The Blue Jays did not name a starter. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/MLB

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June 11, 2025

Schwarber and Bohm homer, Luzardo strikes out 10 to lead Phillies past Cubs 7-2

Schwarber and Bohm homer, Luzardo strikes out 10 to lead Phillies past Cubs 7-2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered, Alec Bohm hit a ...

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Major student loan changes just came one step closer to becoming law

Major student loan changes just came one step closer to becoming law

WASHINGTON – Congress is closer than it's been in a long time to massively reforming college financial aid. On June 10, GOP lawmakers in the U.S. Senate proposed their version of the higher education section ofPresident Trump's tax and spending megabill. The 71-page portion of the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" would set new caps on student loan borrowing while drastically cutting the number of repayment plans. Read more:Republicans propose massive overhaul of student loans, Pell Grants The Senate's version of the legislation is less aggressive than the bill that Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced in late April. While it will likely be further watered down due to congressional budget rules, the scope of the legislation indicates big changes will be enacted soon to how Americans pay for college. WhenPresident Donald Trumpasked Republicans to find billions of dollars in federal spending cuts, GOP lawmakers in the House drew up measures to eliminate or dramatically curb many student loan programs. In April, they proposed cutting subsidized loans altogether for undergraduates. When students take out afederal direct subsidized loan, the government pays the interest while they're in school (and for a short grace period after the students complete their studies). That idea didn't survive in the Senate version of the bill, which was expected to be slightly more moderate than the House proposal. Read more:Could Trump fail on tax bill? Why going 'big' doesn't always work out as planned Other elements of the House version remain, however. Like the House bill, the Senate measure proposes cutting the number of student loan repayment plans to just two. That changewould killPresidentJoe Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, program, which former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona repeatedly called the "most affordable repayment plan ever." SAVE has been stalled in court for months,placing roughly 8 million people in forbearance. The Senate bill would also dramatically curb lending for graduate students and parents (though at lower caps than House Republicans wanted). Ben Cecil, a senior education policy advisor at Third Way, a center-left think tank, said he was pleased to see the bill appeared to make compromises. "These loan limits are much more reasonable," he said. Melanie Storey, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said she was "relieved" some of the "most harmful" provisions of the House bill had been nixed. "Still, there are several concerning aspects of this bill that would ultimately make college less affordable for students," she said, including changes that "may drive borrowers to riskier private loans, which are not available to all borrowers." One of college access groups' biggest criticisms of the initial bill was a significant change to Pell Grants, federal subsidies that help lower-income students pay for college. House Republicans wanted to increase the number of credits students would need to take each semester to be eligible for Pell Grants. The Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, estimated that two out of three Pell recipients could've lost their grants or received smaller ones if that requirement were enacted. The Senate version takes a softer approach, codifying a provision to more fully exclude higher-income students qualify for Pell funds. At the same time, the bill expands Pell Grants in ways that could waste money, according to critics such as Sameer Gadkaree, president of The Institute for College Access & Success, a college affordability group. "While the Senate nixed most of the House's proposed cuts to the Pell Grant program and averts a looming funding shortfall, it regrettably threatens the program's long-term stability by extending Pell eligibility to unaccredited programs that are unlikely to pay off for students," Gadkaree said in a statement. One of the biggest distinctions between the House and Senate versions of the bill is that they lay out two entirely different sets of new accountability rules for colleges. The House proposalwould fine collegesfor leaving students on the hook for unpaid student loan debt. The Senate's framework suggests taking federal financial aid away from college programs if they can't prove that students who graduate are earning more than they would have without a degree. Mike Itzkowitz, who served in the Education Department under President Barack Obama, said that concept has bipartisan support. "I don't know anyone who would be willing to fork over their time to take on loans to earn less than a high school graduate," he said. But it's possible that particular provision won't survive special Senate rules. To avoid needing the support of Democrats, Republicans are trying to pass Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" using the budget process. That strategy comes with challenges. However, the bill must only make changes that spend money or save money. Significant reforms to college oversight might go too far, said Jon Fansmith, the senior vice president of government relations at the American Council on Education, the main association for colleges and universities. "This process isn't designed to do complicated policymaking," he said. "I really do worry about rushing something through without understanding what we're doing." Zachary Schermele is an education reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at zschermele@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @ZachSchermele and Bluesky at @zachschermele.bsky.social. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:GOP student loan overhaul is getting closer to becoming law

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Major student loan changes just came one step closer to becoming law

Major student loan changes just came one step closer to becoming law WASHINGTON – Congress is closer than it's been in a long time to ma...

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Tulsi Gabbard warns of nuclear threat in social media video

Tulsi Gabbard warns of nuclear threat in social media video

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a stark warning about the threat of nuclear war in a video posted to her personalaccount on X, marking a sharp contrast with past comments made by President Donald Trump on the same topic. Gabbard, who recently visited Hiroshima, Japan, reflected on the devastation and "haunting sadness" caused by the atomic bomb dropped during World War II in a post on Tuesday. In the video, she warned that political elite and warmongers are fomenting fear and tension, pushing us closer to "the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before." The three-minute video shows Gabbard visiting several landmarks in Hiroshima. The video also describes in detail what a nuclear event could mean for the United States -- including a simulation of a nuclear attack on San Francisco, California, which appears to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge. MORE: Hegseth, Gabbard lead US delegation to major security summit in Singapore Gabbard's remarks were similar to previous remarks she's made on the campaign trail, however, the video was posted days after she traveled to the Shangri-La Dialogue, a major Asian conference held in Singapore, earlier this month. "This isn't some made-up science fiction story. This is the reality of what's at stake, what we are facing now, because as we stand here today, closer to the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before, political elite and warmongers are carelessly fomenting fear and tensions between nuclear powers," Gabbard said in the video. "Perhaps it's because they are confident that they will have access to nuclear shelters for themselves and for their families that regular people won't have access to," she added. Gabbard called on people to "speak up and demand an end to this madness." "We must reject this path to nuclear war and work toward a world where no one has to live in fear of a nuclear holocaust," Gabbard said. Gabbard's position is in sharp contrast to Trump's previous remarks on the use of nuclear weapons during WWII. In 2016, while campaigning in San Diego, California, Trump criticized then-President Barack Obama for visiting Hiroshima, calling him "pathetic." He added that he didn't care that Obama visited, "just as long as he doesn't apologize" for dropping the bomb: "Who cares." More recently, on Jan. 20, 2024, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Trump brought up Hiroshima again, this time to make a point about presidential immunity: "Hiroshima, not exactly a nice act, but it did end the second World War, probably. Right?" Earlier this year, Trump focused his nuclear war rhetoric mostly on Russia and China, saying in March that "it would be great if everybody would get rid of their nuclear weapons." Alexa Henning, Gabbard's deputy chief of staff, told ABC News that Gabbard and the president align on their plans for peace and prevention of war. "Acknowledging the past is critical to inform the future. President Trump has repeatedly stated in the past that he recognizes the immeasurable suffering, and annihilation can be caused by nuclear war, which is why he has been unequivocal that we all need to do everything possible to work towards peace," Henning said in a statement. "DNI Gabbard supports President Trump's clearly stated objectives of bringing about lasting peace and stability and preventing war." MORE: As Trump escalates immigration fight, Democrats face high-stakes test: ANALYSIS Gabbard's Tuesday remarks also echoed rhetoric from her time asa Democratic presidential candidate, when she warned about neoconservatives, neoliberals and Trump himself. In 2019, Gabbard said Trump "tore up the Iran nuclear agreement, and has taken action since, step by step, to further push us closer and closer to the brink of nuclear war, to the brink of war with Iran, that would be far more devastating than the war in Iraq, and leading us to the point where every single day that there is no nuclear deal with Iran, Iran is closer to developing a nuclear weapon." But when she endorsed Trump's 2024 presidential campaign as an independent last August, Gabbard shifted her focus to President Joe Biden. Speaking at the National Guard Association conference, she said the Biden-Harris "administration has us facing multiple wars on multiple fronts and regions around the world, and closer to the brink of nuclear war than we ever have been before." Gabbard's initial bid for president in 2020 was sparked by a mistaken ballistic missile alert that sent people in Hawaii into panic, thinking they were under attack. That moment inspired the former Hawaii congresswoman to center much of her campaign on ending wars and seeking peace. Although she has now aligned herself with the Republican Party and the Trump administration, this moment suggests Gabbard is still staking out an independent position on America's global posture -- one deeply rooted in her long-standing skepticism of the Washington establishment. Tulsi Gabbard warns of nuclear threat in social media videooriginally appeared onabcnews.go.com

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Tulsi Gabbard warns of nuclear threat in social media video

Tulsi Gabbard warns of nuclear threat in social media video Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a stark warning about the...

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U.S. Open: Longest par-3 ever, church pews and an interstate — the Oakmont quirks that could determine the winner

U.S. Open: Longest par-3 ever, church pews and an interstate — the Oakmont quirks that could determine the winner

OAKMONT, Pa. — There are major championship golf courses that engage your senses, challenge your spirit, test your spine. And then there's Oakmont, which has one goal, and one goal only: To beat you into the dirt. Forget your feelings, bring your best game to Oakmont or slink out of here broken and defeated. There have been nine U.S. Opens played at Oakmont prior to this year, and according to the USGA, 1,385 players have competed in those Opens. Of that number, a mere 28 — just 2 percent — have finished the week under par. Why? Well, because this course is designed to shatter your confidence. There are no opportunities to relax, no holes you can take off. Scorecard-killing disaster lurks on every single hole. Get ready. Deep in the heart of Oakmont sits the 289-yard par-3 8th hole, the longest in major championship history. It's not a particularly tough hole; the challenge comes from the psychological effect of placing a par-3 score on a hole that will top 300 yards for at least one round this week. The hole is so vast that it can deceive even the best in the game. "I completely forgot that that was the long par-3," Collin Morikawa said earlier in the week. "I honestly asked Joe [Greiner], my caddie, and everyone in the group, I was like, 'Is this like a—do you go for this par-4 or do you lay up?'The green, one of the easiest on the course, allows for a bit more up-and-down opportunity than most. "Honestly, there's not a ton of strategy other than, like, hitting your driver within 15 yards or your 3-wood within 15 yards," Morikawa added. "Just hit and hope, honestly. It's a hole I'll take four pars right now and walk away." When Henry Fownes built Oakmont in the early 1900s, he had to deal with a railroad track that ran right through the heart of the property. Oakmont slopes down into a valley, the bottom of which comprises that railroad … and, now, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. When the federal government built the interstate highway system starting in the 1940s, the route through Oakmont already existed. The highway doesn't bisect any individual holes — try not to imagine the carnage that would be involved in players trying to shoot over moving vehicles — but does cut the course roughly in half, running between the 1st and 2nd holes outbound and the 8th and 9th on the way back toward the clubhouse. You can't see the course from the highway; it's set too low to give anyone a free look at Scottie Scheffler or Rory McIlroy. Two foot bridges cross the highway, meaning players and fans alike have the unnerving sensation of walking with 18-wheelers right beneath their feet. This is the only major course that has an interstate running through it … yet another reason why Oakmont remains a unique gem. There are 168 bunkers scattered over Oakmont, which was initially designed as a Scottish links-style course. And much like links courses, if you end up in a bunker, you, my friend, are in real trouble. The most vicious of the bunkers is "Big Mouth," adjacent to the 17th hole; any time a bunker has its own name, you know it's just waiting to wreck your day. Still, it could be worse. Fownes and his son W.C., who was even more diabolical than his father, used to drag deep furrows in the thick Allegheny River sand that made up the bunkers, using a hundred-pound rake called the "Devil's Backscratcher." A ball that ended up in one of those wasn't coming out without a fight. At least that particular challenge is now no more, but the bunkers nonetheless remain. The greens at Oakmont are notoriously slick; Sam Snead once said he put a dime down to mark his ball, and it slid right off the edge. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the 9th, in the shadow of the clubhouse, where the 9th green shares an expanse of land with the practice green … and the practice green slopes downward toward the flag stick. It's visually strange, seeing players putting while others are finishing out their front nine, but when a practice putt gets rolling, it could end up in the middle of some actual play. PSA: Holing out on No. 9 at Oakmont doesn't always mean you're done!pic.twitter.com/CdS3ScfrH6 — U.S. Open (@usopengolf)June 10, 2025 The visual trademark of Oakmont runs between the 3rd and 4th holes, on the left side of each: the church pews, a collection of 13 islands of fescue in the midst of a massive, 100-plus-yard bunker. Initially a collection of a half dozen individual bunkers, the "pews" were reformed into the shape they are now at some point in the mid-20th century. (Recordkeeping was spotty in those days.) The church pews — and their lesser-known sibling, the piano keys along the 15th hole — are yet another bit of psychological torture, a gorgeous way to keep players unsettled and uneasy at every turn. Oakmont will test every player, every day of the U.S. Open. And along the way, the course's quirks and character will make this a fascinating, exhilarating four-day ride.

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June 11, 2025

U.S. Open: Longest par-3 ever, church pews and an interstate — the Oakmont quirks that could determine the winner

U.S. Open: Longest par-3 ever, church pews and an interstate — the Oakmont quirks that could determine the winner OAKMONT, Pa. — There are m...

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