Skinner or Pickard? Oilers' Knoblauch still not naming starting goalie for Stanley Cup Final Game 6

Skinner or Pickard? Oilers' Knoblauch still not naming starting goalie for Stanley Cup Final Game 6

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It'sanyone's guess who starts in goalfor the Edmonton Oilers when they face elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. Coach Kris Knoblauch did not say Monday whether it would be Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard. "It's who we feel can win us a game," Knoblauch said after practice. "That's how it's gone in other games, and we'll make that decision." Skinner was Edmonton's starting goaltender to begin the playoffs, lost the first two games and was replaced by Pickard, who went 6-0 before getting injured. Skinner also started the first four in the final, got pulled twice and for Pickard, whowon Game 4and lost Game 5. "A strength of our team is that we can go with both guys," winger Connor Brown said. "They're up for the challenge. I mean, they're both absolute pros. Both have given this their best every time they come in there, and they both work hard, so we're in it as a group." Ryan Nugent-Hopkins did not practice Monday, though Knoblauch expects the Oilers' longest-tenured player to be in the lineup Tuesday night in Sunrise. That is a constant, even if Nugent-Hopkins is not 100% healthy, though there could be other changes coming. Either Jeff Skinner or Vasily Podkolzin may be ticketed for the press box as a healthy scratch up front, while John Klingberg is a candidate to return on defense. Status quo Panthers Florida will be making no such changes, barring something unforeseen, in thefirst chance to clinchback-to-back championships. The same 12 forwards and six defensemen who have been in place sinceA.J. Greer returned from injuryin Game 3 figure to be in the lineup again. "It's all health based," coach Paul Maurice said. "We're a pretty healthy team, fortunately, at this point, and we've got good players." That includes Matthew Tkachuk, who missed the remainder of the regular season aftergetting injuredat the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. After some ups and downs and uncertainty, he's "feeling the best" he has during this run. "I thought there was maybe a 50% chance I wouldn't be playing as close to about a week or five days before the playoffs started," Tkachuk said. "Very lucky and fortunate that I've got great trainers and doctors, and they all somehow got me healthy enough to play." Florida Olympians The Panthers have five players already bound for the 2026 Olympics in Milan: Tkachuk for the U.S., Sam Reinhart for Canada, Aleksander Barkov for Finland, Nico Sturm for Germany and Uvis Balinskis for Latvia. The 12 teams participatingunveiled their preliminary six-man rostersMonday. Sturm and Balinskis have not played in the final, but the Olympic announcements put them in the spotlight. "Being an Olympian is something that not a lot of athletes can say about their careers," Sturm said. "It's the best athletes in the world from every sport, and it's definitely something that I've marked on my calendar, something that I want to achieve in my career. It'd be a huge accomplish to be able to play there and, once your career's done, to say you participated in the Olympics, I think that's a huge accomplishment not to be understated." ___ AP NHL playoffs:https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cupandhttps://apnews.com/hub/nhl

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June 16, 2025

Skinner or Pickard? Oilers' Knoblauch still not naming starting goalie for Stanley Cup Final Game 6

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Has there ever been College World Series perfect game? Gage Wood throws no-hitter

Has there ever been College World Series perfect game? Gage Wood throws no-hitter

Acollege baseballteam making it to theCollege World Seriesis a humongous achievement, one that can define the program in the years that follow and put it firmly on the national stage. Once there, rising above the seven other teams to win a national championship is an even more Herculean feat, an accomplishment that immortalizes players and coaches in a school and program's lore. Being perfect at the CWS, though? That's something unprecedented. In his team'selimination game against Murray State, Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood was nearly untouchable, surrendering no hits in a complete-game shutout to help deliver the No. 3 Razorbacks a 3-0 victory to keep their national title dreams alive. While it's sacrilegious for such discussions to take place in a dugout during a game, Wood's no-hitter offered a moment of euphoria for Arkansas The moment he made history. 🥹#MCWSx 🎥 ESPN /@RazorbackBSBpic.twitter.com/9WwjpD17Au — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 16, 2025 REQUIRED READING:Arkansas vs Murray State live updates: College World Series score, highlights From that joy came a natural question: Has anybody ever thrown a no-hitter at the CWS? Here's a look at the history of no-hitters and perfect games in the CWS: Since at least 1959, when there was the first recorded perfect game in college baseball, there has never been a perfect game at the College World Series. The first CWS was played in 1947 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, but the first perfect game wasn't recorded until Maryland's Dick Reitz managed the accomplishment in a win against Johns Hopkins in April 1959. Beyond just the CWS, there has never been a perfect game in the NCAA baseball tournament. Wood won't be joining that group. He went too far inside against left-hander Dom Decker, with a breaking ball hitting the Murray State redshirt sophomore in the first at-bat of the eighth inning. "I shouldn't have hit the guy," he said in a postgame interview with ESPN. "That's all I've got to say." Still, Wood was overpowering and showed few, if any, signs of weakness on the mound at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. Of the 28 batters he faced, he struck out 19 of them. Wood's perfect game bid was the longest in the CWSsince at least 1999, when play-by-play data first becomes available. It's the longest game of Wood's career, with the junior right-hander at 105 pitches through the first eight innings. Though Wood lost his bid at the first perfect game in College World Series history, he still did something that hadn't been achieved at the fabled event in generations. Before Wood on Monday, there had been only two no-hitters at the College World Series, though there hasn't been one since Oklahoma State's Jim Wixson against North Carolina in 1960, meaning Wood's was the first in 65 years. The first no-hitter occurred in 1950, the year the tournament was first held in Omaha, Nebraska, when Texas' Jim Ehrler did so against Tufts. There have now been nine no-hitters in NCAA baseball tournament history at the Division I level. There have been 39 recorded perfect games in Division I college baseball history since the first one in 1959,according to the NCAA. The most recent one came in March, when UNC Wilmington freshman Cam Bagwell had a perfect game in a 12-0 victory against Campbell, needing only 80 pitches to do so in a run-rule, seven-inning win. PERFECTO 🤌 Bagwell throws first UNCW no-hitter since 1995!!#SeahawkBaseballpic.twitter.com/PUFhpZkciJ — UNCW Baseball (@UNCWBaseball)March 23, 2025 It was actually the second perfect game of the 2025 season, with Portland's Ryan Rembisz giving up no hits or walks while striking out 12 in a win against Seattle. Perfect games have become more common in recent years. Of the 39 all-time perfect games in Division I history, 15 have come since 2011, including five since 2022. Monday's game in the College World Series was only Wood's 10th appearance of the season. In his first nine games this season, all of them starts, the Batesville, Arkansas native had a 3-1 record with a 5.02 ERA, 50 strikeouts and only seven walks in 28 2/3 innings pitched. As a sophomore last season, Wood had a 3-2 record, a 4.46 ERA, 56 strikeouts and only eight walks in 40 1/3 innings across 22 appearances. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:College World Series perfect game: Arkansas' Gage Wood has no-hitter

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Has there ever been College World Series perfect game? Gage Wood throws no-hitter

Has there ever been College World Series perfect game? Gage Wood throws no-hitter Acollege baseballteam making it to theCollege World Series...

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Many lawmakers on list of suspected Minnesota shooter vow not to bow down

Many lawmakers on list of suspected Minnesota shooter vow not to bow down

From a legislator in downtown Minneapolis to a veteran Ohio congresswoman, many lawmakers included in thesuspected Minnesota gunman'slist of targets have vowed not to bow down. Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged with federal murder and stalking, along with state charges, following a nearly two-day search that culminated in his capture in the woods near his home. He issuspected of shootingand killing former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday. He is also accused of wounding Democratic Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. The dozens of politicians included in Boelter's writings were Democrats, according to acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson. About 45 were state and federal officials in Minnesota, while elected leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin said they were also mentioned in the writings. Authorities have not provided a motive for the shootings. Manny Atwal, Boelter's lead attorney, declined to comment, saying the office just got the case. Here's how some of the lawmakers in his writings are reacting to the violence: Minnesota state Rep. Esther Agbaje Agbaje spent the weekend with friends and family after learning that her name was on Boelter's list and said she is still trying to make sense of the violence. But since his arrest, the lawmaker, whose district includes portions of northern and downtown Minneapolis, has returned home. She said she now feels "more committed than ever" to her work as a legislator. "We cannot allow people to divide us and then use violence to keep up those divisions," she said. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, Michigan A day after Dingell learned her name was included in Boelter's writing, she held a town hall Monday in a high school auditorium in Dexter, Michigan. "We cannot let terror terrorize us," she told the audience, who cheered. Dingell, who represents the Ann Arbor area, said that some people had wanted her to cancel the event. After the town hall, she reflected on her habit of going out in public without her staff because she always wants people to be able to talk with her. After the shooting, law enforcement officers have told her to be more careful. "We can't let elected officials be cut off," she said. "We can't let elected officials become afraid." "Look, I'm going to keep fighting for the people that I represent. I'm going to keep being a voice for those that want me to make sure their voice is heard at the table," she added. Minnesota state Sen. Ann Rest Rest, who represents New Hope in Hennepin County, said she was made aware that the suspect had been parked near her home early Saturday. She said in a statement Monday that the "quick action" of law enforcement officers saved her life. While she was grateful for the suspect's apprehension, she noted in the statement that she was grieving the loss of the Hortmans and praying for the Hoffmans' recovery. U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten, Michigan Scholten, who represents Grand Rapids, said she was postponing a Monday town hall after learning she was a potential target. "Out of an abundance of caution and to not divert additional law enforcement resources away from protecting the broader public at this time, this is the responsible choice," Scholten said in a statement. U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Kaptur's office said in a statement that her name was included in Boelter's writing but that it will not get in the way of her work "to make life better for families across Northwest Ohio." "Uplifting those who she has the honor to serve has been her sole focus every single day she has served and nothing will deter her from doing so now," the statement said. Minnesota state Rep. Alex Falconer Falconer, whose district includes a portion of the Twin Cities, said he woke up Saturday morning while on vacation with his wife and kids to a flurry of text messages about the shootings. The police chief then called to warn him about a list of targets. Falconer said he later learned he wasn't on the list, but his family decided to stay away until the suspect was in custody. The police chief increased patrols in his neighborhood and stationed a police car outside of his house, he said. While the question of whether to stay in politics was top of mind for him this weekend, Falconer said, "They win if we quit." Falconer and his Democratic colleagues in the state House gathered at the Capitol on Monday to seek comfort in one another and share stories of Hortman, Falconer said. It was the first time they could meet since the shooting because they had been told by law enforcement to not leave their homes while the suspect remained at-large, he said. ___ Associated Press writers Joey Cappelletti and Isabella Volmert in Lansing, Michigan contributed to this report.

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Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez set to report to federal prison for 11-year bribery sentence

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez set to report to federal prison for 11-year bribery sentence

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen.Bob Menendezis set to report to federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat has been mocked for the crimes as "Gold Bar Bob," according to his own lawyer. Menendez's lawyers revealed in court papers last month that he is expected to be housed at a facility in eastern Pennsylvania that has both a medium-security prison and a minimum-security prison camp. Given the white-collar nature of his crimes, it's likely he'll end up in the camp. The prison, the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, is about 118 miles (190 kilometers) west of New York City. It's home to about 1,200 inmates, including ex-New York City organized crime boss James Coonan and former gas station owner Gurmeet Singh Dhinsa, whom the New York Postdubbed "Gas-Station Gotti" for his ruthless, violent ways. Menendez, 71, maintains his innocence. Last week, a federal appeals court rejected his last-ditch effort to remain free on bail while he fights to get his bribery conviction overturned. A three-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied his bail motion. Pleading for leniency, Menendez told a judge at his sentencing in January: "I am far from a perfect man. I have made more than my share of mistakes and bad decisions. I've done far more good than bad." Menendez has also appeared to be angling for a pardon fromPresident Donald Trump, aligning himself with the Republican's criticisms of the judicial system, particularly in New York City. "This process is political and it's corrupted to the core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system," Menendez told reporters after his January sentencing. Menendezresigned last year after he was convictedof selling his clout for bribes. FBI agents found $480,000 in cash in his home, some of it stuffed inside boots and jacket pockets, along with gold bars worth an estimated $150,000 and a luxury convertible in the garage. In exchange, prosecutors said, Menendez performed corrupt favors for New Jersey business owners, including protecting them from criminal investigations, helping in business deals with foreign powers and meeting with Egyptian intelligence officials before helping Egypt access $300 million in U.S. military aid. Menendez, who once served as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, resigned his seat a month after his conviction. He had been in the Senate since 2006. Two business owners also were convicted last year along with Menendez. His wife,Nadine Menendez, was convicted in April of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes from the business owners. Her sentencing has been set for Sept. 11. At his sentencing, Menendez's lawyers described how the son of Cubanimmigrantsemerged from poverty to become "the epitome of the American Dream" — rising from mayor of Union City, New Jersey, to decades in Congress — before his conviction "rendered him a national punchline." "Despite his decades of service, he is now known more widely as Gold Bar Bob," defense lawyer Adam Fee told the judge.

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June 16, 2025

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez set to report to federal prison for 11-year bribery sentence

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Goodman and Moniak homer in the 9th to give the Rockies a 6-4 victory over the Nationals

Goodman and Moniak homer in the 9th to give the Rockies a 6-4 victory over the Nationals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a tying shot in the ninth inning, and then Mickey Moniak connected for a two-run drive that gave the Colorado Rockies a 6-4 victory over the skidding Washington Nationals on Monday night. Colorado entered with 57 losses this season, tied with the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the most in the modern era (since 1901) through 71 games. Both the Rockies and Red Sox won their 72nd game. Washington has lost nine straight overall. Goodman tied it 4-all with a solo shot to left-center — his 13th homer of the season to lead National League catchers. Moniak, who tripled in the fifth and scored on Michael Toglia's single for a 3-1 lead, sent a two-run homer into the bullpen in right field to put Colorado ahead with his eighth home run this season. Seth Halvorsen walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the ninth before getting a double play and a groundout to earn his fourth save. Victor Vodnik (2-2) pitched a scoreless eighth. Kyle Finnegan (0-2) was handed his fifth blown save of the season. Thirteen of Colorado's last 20 games have been decided by two or fewer runs, with the Rockies going 6-14 during that span. Key moment The Nationals hit two home runs in the fifth for a 4-2 lead. Daylen Lile hit his first major league homer to right field. James Wood powered a two-run shot the other way to left for his 18th of the season. Key stat Rockies batters entered with 35 strikeouts in their last two games, one shy of Boston's mark of 36 over two games in 1986. Colorado fanned just seven times against Washington — keeping the MLB record for a three-game span at 52, set by the 2016 Orioles and matched by the 2017 Brewers. Up next Game 2 of the four-game series matches Colorado RHP Antonio Senzatela (1-10, 7.23 ERA) against Washington RHP Michael Soroka (3-4, 5.14) on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/MLB

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June 16, 2025

Goodman and Moniak homer in the 9th to give the Rockies a 6-4 victory over the Nationals

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Club World Cup: Chelsea's win over LAFC overshadowed by empty seats inside Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Club World Cup: Chelsea's win over LAFC overshadowed by empty seats inside Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium

ATLANTA — At some point over the next few weeks, theClub World Cupwill ratchet up its intensity, both on the pitch and in the stands. Monday's first match,a 2-0 Chelsea victory over LAFCthat had the feel of a friendly, did not rise to that level on either account. Sure, both clubs' performances were solid enough; LAFC didn't embarrass itself or MLS, and Chelsea did what it needed to do to take care of business in its debut Group D match. But the real story of the afternoon was in the seats — specifically, the emptiness of vast swaths of seats in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Announced attendance was 22,137, and in a stadium with a usual capacity of 42,500 for Atlanta United matches and 71,000 for NFL games, there was plenty of room to move around. Whether a consequence of the 3 p.m. Monday kickoff, the lack of interest in the competitors, the cost of the tickets, or a repudiation of the entire Club World Cup, the effect was the same: echoes, silence and a sense that this match would have been a banger had it been held in a stadium about one-fifth the size of the behemoth that is Mercedes-Benz. The notable exception: The 3252, a 500-strong crew of ultra-passionate LAFC supporters who posted up behind the west goal. The fans kicked their drums, bells, chants and dances into gear at the opening kickoff and didn't let up either half, waving team and pride flags and providing a welcome backbeat to what was otherwise a staid atmosphere. "They showed out here to support us, came a long way," LAFC midfielder Mark Delgado said. "Amazing. We definitely noticed them the whole match." Outside The 3252, the crowd — largely clad in Chelsea blue — spent the entire match giving off the vibes of a wait for an oil change. Energy breeds energy, and with little exception, the crowd other than The 3252 remained quiet except for the occasional Chelsea charge. LAFC, the final member of the 32-team Club World Cup field, qualified May 31 with an overtime victory over Club América. Chelsea, meanwhile, is coming off a Conference League trophy and a fourth-place finish in the Premier League, one that qualifies the Blues for a spot in next season's Champions League. This wasn't expected to be a fair fight, in other words. "Give them a moment, they'll punish you, and they had two chances, and they punished us," Delgado said. "When you're playing with a quality team and quality defenders, you're not going to get as many chances as you do in MLS. It's another level here." The key first-half moment came in the 34th minute, when Chelsea reminded everyone who exactly the Premier League club was in this particular match. Off an assist by Nicolas Jackson, Pedro Neto fired down the right side, iced two separate defenders and struck gold just inside the near post. He capped that off by blowing kisses to the crowd … no, not individually, though he almost could have. 😙💙pic.twitter.com/PescTiY23e — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)June 16, 2025 LAFC showed a bit more life to start the second half, if a bit less organization. LAFC striker Olivier Giroud — formerly of Chelsea — somehow forgot his shirt coming out of the locker room, and the second-half kickoff was delayed several minutes until a teammate could retrieve it. "We definitely in the second half picked it up a bit, definitely did create a few more chances, create a bit of chaos for them," Delgado said. "I felt like in the second half we could have had at least two." Other than Neto's goal, the largest Chelsea cheer of the afternoon came for new striker Liam Delap, who raced into the game in the 64th minute. Chelsea signed Delap to a six-year contract from Ipswich just 12 days ago, and the cheers were for what fans hope and expect he'll bring to the club in the coming years. Regardless of the match's outcome, though, the optics of the match were a black eye for FIFA, particularly in Atlanta, which bills itself as "the epicenter of soccer in the United States." As the game wore on, the club level and lower corners and ends filled out to a reasonable degree, but the highly visible midfield seats remained sparsely populated. You can spin the atrocious attendance a number of ways, but the first and most likely cause is that 3 p.m. on a Monday is aroughtime to schedule a soccer match and expect any kind of decent turnout. Ticket prices were high to start — anywhere from $83 to $228 — and didn't dip below about $65 as of kickoff on the secondary market. From a casual fan perspective, the Chelsea-LAFC match is the least compelling of the three scheduled for this week in Atlanta. Thursday, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami come to town, and Sunday, Manchester City — the ultimate bandwagon team of the 2020s — will arrive. Plus, Chelsea has now played in Atlanta three straight summers, following a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United in the 2023 Premier League Summer Series and a 3-0 victory over Club América last year in a friendly. In a statement earlier this week, FIFA sought to get ahead of this kind of early criticism: "We anticipate great attendances and electric atmospheres at its inaugural edition, with excitement growing with every round of matches and the tournament ultimately standing as the undisputed pinnacle of club world football." After the match, players indicated they weren't particularly concerned with the empty seats. "To be honest, we don't really notice. We're focused into the game," Chelsea defender Levi Colwill said. "The tournament is new, but the fans are going to attract to it when you've got the best teams in the world. That's what we're really excited for." "We're pretty focused on the game," defender Tosin Adarabioyo said. "We had a lot of Chelsea fans, which was great to see, obviously from the U.S." LAFC's best scoring chance, and a moment that had Chelsea fans catching their breath, came in the 77th minute. Denis Bouanga orchestrated an attack that came maddeningly close on at least three separate occasions inside the Chelsea box; an equalizer would have made the final 15 or so minutes unexpectedly intense. Two minutes later, Chelsea made LAFC pay for the mistake. Delap set up Enzo Fernandez perfectly, and Fernandez put Chelsea up 2-0 with 11 minutes remaining in regulation. That pretty much sealed the deal, though The 3252 kept up the chanting and dancing all the way through stoppage time and beyond. "Leading up to the tournament, that's what you think about, the first game," Colwill said, "getting the first win and getting on a roll." It was a fun start to the Atlanta matches of the Club World Cup. Too bad there weren't more people on hand to see it.

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June 16, 2025

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EXCLUSIVE: Thune Says Senate GOP Has Plan To Fight Back Against Activist Judges

EXCLUSIVE: Thune Says Senate GOP Has Plan To Fight Back Against Activist Judges

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Senate Republicans are mulling legislation to address the historic number of federal rulings blocking key parts of President Donald Trump's agenda from being implemented nationwide. Thune expressed dismay at district courts' unprecedenteduseof universal injunctions tohaltthe administration's directives from going into effect across the country during Trump's second term, in an exclusive interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation. The majority leader said that he is eager to work with Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley to find a legislative solution, but cautioned that passing legislation could hinge on getting enough buy-in from Senate Democrats due to the 60-vote legislative filibuster.(RELATED: Congress Has The Tools To Stop Rogue Judges From Overriding Trump's Agenda — Without Reaching For Impeachment) Thune criticized district courts issuing sweeping injunctions that have effectively paralyzed the Trump administration from implementing its policies and suggested that district judges may be overstepping their constitutional powers with the growing number of nationwide injunctions. Federal district court judges issued 25 nationwide injunctions halting Trump's policies from going into effect anywhere in the country during the first 100 days of the president's second term,accordingto a May report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. District court judges conversely issued just four nationwide injunctions during the first 100 days of former President Joe Biden's term and six during the first 100 days of Trump's first term. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harrisarguedin March that district courts issued more nationwide injunctions in February 2025 alone than during the first three years of the Biden administration. "A lot of district courts are essentially policy making for the entire country and that's not what they were designed to do when they were created under the Constitution," Thune told the DCNF. "I don't think anybody anticipated that you have a district court that would be making policy for all 50 states." Congressional Republicans have introduced multiple pieces of legislation to curtail the authority of federal district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions since January. The House of RepresentativespassedRepublican California Rep. Darrell Issa's No Rogue Rulings Act mostly along party lines in April. The bill would restrict the issuance of nationwide injunctions in most cases before district courts. Issa and House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordancalled onthe Senate to take up the House-passed legislation in an op-ed published earlier in June. It would need the support of at least seven Democratic senators to clear the upper chamber. WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has introduced the Judicial Relief Clarification Act to end the practice of universal injunctions. The legislation has yet to clear the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Thune signaled his support for Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley'slegislation, which would prohibit universal injunctions by restricting federal court orders to parties directly before them and require plaintiffs requesting universal relief to file a class action lawsuit. "We're anxious to work with him and in trying to come up with ways of addressing this," Thune told the DCNF. Grassley's Judicial Relief Clarification Act has thus far not passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A spokesperson for the committee did not immediately respond to the DCNF's inquiry about the status of the legislation. The majority leader advised that legislation addressing nationwide injunctions could die in the Senate if Republicans fail to get bipartisan support for the measure. The Senate's legislative filibuster requires most legislation to net 60 votes to advance to a vote on final passage. Thune has repeatedlycommittedto preserving the filibuster amid Senate Democratsflip-floppingon the issue since they've lost their majority. "The House is obviously in a position to act because they can do it with 218 [votes]," Thune said. "For us, this would take 60." "We want to make sure that if it comes out of the committee and it comes to the floor, that we have a decent chance of having success with it," Thune added. "But it would, if nothing else, at least make the point that this is a practice —it's gotten way out of proportion and needs to be dealt with — and let the Democrats try to defend it." The Supreme Courtheardoral arguments in May regarding district courts' nationwide injunctions on the administration's executive order limiting birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants born in the United States. The Court couldrein indistrict court judges' ability to issue sweeping injunctions, a potential development which Thune appeared to welcome. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter's byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

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June 16, 2025

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