UNITED STATES

The Constitution dictates that the 119th Congress begins at noon et on Friday. And the first order of business in the House is to elect the Constitutional officer for the legislative branch of government: Speaker of the House.Only the House votes for Speaker. And the House can’t do anything – I’ll repeat that, anything – until it chooses a Speaker. It can’t swear-in Members until the House taps a Speaker and he or she is sworn-in. The Speaker then swears-in the rest of the body, en masse. Then the House must adopt a rules package to govern daily operations. Only then can the

The Ohio State Buckeyes weren't about to let a Big 10 conference newcomer steal all the spotlight this season. With a resounding 41-21 victory over top-ranked Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday, the Buckeyes are headed to the CFP semifinal. Jeremiah Smith caught two of Will Howard’s three long touchdown passes during Ohio State’s sensational 34-point first half. Howard passed for 319 yards, Emeka Egbuka also caught a long TD pass, and TreVeyon Henderson made a 66-yard touchdown run in a redemptive Rose Bowl for the Buckeyes (12-2, CFP No. 8 seed), whose big-game execution sometimes hasn’t matched their formidable talent

A Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, killing one person and injuring seven others, contained gasoline and camp fuel containers, as well as large firework mortars, according to authorities.Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a press conference on Wednesday that investigators know who rented the Cybertruck, which was acquired in Colorado, though they are not prepared to identify that person without 100% certainty.McMahill also said investigators were able to trace the truck through Tesla charging stations. License plate readers in Las Vegas first detected the vehicle at about 7:30 a.m., and McMahill said

Oregon Ducks football star quarterback Dillon Gabriel made it clear which conditions he believes football games should be played in. During an interview with KOIN News on Tuesday ahead of his team's Rose Bowl matchup against Ohio State, Gabriel described his ideal vision for the conditions that his games should be played in, and questioned the notion of playing in snow and rain."We love warm weather. I think we should play more football on nice grass instead of the artificial stuff. And the more sun the better. Why do we do it to ourselves? Do fans want to sit in the

The 2025 Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia will be played less than 24 hours later than its initial start time after Wednesday's deadly attack in New Orleans prompted the game's postponement. The Allstate Sugar Bowl officially announced Wednesday afternoon that the game will start at 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET) on Thursday. The game was initially set to kick off on 8:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday night, and earlier reports indicated the game would be postponed 24 hours. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAllstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley released a statement sending thoughts and prayers

Saquon Barkley addressed his team's decision to rest him in the last game of the season, causing him to miss out on a chance to break the NFL single-season rushing record. The Philadelphia Eagles star told reporters on Wednesday that he is "down" about head coach Nick Sirianni's decision to keep him out of the game against the New York Giants on Sunday. Barkley said that he talked with Siranni about the decision after last Sunday's win against the Dallas Cowboys, and wasn't as eager about it then, but became more invested in breaking the record after sleeping on it. Now, he