US women’s gold medal-winning team declines invitation from Trump to attend State of Union address

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 24, 2026. Posted in 2026 Winter Olympics, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, Sports.

By JOHN WAWROW and MELISSA GOLDIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Related Articles Epstein sought to bring entourage of women on 2013 SpaceX visit US military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea, killing 3 Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies ICE officer training is ‘deficient’ and ‘broken,’...

When conflict meets competition: Trump’s immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 10, 2026. Posted in 2026 Winter Olympics, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Olympics, Politics, Sports.

By STEVEN SLOAN and EDDIE PELLS LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — As the Winter Olympics opened in Milan, Vice President JD Vance hailed the competition as “one of the few things that unites the entire country.” That unity didn’t last long. The early days of the Milan Cortina Games have been roiled by the tumultuous political debate in the U.S. American athletes have faced persistent questions about President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement agenda and their comfort in representing a country whose policies are increasingly controversial on the world stage. FILE – Hunter Hess, of the...