President Trump signed an executive order to restore “order, fairness, and stability” to college athletics in the United States. “The Order directs Federal agencies to bolster the effectiveness of key college-sports rules on transferring, eligibility, and pay-for-play by evaluating whether violations of such rules render a university unfit for Federal grants and contracts,” the order read. “Simultaneously, the Order calls on the appropriate governing body to update these rules to restore financial stability and protect the future of all college sports,” it continued. “President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday designed to limit how long athletes can play college sports and how often they can transfer between schools,” ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter wrote. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday designed to limit how long athletes can play college sports and how often they can transfer between schools. More via ESPN’s Dan Murphy:https://t.co/DUaa0Cw6eR — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2026 ESPN explained further: The order directs the NCAA to create rules that mandate college athletes can play for “no more than a five-year period” and allows them to transfer schools only once before they graduate without having to sit out a season. The rule changes are scheduled to go into effect Aug. 1. A school that plays an athlete who doesn’t meet these new limits could risk losing its federal funding. The order also states that the NCAA should update its rules to create a national registry for player agents and create policies that prevent schools from cutting scholarships or other opportunities for women’s and Olympic sports in order to pay their athletes. “College sports cannot function without clear, agreed-upon rules concerning pay-for-play and player eligibility that can’t be endlessly challenged in court, as is the case now,” the White House said in a news release about the order. Multiple lawyers who work with colleges and their athletes told ESPN they believe that judges would rule the president’s order to be unconstitutional and unenforceable if challenged in court. NCAA president Charlie Baker said during a media availability in Phoenix before the Women’s Final Four that he had not read the entire executive order yet, but from what he saw on social media, “there’s a bunch of things in there that are pretty consistent with the things we’ve been talking to them and to Congress about.” “The resulting chaos is creating financial pressures that threaten to drain resources from all sports except football and basketball, and from many universities altogether,” the order read. “While Congress is strongly encouraged to expeditiously pass legislation, further delay is not an option given what is at stake and the turmoil and instability currently facing universities across the nation,” it continued. “Common sense & solid,” OutKick founder Clay Travis commented. President Trump’s executive order on college sports is below. Three key provisions: 1. Five years of total eligibility 2. Only “one” free transfer without sitting. 3. No players can return from pros. Goes into effect on 8/1. Common sense & solid: https://t.co/wWmosuirVz — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 3, 2026 Fox News has more: The conferences struck a consistent tone of appreciation for federal involvement, coupled with a renewed call for Congress to establish national standards governing college athletics, particularly with respect to athlete compensation, employment status and name, image and likeness (NIL) rules. Big 10 Commissioner Tony Petitti wrote, “The Big Ten Conference would like to thank President Trump for his leadership and continuing efforts to protect college athletics and joins him in urging Congress to quickly pass legislation addressing the critical issues undermining its long-term stability. “Consistent with President Trump’s executive order, the bipartisan SCORE Act thoughtfully addresses name, image, and likeness for student-athletes, protecting academic and athletic opportunities provided through women’s and Olympic sports programs, and expands resources to support student-athletes on and off the field. “We will continue to work with a broad coalition of college sports stakeholders and members of Congress to enact this legislation.” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey wrote, “The establishment and enforcement of consistent national standards for college athletics remains a top priority, and President Trump’s executive order provides important clarity to help ensure all programs operate under comparable policies. “We are grateful for the President’s leadership and the continued, bipartisan engagement of members of the House and Senate on these key issues. “We support House of Representatives approval of the SCORE Act and meaningful Senate consideration of similar legislation to preserve academic opportunity for student-athletes and the long-term future of college sports.”

President Trump signed a memo directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay all its employees despite the partial government shutdown. “Nearly 7 weeks have elapsed since Democrats shut down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent the brave men and women who work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection from performing their duties to secure our country’s borders and enforce our immigration laws,” the memo read. “More than 35,000 employees, including Coast Guard civilians, Federal Emergency Management Agency employees helping to prepare the Nation for disaster response, and cybersecurity professionals at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, have gone without a paycheck for nearly 2 months because of congressional Democrats,” it continued. “As a result, thousands of DHS employees who are performing their critical public safety responsibilities are struggling to make ends meet and provide for their families. This callous treatment of DHS employees must end in order to ensure that America is not susceptible to security threats and maintains readiness to respond to emergencies,” it added. Trump signs a memo directing DHS to pay all of its employees during the shutdown, including thousands across FEMA, Coast Guard and other agencies. https://t.co/7pba9jZlwt — NBC News (@NBCNews) April 4, 2026 NBC News has more: Trump has repeatedly blamed the partial government shutdown on Democrats, who are demanding significant changes to immigration enforcement tactics before lending their support to legislation that would fully fund DHS. The president signed a similar memo last week that directed DHS to pay TSA workers, who had also gone without paychecks, as passengers endured significant delays at airports across the country. Those funds starting hitting employees’ bank accounts this week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection have received funding during the shutdown with money from Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill,” which he signed into law last year. “As President of the United States, I have determined that these circumstances constitute an emergency situation compromising the Nation’s security. Accordingly, I hereby direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to use funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to the functions of DHS to provide each and every employee of DHS with the compensation and benefits that would have accrued to them if not for the Democrat-led DHS shutdown, consistent with applicable law, including 31 U.S.C. 1301(a),” the memo read. “Once regular funding for DHS has been restored, every effort should be made, as authorized by law, to adjust applicable funding accounts within DHS to ensure the continuation of DHS operations and activities consistent with planned expenditures prior to the lapse,” it continued. CBS News shared further: A path forward has emerged over the last week, after Senate Democrats and Republicans approved a bill to fund the bulk of DHS while carving out ICE and parts of CBP, allowing most of the agency to reopen. House Republicans initially rejected that plan, but earlier this week, GOP leadership in both chambers indicated they plan to pass most DHS funding through that route. Then, they plan to fund the rest of DHS — ICE and CBP — through the Senate’s reconciliation process, which allows spending bills to be passed with a simple majority without Democratic support. Read the full memo HERE.

The Secret Service said it is investigating gunfire near the White House that occurred on Sunday. According to CBS News, officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly after midnight “in the vicinity of Lafayette Park.” Lafayette Park is located directly north of the White House. No injuries were reported, and no suspect was located. Late-night shooting near the White House puts Secret Service on heightened alert https://t.co/beaEJW7Vd2 pic.twitter.com/2Mjq3jimxu — New York Post (@nypost) April 5, 2026 CBS News shared further: President Trump is in Washington and is hosting a family Easter dinner at the White House on Sunday. White House operations remain normal, though a heightened security posture is in place, the Secret Service said. Road closures were initially in effect adjacent to the park. Chief of Communications for the Secret Service Anthony Guglielmi said in a post on X after 8 a.m. that the closures had been lifted. “Secret Service Police, in coordination with the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police, are actively seeking a possible vehicle and a person of interest. Our investigation is active,” the Secret Service stated. We are investigating overnight gunfire in the area of Lafayette Park in conjunction with @DCPoliceDept and @usparkpolicepio. Anyone with information is urged to call DC Police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411 pic.twitter.com/AAUJd8Wt7L — Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) April 5, 2026 More from the New York Post: Lafayette Park has been fenced off for weeks because of ongoing renovations. Trump remained at the White House this weekend. On Sunday, his motorcade did a tour around Memorial Circle, where he intends to build an “Independence Arch,” and he went to Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. The only major event on his schedule Sunday is a private family Easter dinner at the White House. The shooting near the White House is just the latest security scare in recent weeks. Last weekend, authorities scrambled an F-16 fighter jet at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, where Trump has his Mar-a-Lago residence, after losing contact with an aircraft in the area. Air Force One was stationed at the airport at the time of the incident, though Trump was away on his golf course. Neither the president nor the presidential plane was in danger, the White House and Secret Service said.

A new report claims that President Trump said the United States attempted to send guns to Iranian protestors after the country’s regime allegedly slaughtered 45,000 civilians. “The president also provided new details on what happened earlier this year, as the Iranian regime took to the streets and slaughtered what the president tells me is 45,000 civilians in their own country,” Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst said. “After that took place, President Trump told me the United States sent guns to the Iranian protestors. He tells me ‘we sent them a lot of guns.’ ‘We sent them through the Kurds,’ and the president says he thinks the Kurds kept them,” Yingst continued. “He went on to say, ‘we sent guns to the protestors, a lot of them,'” he added. Footage below: NEW: The United States sent guns to the Iranian protesters through the Kurds, President Trump told Fox News. "We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them," President Trump told me. "And I think the Kurds took the guns." pic.twitter.com/CmAfYJVkIH — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 5, 2026 More from the New York Post: Some Kurdish groups disputed Trump’s claims, with Hejar Berenji, a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) representative, telling Yingst, “We did not receive any weapons during the time of the demonstrations in Iran.” Anti-government protests began rocking Iran late last year due to a cost-of-living crisis, a plunging currency, and more. Trump repeatedly urged protesters to continue and vowed to help them. On Jan. 2, Trump warned Iran via Truth Social that if the theocratic regime violently “kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue.” Nearly two weeks later, Trump called on Iranian protesters to “KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS,” in a Truth Social post, declaring that “HELP IS ON ITS WAY.” At the time, it didn’t appear as though the US had taken major steps to provide assistance to the Iranian people. But Trump made clear Sunday that his administration had quietly made attempts. “Here’s what Kurdish Komala Party leader Abdullah Mohtadi told be about U.S. support last month, unrelated to what the President said about weapons,” Yingst wrote afterward. Here’s what Kurdish Komala Party leader Abdullah Mohtadi told be about U.S. support last month, unrelated to what the President said about weapons. pic.twitter.com/qWlZrHo26z — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 5, 2026 “If they don’t make a deal and fast, I’m considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil,” Trump said, according to Yingst. “President Trump added that he believes he’ll be able to get a deal with Iran by tomorrow,” he added. Watch below: NEW: "If they don't make a deal and fast, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil," President Trump told me. President Trump added that he believes he'll be able to get a deal with Iran by tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/a7EDL6hQUJ — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 5, 2026 Newsweek shared further: After remaining relatively quiet over the holiday weekend, Trump spoke to reporters on Sunday as he tried to build some buzz about American efforts to negotiate with Tehran and end the war. Yingst addressed the negotiations early on, saying Trump believes he can secure a deal “by tomorrow” and there was a “good chance” they could wrap on Monday. However, he then revealed details of the lead-up to the war, including the U.S. response to reports earlier this year of tens of thousands of civilians killed by the Iranian regime during protests, 45,000 by Trump’s count, and the U.S. then sent guns to Iranian protesters. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) estimated over 7,000 Iranian protesters were killed in response to the mass demonstrations, while other media reports, citing officials in Iran, said the actual number was over 30,000. “Remember, the president made a commitment to the Iranians protesters who were in the streets of their country earlier this year,” Yingst said. “Those images were circulating online of thousands of people who were slaughtered at the hands of the Iranian regime, the current regime that is attacking U.S. forces as we speak, and the president made a commitment on Truth Social to those protesters, and he said help is on the way.”

Actress Tori Spelling and four of her children were hospitalized after a car crash in California. The “Beverly Hills, 90210” star reportedly was driving her children and three of their friends when another driver allegedly ran a red light while speeding and struck them. No arrests were made and the incident remains under investigation, TMZ reported. Tori Spelling recovers from terrifying car crash that landed family in hospital as she speaks with paramedics in aftermath https://t.co/WtJm4tYN60 — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) April 5, 2026 TMZ has more: The other car allegedly in the crash was severely banged up as you can see … while Tori’s car suffered far less damage. Spelling and the 7 kids were transported to the hospital in 3 separate ambulances, we’re told … where they were treated for injuries including cuts, bruises, contusions and concussions. Everyone is doing alright … and, our sources say that might be due to Tori’s quick thinking — and the way she maneuvered the vehicle to minimize a more severe impact. Spelling shares five children with her ex-husband, Dean McDermott. Their children range in age from 9 to 19. TMZ shared footage from the scene: Tori Spelling, her kids and several other passengers were taken to the hospital after a speeding driver allegedly ran into them … TMZ has learned. pic.twitter.com/6uta1oxnkB — TMZ (@TMZ) April 5, 2026 NBC News shared further: It’s not the first time Spelling has been in a car accident with her children. In 2011, when she had two young children and was pregnant with her third, she said on social media that she “had a pretty big accident” while she was trying to get evade a paparazzo who was following her and her kids to school. Spelling wrote that she took down a “whole wall” of the school and that she would head to the doctor to check on her unborn child. “He then STILL got out to try to get pics,” she wrote. “10 school moms chased him away. What will it take? Someone dying for paparazzi to stop?”