Month: April 2026

If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation

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Post date April 22, 2026
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Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas share a laugh at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one or more Supreme Court justices before the November midterm elections.

In a conversation with Fox Business TV host Maria Bartiromo on April 15, 2026, Trump discussed the potential retirement of Justice Samuel Alito, 76, the reliably conservative justice appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005.

Trump praised Alito as “a great justice” and said that he is prepared to appoint a replacement, should Alito retire.

Trump added, “In theory, it’s two – you just read the statistics – it could be two, could be three, could be one.”

Trump didn’t say who the other potential retiring justices are. Speculation from pundits is that he is referring to Justice Clarence Thomas, 77, another solid conservative vote. Thomas, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1991, is the court’s oldest justice and longest-serving member.

In the same Fox interview, Trump pointed to former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was under intense pressure to retire during President Barack Obama’s presidency. Ginsburg opted to stay on the bench and died in September 2020.

Republicans blocked Obama’s appointment of Merrick Garland in 2016 after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Then, in 2020, Trump replaced Ginsburg with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, solidifying a 6-3 conservative majority.

As a scholar of the Supreme Court confirmation process, I know the timing of Trump’s comments is closely linked to November’s midterm elections.

If Democrats were to take over the Senate following the midterms, it is very unlikely they would confirm a Trump-appointed Supreme Court nominee. Instead, they would probably follow the precedent set by Republicans in 2020 and block a Trump pick.

The clock is ticking on November’s midterm elections, and Democrats’ chances of taking back the Senate are improving. Assuming a current Supreme Court justice retires, here’s what has to happen for Trump and Senate Republicans to successfully confirm a successor.

The Supreme Court confirmation process

The Constitution says that the Senate provides “advice and consent” on presidential appointments to the Supreme Court. Over the course of the nation’s history, this has developed into a complex process.

Once the Senate receives a nomination from the president, it goes to the Judiciary Committee.

This is where the most public part of the confirmation process takes place: confirmation hearings. These typically last three to four days and feature a high stakes question-and-answer session with the nominee.

Prior to the hearings, senators and the nominee engage in a substantial amount of preparation.

Senators, with their staffs, do extensive background research on the nominee, which helps inform their questioning. Some of this is accomplished through the Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, to which nominees provide written answers. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s 2022 questionnaire was 149 pages long. It included questions about organizational memberships, public speeches and judicial opinions authored.

A Black woman with her back to the camera listens to a man speak behind a bench. — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson listens to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee members on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2022.
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Meanwhile, the nominee makes courtesy calls to senators to build support for confirmation.

At roughly the same time, the nominee takes part in hearing preparation, known as “murder boards.” Here, the nominee’s allies play the roles of members of the Judiciary Committee, anticipating the type of tough questions the nominee will face from skeptical senators from the opposition party of the appointing president.

During Jackson’s murder boards, for instance, the focus was on expected Republican attacks that Jackson was soft on crime.

Within a few days of the end of the confirmation hearings, the Judiciary Committee votes on its recommendation to the full Senate. Then the nomination goes back to the full Senate for more discussion and a final confirmation vote. A simple majority is needed to confirm a Supreme Court nominee.

For the nine members of the court, it has taken an average of 70 days between presidential appointment and Senate confirmation, according to data from The U.S. Supreme Court Database. But this number has decreased recently, with Barrett and Jackson taking 30 and 41 days, respectively, to be confirmed.

So, as long as there is roughly a month before the November midterms, it is likely that there is enough time for the Republican Senate to confirm a Trump nominee.

Democrats have limited options

In 2017, Senate Republicans ended the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees. It was a move to secure the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch.

This reduced the threshold for confirmation from 60 votes to 51 votes. Perhaps most importantly, it also severely limited the options available to the minority party to block a Supreme Court confirmation.

With a 53-47 Republican majority in the Senate, so long as Republicans stick together, it will be very difficult for Senate Democrats to block a Trump nominee.

There are some delay tactics available to Democrats – they can perhaps even grind the entire Senate to a halt – but they may pay a political price for these tactics. Republicans, for instance, may try to paint Democrats as obstructionist, potentially motivating a voter backlash against the Democratic Party in the midterm elections.

Nonetheless, Democrats may view this as a fight worth having, since the confirmation of another Republican-appointed justice will ensure conservative dominance on the court for decades – if not generations – to come.

Paul M. Collins Jr. does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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At Alaska forums, U.S. senators warn Greenland tensions are straining Arctic alliances

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Post date April 22, 2026
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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski sits on a panel at the Arctic Encounter Summit in Anchorage, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Photo by Jenni Monet/Alaska Beacon)

On Friday afternoon in downtown Anchorage, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrived at the Arctic Encounter Summit at the Dena’ina Convention Center, an annual gathering of policymakers, business leaders and international officials focused on Arctic strategy.

A day after welcoming news that two additional U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers would be homeported in the state — a development she has sought for decades – Murkowski struck a tempered tone.

“We got what we wanted,” she told an audience at a luncheon. “But not in the way that we wanted it.”

From this ballroom, not far from where polar ice melt is outpacing earlier scientific expectations, Alaska’s senior senator rattled off a litany of concerns — from repeated Russian incursions in the U.S. airspace to President Donald Trump’s musing about leaving NATO. Murkowski also pointed to tensions over Greenland, which have strained relations between the U.S. and its Arctic allies, troubling a region long recognized as a “zone of peace.”

Attendees at the Arctic Encounter Summer held at the Dena’ina Convention Center, Friday, April 17, 2026, in downtown Anchorage. (Photo by Jenni Monet/Alaska Beacon)

Since taking office, President Trump has pushed for the United States to take control of the semi-autonomous Inuit island under the Kingdom of Denmark, at times suggesting it could be acquired by force, despite repeated rejections from Greenlandic and Danish officials. Last week, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told NBC News that many Greenlanders “don’t feel safe” amid Trump’s repeated rhetoric to claim the territory.

As these tensions test alliances, new questions were raised at the conference about U.S. strategy in the Far North. Senator Murkowski, arguably the leading congressional voice for establishing U.S. Arctic power, has cast a steady light on the Greenland crisis alongside what she sees as the Trump Administration’s imbalanced Arctic strategy. Despite the administration’s historic investments that are closing the gap on U.S. Arctic engagement — mostly in the form of military and Coast Guard spending — Murkowski expressed concern. “We’re all in on defense,” she said, “But we haven’t prioritized what we need to do with the diplomacy side of things, or the science and research side.”

In January, Murkowski led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Denmark with Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, followed by a visit to Greenland the next month. The effort to ease rising Arctic tensions would typically fall to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs. But for more than a year, the position has remained vacant.

Meanwhile, changes within the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, including the recent appointment of Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, reflect a broader shift in federal priorities as the agency pivots from its longtime focus on environmental science toward greater emphasis on military and commerce. This shift is one of many now testing the concept of “Arctic exceptionalism,” the region’s long-standing norm of peaceful cooperation, which some speakers at the Anchorage summit say may already be unraveling.

For 13 years, former Murkowski staffers have organized the Arctic Encounter Summit, branded as “North America’s premier Arctic policy and business convening.” Drawing on a network of high-profile colleagues — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, attended in 2022 — Murkowski has used the annual gathering to advance U.S. Arctic policy, share the stage with international leaders and offer updates from Congress. She has even taken attendees to Utqiaġvik, the nation’s northernmost community and hub for Arctic research and strategy. More broadly, the summit reflects a policy legacy she has carried forward from Alaska’s past — building on the work of previous Alaska Republican Senators like her father, former Sen. Frank Murkowski, and the late Sen. Ted Stevens. Both helped elevate U.S. Arctic interests through science, research and maritime policy.

U.S. Senator James Welch speaking at the Arctic Encounter Summit in Anchorage, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Photo by Jenni Monet/Alaska Beacon)

This year, Senator Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont who traveled to Denmark with Murkowski, joined an international group of Arctic parliamentarians. Together they huddled with the Alaska senator for an afternoon of panel discussions on the last day of the Arctic Encounter.

For months, Murkowski has worked mostly with congressional Democrats like Welch to push back on the president’s Greenland bid in an effort to preserve stability in the Arctic. As a founding member and co-chair of the Senate Arctic Caucus formed in 2015, she has also noted that neither the White House nor the State Department has sought the group’s input on the issue.

“I think that is a disadvantage to them because we do have a level of connection through the Arctic Caucus,” she said at the luncheon. “I think we should be viewed as a valued asset.”

Welch is a member of the Arctic Caucus and also the Senate Finance Committee. Recently, he pushed back on Trump administration tariffs, including those threatened against NATO allies that sent troops to Greenland in a symbolic show of support for its sovereignty, last January. After his trip to Denmark, he introduced a resolution to block the tariffs targeting the eight Arctic nations. The effort, while not formally passed, helped prompt the administration to back down.

“What’s so disturbing to me is that even many of our NATO allies are internalizing that they can’t count on the United States, and that’s upsetting to me, because we have been so benefited by that level of cooperation,” said Sen. Welch at the conference. “What Russia is doing now in Ukraine is just so violent and vicious and terrible that we can’t afford to be having any friction that is self-made amongst allies who have a shared interest in standing up for the independence of a sovereign nation.”

At the same time, Welch is co-sponsoring the Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025 which directly challenges Sen. Murkowski’s long-game ambitions to open the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain to oil drilling. To her, the effort represents the “Holy Grail of Alaska politics.” But supporters of the bill describe the extraction plan as a “fictional financial windfall,” citing weak lease sales in 2021 and 2025.

Despite those differences, the two senators united at the summit in their support for maintaining Arctic cooperation and strengthening alliances — a bipartisan approach Murkowski is known for. Days later, they appeared again in Fairbanks for talks hosted by the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, a biennial forum of eight Arctic nations. Murkowski serves as vice chair of its standing committee, while Welch attended as part of the U.S. congressional delegation.

In Fairbanks, Murkowski stopped short of declaring an end to Arctic exceptionalism, instead broadening the definition of security in a changing North — even as she promotes recent military investments for Alaska, like the future commissioning of the U.S.S. Ted Stevens, a missile destroyer. “Security isn’t just military,” she said, pointing to what she described as other forms of security critical to the Arctic: food, family, education and environmental and energy stability.

Native dancers perform at Inuit Night, hosted by Inuit Circumpolar Council, as part of the Arctic Encounter Summit in Anchorage, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Photo by Jenni Monet/Alaska Beacon)

A key voice for Welch in that discussion was the Inuit Circumpolar Council, an international organization representing about 180,000 Inuit across Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka, Russia. At the summit, its Alaska branch released an Arctic Strategy outlining priorities for Indigenous self-determination and governance in the region. Murkowski also invited ICC Alaska delegates to take part in the high-level talks in Fairbanks.

“Their whole culture couldn’t survive without a basic consensus‑oriented and cooperative approach,” Welch said, arguing that Indigenous perspectives must remain central to Arctic governance. And he warned against any agenda that sidelines the Inuit. “There’s an immense amount of anxiety about the new interest in the Arctic where the interests and the values of the Indigenous peoples and everyday Alaskans can be imperiled.”

Murkowski echoed that view, aligning with Welch on the importance of Indigenous leadership in shaping the Arctic’s future.

“Right now, we’re not talking to Russia,” said Murkowski, explaining the impasse as a symptom of the ongoing assault on Ukraine. But she drew attention to how the ICC is still able to maintain dialogue with Chukotka, the Russian region home to the Inuit diaspora there. “They are the only entity that is able to keep a connection with people in Russia – Indigenous people at that level. This is noteworthy,” she said.

Though Murkowski often draws criticism for her middle-way approach in balancing environmental priorities with support for military spending and resource development – a contrast reflected by the League of Conservation Voters, which gives Welch a lifetime score of 95% against Murkowski’s 20% – the senator, nonetheless, described his colleague as an important bridge between Alaska’s old Arctic power brokers and a new generation of leaders. “Your father, Ted Stevens — there’s a real through line,” Welch said.

Across their conversations, the lawmakers seemed to imply that a more assertive congressional role — through funding, diplomatic appointments and Arctic engagement — will be key to restoring stability in the Arctic after the Greenland crisis and shaping whether the region will be governed by cooperation or coercion. That includes the Ambassador-at-large for Arctic Affairs, a position Murkowski codified in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, elevating it to a permanent diplomatic post.

“The role of Congress has to be much more aggressive, assertive and independent,” said Sen. Welch. “What we need is more Lisa Murkowskis who are pushing actively through the appropriations process to do something.”

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Vince Gill’s First Big Hit Was Not Country

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Post date April 22, 2026
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Many fans don’t realize he had a pop career before switching to country. Continue reading…Country Music News – Taste of Country

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What Will It Take For USA To Win 2026 World Cup? ‘High Capability Of Suffering’

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“Why not us?” That’s the mantra that United States men’s national team coach Mauricio Pocchetino has used to motivate his team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted on home soil (along with Canada and Mexico) this summer. But how realistic is that objective for the U.S. with less than two months before the World Cup starts? It’s a question put forth to three former USA coaches in the first of FOX Sports’ special roundtable series previewing the tournament’s highly anticipated return to North America this summer. “Obviously, if you set out the highest bar, there’s nothing wrong with this,” former United States men’s national team coach Jürgen Klinsmann said. “But in order to win a World Cup, it takes such a high capability of suffering and going through difficult times in specific moments, to play every three or four days once you get into the knockout phase.” Klinsmann’s U.S. side was knocked out in the Round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after finishing as the runner-up in the “Group of Death” with Germany, Ghana and Portugal. He previously led Germany to a third-place finish as its coach in 2006 and was named German Football Manager of the Year for his efforts with the national team. He also won a World Cup title as a Germany player in 1990. “When you think you go through the Round of 16 or the quarterfinals, you think, ‘Oh, now we’re really there,'” Klinsmann said. “Then comes an even more difficult game with extra time and maybe a penalty shootout. The thing is: Is our team ready to really, extremely suffer? Are we ready to go through the extreme of going one game at a time? “You see a lot of top soccer nations in the world are just not capable [of going] past the fifth game, like Mexico and ‘quinto partido.’ They don’t have the belief to go past the fifth game or go into the fifth game — and now you have one more game because of this tournament.” The United States men’s national team hasn’t won a knockout stage match at the World Cup since 2002, and it has only advanced to the semifinals once, at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the USA lost, 3-1, to Netherlands in the Round of 16, with a roster that had the second-lowest average age (25.2) at the tournament. While USA’s roster is expected to feature many of the same key players this summer, the expectations will be much higher. “After Qatar, we liked that team,” said Bob Bradley, who coached the U.S. at the 2010 World Cup. “Those guys were really likable. Now, in this next period, we’re expecting more, and there’s been some ups and downs. Of course, Mauricio comes in without a full cycle, they don’t get as many opportunities to play against big teams, but I still think we believe in this group. The optimism that they can come together at the right time and do something that is special — I think we all believe in that.” Some of that optimism stems from the number of Americans playing club soccer in Europe’s top-flight leagues and competing in the UEFA Champions League. When Bradley coached the United States at the 2010 World Cup, there were only three Americans playing in the Champions League; this year there were eight, with one — Atlético Madrid midfielder Johnny Cardoso — still competing in the semifinals. “We look around now, and we see that Christian [Pulisic] is doing so well in Europe [at AC Milan]; Weston [McKennie] is having an incredible year [at Juventus]; we see guys like Johnny Cardoso and what he does at Atlético; that’s a reason that people get excited,” Bradley said. “The more guys you have playing in the Champions League, the better.” Playing in the Champions League also gives the stars of the U.S. men’s national team a valuable perspective that they wouldn’t have otherwise. “I think the players know now more than ever before what it will take to go all the way until the end; to book your hotel, as we Germans do, all the way to the final, and if you have to cancel the hotels or the flights, we cancel them because we’re flying home after the quarterfinal,” Klinsmann said. “It’s a cultural element that I see the U.S. growing into more and more and more. “Twenty or 30 years ago, [American players] were also in Europe. … But now they’re in the Champions League and the Champions League is different. Now, we have five to seven players there, and that gives me the feeling that, if they really build exceptional chemistry, if they get along, if they help each other when things get nasty and dirty — and it will get nasty and dirty — then maybe they can really surprise one game at a time.” The United States will have two warm-up matches against Senegal and Germany, two teams that are higher in the FIFA world rankings, ahead of its World Cup opener against Paraguay on June 12 at Los Angeles Stadium. Pochettino’s side will be hoping to use those matches as an opportunity to snap their three-match losing streak and build some positive momentum going into the tournament, but form is fallacy at the World Cup, according to former USA coach Steve Sampson. “I truly believe that when the moment comes that they’re playing against Paraguay, that’s when it all has to come together,” said Sampson, who coached the U.S. at the 1998 World Cup and was an assistant for the 1994 tournament in the U.S. “The leadership of this team has to pull the team together and say, ‘Look, forget about what’s happened before.'” For Klinsmann, that short-term memory is “the art” behind success at the World Cup: “You have to forget about what you just did right away.” And if they do that? “I don’t think there’s an easy path, but as long as they get some momentum in those first games, I think they can do something special,” Sampson said. 2026 FIFA World Cup: How To Watch The World Cup will run from June 11–July 19, 2026. Spread across three countries, the tournament will culminate with the final on July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All 104 tournament matches will air live across FOX (70) and FS1 (34) with every match streaming live and on-demand within both the FOX One and the FOX Sports apps. A record 40 matches, more than one-third of the tournament, will air in prime time across FOX (21) and FS1 (19).Latest Sports News from FOX Sports

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Kash Patel: Democrats Demand FBI Director Submit to Alcohol Test Following Reports of …

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Earlier this week, we reported on the news that FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic for $250 million for reporting that he’s frequently drunk.

In a furious press conference, Patel lashed out at the publication and alleged that he was being unlawfully defamed.

Now, Democrats are pushing back and demanding that Patel come clean about his drinking under penalty of perjury.

FBI Director Kash Patel leaves after a press conference on October 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D, Md) and House Judiciary Democrats have requested that Patel complete a 10-question test designed to identify “hazardous drinking behaviors.”

Obviously, it would be easy for Patel to simply answer the questions untruthfully, so Raskin has also requested that Patel be sworn in and answer under the penalty of perjury.

“These glimpses of your relationship to alcohol would be alarming to see in an FBI agent; for us to see them in the FBI Director himself is shocking and indicative of a public emergency,” reads a letter that Raskin and his colleagues wrote to Patel earlier this week (Via Fox News).

The Atlantic report alleged that sources who have worked with Patel have strong concerns about his alcohol intake and his related job performance issues.

“Patel, according to multiple current officials, as well as former officials who have stayed close to him, is deeply concerned that his job is in jeopardy. He has good reasons to think so — including some having to do with what witnesses described to me as bouts of excessive drinking,” Atlantic staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick alleged at one point.

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“Print it, all false, I’ll see you in court — bring your checkbook,” Patel said in a statement published by The Atlantic.

“I can say unequivocally that I never listen to the fake news mafia, and as when they get louder, it just means I’m doing my job,” he added, during a joint press conference with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Raskin’s demand for transparency is unlikely to receive any sort of substantive response, as Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has already dismissed arguments that Patel should be made to testify under oath.

“Crime is down to record-low levels. Criminals are behind bars, and America is safer thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Director Patel,” a spokesperson for the committee Republicans told Fox News this week.

“This is just another unserious effort from anonymous sources and partisan actors to attack the President and his Administration.”

“Defendants are of course free to criticize the leadership of the FBI, but they crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel’s reputation and drive him from office,” reads the lawsuit filed this week by Patel.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

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10 Best Glen Campbell Songs

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Glen Campbell is an American original, and his story is just as legendary as his top songs. Continue reading…Country Music News – Taste of Country

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2026 NFL Draft Odds: Top-10 Mock Using Betting Markets

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The NFL Draft has turned into a major betting event, largely because it fills the major gap for fans who want NFL action between the end of the season and the Hall of Fame Game in August. At the same time, it’s one of the toughest events to handicap. There are hundreds of mock drafts and insider reports, but even league sources don’t have a complete picture of what every team is planning. That’s where the betting markets come in. Odds often reflect the latest buzz and shifting expectations around the league, making them a useful snapshot of how the first round could unfold. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. With that in mind, here’s a look at a projected top 10 based on DraftKings Sportsbook’s odds as of April 22. 1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana (-20000) The Las Vegas Raiders are heavily favored to land their franchise quarterback in Fernando Mendoza, whose combination of size, arm talent, and poise makes him the clear No. 1 choice. The 22-year-old is coming off a Heisman-winning season, throwing for 3,535 yards with an FBS-best 41 touchdowns to just six interceptions while leading Indiana to its first national championship in program history. It looks like Tom Brady will get his guy. 2. New York Jets: Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State (-145) According to the betting markets, this pick appears to be a two-player race between Arvell Reese (-145) and David Bailey (+110), with Reese the slight favorite and all other options listed at 80-1 or longer. Arvell Reese makes a lot of sense at No. 2 for the New York Jets, giving them a true defensive centerpiece early in their rebuild. Reese is a versatile, explosive playmaker who can line up at linebacker or off the edge, offering immediate impact and long-term upside. He is coming off a dominant 2025 season with 69 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss, earning consensus All-American honors and Big Ten Linebacker of the Year. Even with limited experience as a full-time edge rusher, his athleticism and instincts point to All-Pro potential. 3. Arizona Cardinals: David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech (+200) The Cardinals are predicted to address a major defensive need at No. 3 by taking David Bailey. Arizona’s defense struggled last season, finishing 28th in sacks with only 30 and near the bottom of the league in both total and scoring defense. The Texas Tech standout brings immediate help off the edge. With his lethal first step and deep arsenal of pass-rush moves, he is widely considered the most explosive pass rusher in the class. He’s coming off a dominant season with an FBS-high 14.5 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, 81 pressures, and three forced fumbles, giving the Cardinals a much-needed difference-maker up front. 4. Tennessee Titans: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame (+100) The Titans badly need help in the run game, finishing 30th in the NFL in rushing in 2025 with just 93.5 yards per game. That makes Love a perfect fit, giving Tennessee a true difference-maker to pair with Cam Ward. Love is a home-run threat every time he touches the ball, coming off a 1,372-yard, 18-touchdown season with 39 runs of 10+ yards at Notre Dame. He’s also a true every-down back, averaging 6.9 yards per carry while also hauling in 55 receptions over the past two seasons. In Brian Daboll’s offense, his versatility would take pressure off Ward and give the Titans the kind of dynamic weapon young quarterbacks thrive alongside. Love is the favorite over Sonny Styles (+225) and David Bailey (+475) to go to Tennessee at 4. 5. New York Giants: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State (+190) Styles to the Giants at No. 5 gives John Harbaugh a much-needed centerpiece in the middle of his defense. New York is coming off one of the league’s worst run defenses, finishing 31st in the NFL at 145.3 rushing yards allowed per game. Styles’ size and range make him an immediate upgrade next to Tremaine Edmunds, who came over in free agency. The 6-foot-5 linebacker is a rare athlete, posting a 4.46 40-yard dash, a 43.5-inch vertical, and a 9.99 athletic score at the combine, the fourth highest since 1987. He backed that up with 82 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss at Ohio State in 2025, bringing the kind of sideline-to-sideline playmaking Harbaugh covets. After trading Dexter Lawrence, the Giants now hold two top-10 picks. If they go offense at No. 5, Jordyn Tyson has the next-best odds at +275. 6. Cleveland Browns: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State (+300) Carnell Tate would give the Browns a true No. 1 option on the outside, adding a much-needed playmaker to their offense. He brings big-play ability, leading the FBS with six touchdowns on throws of 30+ air yards, and elite reliability with zero drops on 66 targets and an 85.7% contested-catch rate. With Cleveland needing a dependable perimeter weapon, Tate’s combination of explosiveness and sure hands makes him an ideal fit. If the Browns decide to pivot elsewhere, Utah Utes offensive tackle Spencer Fano has the next best odds at +380. 7. Washington Commanders: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU (+600) Like the Browns at No. 6, Tate is also the favorite (+225) to go to the Commanders at No. 7. Love (+425) and Styles (+450) have the next-best odds. For the purposes of this mock draft, the next available player with the best odds to land in Washington is Delane. The Commanders could address a major need in the secondary with Delane, adding a high-IQ, versatile cover corner. Washington struggled against the pass in 2025, ranking 28th in the NFL by allowing 242.5 yards per game, making corner a clear priority. Delane broke out in his lone season at LSU after transferring from Virginia Tech and projects as an immediate impact starter on the perimeter. 8. New Orleans Saints: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State (+200) A strong workout last week helped Tyson build momentum after earlier concerns about his durability. Some scouts believe he’s the most talented receiver in the class and would be a top pick if not for those questions. The Saints need a reliable WR2 opposite Chris Olave, and Tyson’s versatility and strong hands make him a great fit. He caught 136 passes for 1,812 yards and 18 touchdowns in his last two seasons at Arizona State. Tate (+400) has the next-best odds to go No. 8 if he slides past Cleveland and Washington and could be another strong option at wideout for the Saints. 9. Kansas City Chiefs: Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami (+380) Rueben Bain Jr. is currently the favorite to be drafted by the Chiefs at No. 9, ahead of Delane (+390), Tyson (+450), and Spencer Fano (+500). Bain has some of the best film in the class, backing it up with 61 tackles, 15.5 TFL, and 9.5 sacks, including a three-sack College Football Playoff performance vs. Texas A&M. He’s also an elite run stopper who can kick inside when needed. Per PFF, he was the only FBS edge with 500+ pass-rush snaps and a 90+ grade last season. Bain would fit perfectly opposite George Karlaftis and alongside Chris Jones, giving Steve Spagnuolo another high-motor piece to balance the pass rush. 10. New York Giants: Caleb Downs, Safety, Ohio State (+290) Caleb Downs is the current favorite to go No. 10 to the Giants, ahead of Jordyn Tyson (+400), who could be in play at either pick No. 5 or No. 10, along with Olaivavega Ioane (+500) and Francis Mauigoa (+600). Downs is one of the safest defenders in the class, and the Giants would be thrilled if he’s still available at 10. His elite instincts, versatility, and strong run support make him an immediate impact player. The Ohio State standout has the potential to be a Kyle Hamilton or Ed Reed type impact player for John Harbaugh.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports

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Katie Holmes Hints at Joshua Jackson Romance, Delights Everyone

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This is not the first time that fans have asked the decades-old question:

Are Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson back together?

This isn’t just wishful thinking after Holmes shared a very cozy photo of the two as a couple.

The real clue that they’re more than just longtime colleagues comes from how she’s responding to commenters. Take a look:

Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes attend the gala screening of “Brunello: The Gracious Visionary” at David Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center on April 14, 2026. (Photo Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

‘They should be a couple’

A few days ago, Holmes shared a very cozy photo of herself with Jackson.

The two are castmates in Happy Hours, a new romantic drama film.

But, to this day, they are most known for portraying Joey and Pacey, respectively, on Dawson’s Creek.

This mini-reunion is likely no coincidence. Plenty of people are excited to see them sharing a screen again.

And, as you can see below, some commenters were just happy to see the two actors together in the photo.

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In the comments, several people made it very clear that they wish that this were a real-life couple, rather than merely portraying one.

“Wish this [were] a hard launch,” penned one fan.

(A “hard launch” is an announcement, of a product or a brand or, as this person means it, a relationship.)

Another wrote even more bluntly: “They should be a couple.”

Writing comments like these on a celebrity’s own page is usually crossing some boundaries. But Holmes clearly didn’t mind.

Those little red hearts mean that Katie Holmes herself liked comments from fans who ship her with Joshua Jackson. (Image Credit: Instagram)

She liked that!

As you can see in this screenshot, Holmes’ response to these people hoping that she gets with Jackson wasn’t to block them or set them straight.

She didn’t even ignore them — which would be the easiest reaction.

Instead, Holmes gave multiple comments a “like.”

Likes like these are public, and they are a choice.

The photo isn’t a hard launch. But are these likes a soft launch for a relationship reveal?

Taking to her Instagram caption, Katie Holmes is promoting ‘Happy Hour.’ (Image Credit: Instagram)

TMZ reports that, no, Holmes and Jackson are not dating.

According to their source, the hype is amusing and even cute.

But there’s no romantic relationship between the two actors.

In fact, they’re both single. Jackson finalized his divorce with Jodie Turner-Smith last year. And Holmes has seemingly been single for a few years now.

Maybe these likes are just appreciating fans. And maybe it’s a marketing stunt to draw attention to Happy Hours. If so, it’s working!

Katie Holmes Hints at Joshua Jackson Romance, Delights Everyone was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Seahawks 7-Round Mock Draft: Defending Champs Find Kenneth Walker Replacement

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Post date April 22, 2026
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Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has built two Super Bowl-winning teams through the draft as he enters his 17th season at the helm. Can Schneider bring a third Lombardi Trophy to Seattle by building through the draft? Well, the 2026 draft will bring some obstacles to the Seahawks as they look to add to the roster that just won it all. As the defending champs, the Seahawks won’t be on the clock until pick No. 32. They also have just four selections in this year’s draft. If Seattle stays with just those picks, it would be the fewest number of selections the Seahawks have taken since the 2021 draft, when they only made three picks. So, it’s not a surprise that Schneider made his intention to trade back clear when he spoke with reporters this week. “It’s no secret with us, guys,” Schneider said. “We have four picks, so we’ll be looking to move back. People are usually understanding that I think we tend to trend backwards, trade back.” Scheider is also looking forward to next year’s draft, which is expected to be a stronger class. Seattle is projected to have four compensatory picks in 2027 due to the lost players in free agency. Including those projected selections, the Seahawks are expected to have 12 picks in 2027. But as Schneider navigates having very few picks in a draft class that hasn’t been highly-touted, the Seahawks have done a nice job at finding diamonds in the rough during his tenure. Schneider has signed the likes of Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse, DeShawn Shead and Jake Bobo as undrafted free agents. The Seahawks have had 32 undrafted rookies make the team’s opening day roster since 2010, which was Schneider’s first season running Seattle’s football operations. But before we can look at which potential undrafted free-agent standout Schneider might sign next, let’s determine what the Seahawks should do in the draft with this seven-round mock, should they stay put and make each pick. That said, let’s take a closer look at Seattle’s seven-round mock draft, should they stay put and make each pick. Round 1 (No. 32 overall): Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina Did I mention the Seahawks want to trade out of this pick? Moving out of the first round by making a deal with the Arizona Cardinals would make a lot of sense for both teams, as I predicted earlier this week. Such a move would allow the Cardinals to potentially get Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson and have him for an extra year of team control with the fifth-year option. And for the Seahawks, they would get more draft picks, of course. “It’s the pick that everybody wants,” Schneider said. “You’re blessed enough to win the Super Bowl, right? (And you’ve got) the fifth-year option right there.” If the Seahawks do not trade down, adding another talented defensive back to a group that lost safety Coby Bryant and cornerback Tariq Woolen in free agency makes sense. Both Schneider and head coach Mike Macdonald emphasized connectivity and knowing the type of player they are adding to their culture. And obviously, the Seahawks want to add talented guys who can play. Cisse checks all those boxes. He has the measurables Seattle usually covets at corner. At 6 feet and 189 pounds, Cisse ran a 4.41 40 time at his pro day, so he has plenty of speed to develop into a cover corner at the next level on the perimeter. Cisse also has a relationship with Seattle safety Nick Emmanwori, even though their tenures at South Carolina didn’t overlap. Cisse said he played 7-on-7 in high school with Emmanwori and attended Seattle’s NFC Championship victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Round 2 (No. 64 overall): Mike Washington Jr., RB, Arkansas The second round has been a sweet spot for drafting running backs during Schneider’s tenure. Zach Charbonnet, Kenneth Walker III and Christine Michael were taken in the second round. The Seahawks also selected Rashaad Penny late in the first round at No. 27 overall in the 2018 draft. At 6-1 and 223 pounds, Washington is a big back with elite speed. He led all running backs with a 4.33 40 time at the NFL Scouting Combine. With Walker leaving in free agency, the Seahawks need another home-run hitter who can score from anywhere on the field. Washington’s 16 rushing touchdowns over the last two years provide evidence that he can develop into that player at the next level. Round 3 (No. 96 overall): Romello Height, DE, Texas Tech Height’s teammate David Bailey understandably got the lion’s share of attention, leading college football with 14.5 sacks last season. However, Height put up decent numbers as well, finishing with 9.5 sacks in his final season at Texas Tech. The Seahawks need more pass-rush help after losing Boye Mafe to the Cincinnati Bengals in free agency. At 6-3 and 240 pounds, Height could struggle to set the edge in the running game. However, Macdonald could put his speed to use as a pass rush specialist in obvious pass situations. Round 6 (No. 188 overall): Andre Fuller, CB, Toledo A longtime NFL Scout told me Fuller is one of the most underrated players in this year’s draft. At 6-1 and 200 pounds, Fuller fits the traditional profile of a rangy corner the Seahawks like to use on the perimeter defensively. He showed decent speed, running a 4.49-second 40-yard time at the combine. Fuller also played safety at Toledo, and that versatility could come in handy for the Seahawks, who need more athletic bodies in the secondary.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports

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5 Foods You Should Be Avoiding For A Morning Meal

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Post date April 22, 2026
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It’s long been called the most important meal of the day, so what should you actually eat for breakfast? These foods are no-nos, but we have good alternatives.

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