The self-described English teacher and a gym coach are getting married. President Donald Trump wants to make more changes in Washington, DC. And this sketch show is saying goodbye to some of its cast. |
👋 Hi! Rebecca Morin here. Sending all my congratulations to Swifties across the globe, but let me not get ahead of Tuesday's news! |
It's true: She said yes. Pop superstar Taylor Swift and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce announced that they're engaged to be married. The mega-famous couple shared a five-photo carousel in a joint Instagram post of Swift and Kelce surrounded by flowers, with Kelce on one knee. There's still no word on when the nuptials will take place, but well-wishes immediately started pouring in from Swifties, sports fans and even the president. |
When did they get together? The real-life rom-com played out on a football field and concert stops after Kelce attended the Eras Tour in Kansas City in 2023 with a friendship bracelet he couldn't get to the singer. Swift reached out to him after he put her on blast on "New Heights," and the two began dating quietly until going public when Swift attended the Chiefs-Bears game on Sept. 24, 2023. 💍 What to know about the engagement. | Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement via Instagram on Aug. 26, 2025. Provided by Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce via Instagram |
More changes coming to DC? |
He already deployed the National Guard to Washington, DC. Now, Trump wants anyone who kills a person in the nation's capital to face the death penalty. Trump also said that other states will have to decide on their own whether to follow suit. Trump made restoring the death penalty a major campaign issue last fall, and his attorney general, Pam Bondi, has been pursuing more use of the death penalty in federal prosecutions. The death penalty was repealed by the D.C. City Council in 1981. 👉 Why DC has a strong aversion to the death penalty. | President Donald Trump as he holds a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images |
Sometimes, a world leader fires you through a social media post. Trump announced Monday that he was firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, citing accusations that Cook made false statements on mortgage agreements. The unprecedented move brings the president one step closer to shaping the balance of the Fed's seven-member board. |
Who is Lisa Cook? Cook was appointed governor of the Federal Reserve in 2022 by former President Joe Biden. She was the first Black woman in the role and was reappointed in 2023 to a term set to end in 2038. Before that, she served as a senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers under former President Barack Obama. 👉 What was Cook's job? |
Fighting back: Cook said Tuesday that the president lacked authority to oust her from the Federal Reserve board and that she plans to challenge him in court. Cook's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said Trump has "no authority" to remove her, and that the president's attempt "lacks any factual or legal basis." 👉 Why Trump said he is firing Cook. | Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks with Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2025. SAUL LOEB, AFP via Getty Images |
'Tis the season for job changes. Devon Walker announced he is leaving the cast of "Saturday Night Live" after three seasons on the show. While Walker said his time on the NBC sketch show was "really cool," he also said it was "sometimes toxic as hell." Typically, "SNL" parts ways with some cast members while bringing in new talent during the hiatus between seasons. Creator Lorne Michaels recently told Puck that changes were in store for Season 51. The next season premieres on Oct. 4. 👉 What to know about the upcoming "SNL" changes. | Devon Walker attends 'SNL50: The Anniversary Special' on Feb. 16, 2025, in New York. Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images |
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