President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Congress to overhaul college sports, warning the system could be «lost forever» as a White House-backed committee pushes sweeping changes to rein in athlete pay, transfers and soaring costs.

The proposals include creating a task force to examine pooled media rights, limits on coaching salaries, rewritten eligibility rules and changes to the transfer portal, according to a draft document obtained by Yahoo Sports and reported by The Associated Press.

The push builds on a recent executive order from Trump, which described college athletics as an «out-of-control financial arms race» fueled by loosening rules around player compensation, transfers and eligibility — and urged federal action before the system destabilizes further.

The White House said the current model is «driving universities into debt,» threatening women’s and Olympic sports and undermining student-athletes’ educational opportunities.

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«Further delay is not an option given what is at stake,» the order states, citing roughly 500,000 annual educational, athletic and leadership opportunities and nearly $4 billion in scholarships.

Trump has also raised alarms about the direction of college sports, saying during a White House roundtable last month that «crazy things are happening» as players stay in school longer and earn more through NIL deals, according to previous Fox News Digital reporting.

The draft proposal calls on Congress to quickly pass legislation creating a task force with an antitrust exemption and authority to override individual state laws, a major priority for NCAA and college sports leaders seeking national standards.

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South Carolina guard Agot Makeer celebrates cutting the net after South Carolina defeated TCU in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Sacramento, Calif., on March 30, 2026. (Justine Willard/AP)

Among the most divisive ideas is pooling media rights across conferences, a move opposed by the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten but backed by a group led by Texas Tech regent Cody Campbell, who has argued it could add billions in value, according to AP.

The draft also calls for rules targeting «salary-cap circumvention,» an apparent reference to schools using third-party NIL deals to get around current limits on direct payments to athletes.

That issue is already at the center of an arbitration case brought by Nebraska football players whose NIL deals were rejected by the College Sports Commission, which reviews third-party contracts.

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President Donald Trump hosts NCAA collegiate national champions at the White House in this April 2026 photo. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump’s executive order also directs agencies that contract with or give grants to higher education institutions to evaluate certain violations of college athletics rules, including eligibility limits, transfers, revenue sharing and «improper financial activities.»

The order defines those activities to include fraudulent NIL schemes, use of federal funds for NIL or revenue-sharing payments and interference with contracts between student-athletes and other schools.

The White House also urged college athletics governing bodies to clarify rules before Aug. 1, including limits on eligibility, transfer rules, medical care for athletes and protections for women’s and Olympic sports.

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on April 21, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Congress has been stalled for more than a year on legislation codifying parts of the House settlement that put revenue-sharing into place, according to AP.

The draft committee document calls for lawmakers to act before Congress leaves for its traditional August recess.

Without a national solution, the administration has warned, the financial pressure created by football and basketball could force schools to cut other sports or reshape college athletics entirely.

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The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Morik contributed to this reporting.

The Associated Press contributed to this reporting.

A medida que el cronómetro avanza hacia el pitazo inicial de la Copa del Mundo de 2026, el comportamiento del consumidor en América Latina está experimentando una transformación estructural.

Según el más reciente informe de Kantar Worldpanel, publicado este 16 de abril, el servicio de comida a domicilio (delivery) ha dejado de ser un simple canal logístico para integrarse plenamente en la experiencia social y emocional de los partidos.

​El estudio, que se fundamenta en más de 5,000 entrevistas realizadas en mercados clave como Brasil, Argentina, México, Perú, Ecuador y la región de Centroamérica y el Caribe, revela una tendencia contundente: el hogar será el epicentro del torneo.

Un abrumador 86% de las personas encuestadas planea ver los encuentros desde la comodidad de su casa, lo que redefine por completo la jornada de consumo y traslada el gasto que antes se realizaba en bares o restaurantes directamente al entorno doméstico.

​En este nuevo ecosistema donde el hogar asume el protagonismo, surgen dos dinámicas que compiten y se complementan: la preparación de alimentos en casa y la solicitud de pedidos externos. Sin embargo, es en América Central y el Caribe donde el fenómeno del delivery muestra su mayor músculo.

​Mientras que en potencias futbolísticas y mercados de gran volumen como México y Argentina el porcentaje de consumidores que planea pedir comida durante los partidos oscila entre un 17% y un 26%, en la región centroamericana y caribeña esta cifra se dispara hasta el 34%. Este dato no solo posiciona a Centroamérica por encima de los gigantes del sur, sino que evidencia un nivel de madurez y adopción tecnológica del canal mucho más avanzado de lo previsto.

Esta brecha sugiere que, para el consumidor centroamericano, la eficiencia de las plataformas digitales ya es una parte intrínseca de su estilo de vida, superando incluso a países donde el fútbol suele paralizar la actividad económica de forma más tradicional.

​El informe de Kantar Worldpanel introduce un matiz psicológico relevante al clasificar a los consumidores en tres perfiles: los Apasionados, los Eventuales y los Desinteresados. Para los primeros, aquellos que siguen cada jugada con intensidad, el delivery funciona como un “facilitador crítico”; su objetivo es evitar interrupciones y no perderse ni un segundo de la transmisión.

​Por otro lado, los consumidores eventuales o desinteresados ven en el canal de domicilio una solución de último minuto marcada por la comodidad, a menudo sin una planificación previa. Esta distinción es vital para las marcas, ya que el comportamiento varía drásticamente según el nivel de compromiso con el evento deportivo.

​En contraste, en países como Brasil, el movimiento del delivery está intrínsecamente ligado al entorno digital y la hiperconectividad. Los consumidores brasileños más comprometidos con el Mundial son también los más activos en aplicaciones y plataformas de mensajería, convirtiendo estos medios en canales de venta obligatorios durante los 90 minutos de juego.

​Finalmente, el análisis estratégico de Kantar subraya que durante este Mundial, la conveniencia y el timing dejarán de ser valores añadidos para convertirse en requisitos básicos. Para los comercios y marcas en Centroamérica, el reto no será simplemente “estar” en la aplicación, sino garantizar una ejecución impecable que entienda que el delivery ya no es un servicio externo, sino un invitado más en la sala de cada hogar centroamericano.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the time has come for Cuba’s government to be «put out to pasture» while speaking at a bill-signing event on Friday afternoon.

«If you look at the state of Cuba today and in 2026, it is time for the Cuban communist dictatorship to be put out to pasture once and for all,» DeSantis said.

«That would be a good thing for our country. It would be a good thing for Florida,» he continued.

Although he stopped short of calling on President Donald Trump to take military action to liberate the communist island that sits just 100 miles off the coast of Florida, DeSantis’ comments show that Trump isn’t the only Republican keeping an eye on instability in Havana.

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His comments framed his reasoning around a new Florida law that looks to restrict Cuban-linked businesses operating in the Sunshine State in violation of U.S. sanctions.

«You can’t do business with criminals,» DeSantis said.

DeSantis noted that, under Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has taken a renewed, aggressive posture toward securing its interests in the region, positing that some degree of American intervention would be consistent with the administration’s outlook.

«Certainly, President Trump, and how he’s viewed the importance of our own hemisphere, [has] kind of reinvigorated the Monroe Doctrine,» DeSantis said, referring to the interventionist geopolitical philosophy espoused by U.S. President James Monroe.

Trump sparked speculation that the U.S. might take military action against Cuba earlier this year, hinting that he might «take» the island.

«I do believe I’ll have the honor of taking Cuba… That’s a big honor. They’re a very weakened nation right now. They were for a long time,» Trump told reporters in March.

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Supporters of President Donald Trump protest against Cuba’s government in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2026. (Marco Bello/Reuters)

Trump did not expand on what recourse the U.S. could take against the island or when such an action could occur. His comments came on the heels of a military operation that had removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and, as a consequence, spurred local unrest in Cuba over energy shortages.

Cuba, which has depended on Maduro’s regime and Venezuelan oil to power its energy grid for much of the past 30 years, has found itself struggling to prevent rolling blackouts.

DeSantis’s comments on Cuba came as he signed the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act on Friday — a bill that grants Florida the power to revoke business licenses with ties to Cuba, among other countries.

«It does a lot of different things, but particularly with respect to Cuba, it authorizes local governments and tax collectors to revoke business tax receipts for businesses operating in Cuba in violation of federal law.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the Justice Department for dismissing a complaint tied to the Hope Florida scandal, calling the investigation a politically motivated «witch hunt» and asserting the initiative’s actions were legal and appropriate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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«It creates accountability for false declarations regarding business activities in Cuba; knowingly submitting a false declaration related to unlawful activity involving Cuba will now constitute a third-degree felony in the state of Florida,» DeSantis said.

When asked about DeSantis’ comments, a White House spokesperson didn’t comment on whether the U.S. would intervene in Cuba’s current situation, but reaffirmed that the administration believes the regime’s days are numbered.

«As the President stated, Cuba is a failing nation that has been horribly run for many years and whose rulers have had a major setback with the loss of support from Venezuela. As the President stated, Cuba is a failing country. Within a short period of time they will fall, ‘and we will be there to help them out,’» the spokesperson said.