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Inside Trump's college sports lobbying push

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According to Semafor, President Trump is actively lobbying the Senate on a bipartisan college sports bill. Over the past week, he's worked to persuade Republican senators and even enlisted former Alabama football coach Nick Saban to call undecided lawmakers. The bill would create a national framework for college athletic deals after recent legal battles left the system in chaos. Senate votes are scheduled for mid-September.

Source: https://www.semafor.com/article/08/11/2026/trump-runs-poi...

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