NFL owners are holding a two-day meeting beginning today to discuss the ins and outs of professional football, and one of the most well-known plays will be on the agenda: the "tush push." The play, in which several offensive players line up behind the quarterback to shove him forward and gain yardage, has been used by the Philadelphia Eagles, who perfected it en route to a Super Bowl victory. But several other teams, most notably the Green Bay Packers, have introduced a rules amendment to outlaw the play, arguing it's dangerous and unnecessary. 

What did the commentators say?
The Eagles and "others who oppose the proposed ban have argued that one team should not be punished simply because it executes the play particularly well," said The Washington Post. Coaches and officials discussed "whether that's a football play, whether it's appropriate if one or two teams effectuate a play extremely well to take that away from them," said Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive vice president of communications, during a press conference. 

The Green Bay Packers have led the charge to ban the play and have called it too risky. There's "no skill involved" in the tush push, and it's "almost an automatic first down on plays of a yard or less," said Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy on the team's website. The play is "bad for the game." 

But the safety aspect is fervently debated. There's "no data to support that player safety is further risked," a point that even NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has made, said Yahoo Sports. But Goodell also made this point while "simultaneously suggesting, without data, that the tush push does offer an increased risk of injury." 

What next?
The vote to ban the tush push needs 24 out of the 32 NFL teams to pass. It's one of several measures that NFL owners will be considering, along with the question of whether NFL players should be allowed to participate in flag football during the 2028 Summer Olympics. 

There's a "clear irony to the situation," said NBC Sports. The NFL is "focused on the possibility" of serious injury with the tush push but at the same time is also pressing for more kickoff returns, which are known to cause injuries.

President Donald Trump has been at the center of ethics concerns since his 2016 candidacy, largely as a result of his strong business ties that critics say could represent significant conflicts of interest. These issues have continued to cast a shadow over his second term in the White House.

Middle East dealings
Since Trump's first term, the Trump Organization has been striking business deals with "Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and members of the ruling families of the Arab world," said Mother Jones. The president's sons are "crisscrossing the Middle East, laying the groundwork for deals that will benefit the company," said The Washington Post. 

Eric Trump, for example, "signed a deal with representatives from a Saudi real estate development firm to build a Trump-branded resort just north of Doha, Qatar," said Mother Jones. And the president has also "declined to duplicate his first-term pledge to not advance his personal business interests from the White House," said the Post.

Cryptocurrency
Trump launched a pair of crypto coins named after himself and first lady Melania. The tokens "provide a way for foreign buyers to curry favor," said Reuters. Within two weeks, his crypto coin brought in $100 million in fees. 

The president also has a 60% stake in a crypto platform called World Liberty Financial. Using these crypto channels, there's "no cap on the amount of money a person or government could funnel to the president, his family and the growing list of entities they control," said CNN.

Real estate
The Trump Organization has continued to pursue real estate deals throughout both of Trump's terms, several of which raise concerns that Trump's "financial interests could influence foreign policy," said The New York Times. This includes deals in India, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. 

Many of these are branding plays in which the Trump Organization "sells its name to international developers that build residential and resort complexes and sell luxury units at a premium, they hope, based on Mr. Trump's perceived star power," said the Times. The office of the president "provides Trump with an unlimited marketing platform to promote his properties," said watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.