House Republicans canceled a vote on the SCORE Act, a bill concerning NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) regulations, on December 3rd, 2025, between 7:45 PM and 8:15 PM UTC. The cancellation followed Democratic whip efforts against the bill and a stated absence of support from Representative Chip Roy. The SCORE Act's vote was scheduled for today, according to reporting from Jake Sherman. In a separate development within the same reporting window, baseball player Aaron Judge received 11 write-in votes in the New York City mayoral election. Judge was outranked by New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, who garnered 27 votes among New York sports figures. Other notable sports figures receiving votes included Derek Jeter, Lou Gehrig, Pete Alonso, Sandy Koufax, and Carmelo Anthony, as reported by Gary Phillips on social media. Additional sports figures who received write-in votes in the NYC mayoral election included Cam Schlittler, Cam Skattebo, Aaron Glenn, Jaxson Dart, Josh Hart, Saquon Barkley, Tom Thibodeau, Walt Frazier, and Rob Manfred. Fictional characters and non-political figures such as Bart Simpson, Bruce Wayne, Miles Morales, and Mayor McCheese also received votes. Previous reporting from December 3rd, 2025, indicated that House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer demanded answers from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison regarding alleged fraud within the state's social services system. Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of David Gentile, who was involved in a $1.6 billion investor fraud scheme. Speaker Mike Johnson also commented on stock ownership for members of Congress during that period.
