HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Two candidates who interviewed for the second time Monday for the Las Vegas Raiders' head coaching position took jobs elsewhere Tuesday, and a third coach could be enticed to stay at his current home with a promotion.
Buffalo promoted Joe Brady from offensive coordinator to head coach, and former New York Giants coach Brian Daboll took the OC job at Tennessee under Robert Saleh.
Denver quarterbacks coach Davis Webb also interviewed with Las Vegas on Monday, but the Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi on Tuesday. Whether that move was an effort to keep Webb in Denver with a promotion to the vacant position for a team that was one game from making the Super Bowl remains to be seen. Because of NFL hiring rules, the Broncos must interview other candidates before filling the position.
The Raiders could focus their attention on Seattle offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who did a remote interview with the club Jan. 9. Though the Seahawks will play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, league rules allow the Raiders to interview Kubiak in person this week, but none has taken place so far.
Another candidate is Carolina defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who has interviewed twice with the Raiders.
Because the Raiders own the top pick in this year’s draft and are expected to take Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza, team officials had hoped that would be a good selling point to candidates. The Indiana QB, who led his team to its first national championship, declared for the draft Friday.
“We have a massive opportunity in front of us this offseason to set this franchise on a course for success and provide the results that Raider Nation and the Las Vegas community deserves and expects,” general manager John Spytek said Jan. 5. “We intend to attack it full on."
Las Vegas has interviewed 15 candidates since firing Pete Carroll, who went 3-14 in his one season.
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Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Seattle at the team's facilities ahead of the NFL football NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s parliament on Friday appointed right-wing populist politician Janez Jansa as the new prime minister, in a shift for the small European Union country that was previously run by a liberal government.
Lawmakers backed Jansa in a 51-36 vote in the 90-member assembly. The new prime minister will need to come back to Parliament within the next 15 days for another vote to confirm his future Cabinet.
Jansa's appointment concludes a postelection stalemate in Slovenia after a parliamentary ballot two months ago ended practically in a tie. Former liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob's Freedom Movement won by a thin margin but he was unable to muster a parliamentary majority.
Jansa and his populist Slovenian Democratic Party signed a coalition agreement this week with several right-wing groups. The new government also has the backing of a nonestablishment Truth party that first emerged as an anti-vaccination movement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new term in office will be the fourth for the veteran Slovenian politician. Jansa, 67, is an admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump and was a close ally of former populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was defeated in a landslide election last month.
Jansa in a speech listed the economy, fight against corruption and red tape, and decentralization as key goals of the future government. He has promised to lower taxes for the rich and support private education and healthcare.
Critical of the previous government's alleged “inefficiency," Jansa said the new government will turn Slovenia into “a country of opportunity, prosperity and justice, where each responsible citizen will feel safe and accepted."
Like Orban, Jansa was staunchly anti-immigrant during the huge migration wave to Europe in 2015. Also like Orban, Jansa has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic institutions and press freedoms during a previous term in 2020-2022. This led to protests at the time, and scrutiny from the European Union.
Golob in his speech described Jansa as “the greatest threat to Slovenia’s sovereignty and democracy."
Alleging that Jansa had threatened to arrest him, Golob said Jansa's "idea of democracy is that anyone who dares speak a word against you deserves only the worst.”
Jansa, a supporter of Israel, also has been a stern critic of the Golob government's 2024 recognition of a Palestinian state.
The vote on March 22 was marred by allegations of foreign influence and corruption. The around 2 million people in the Alpine nation are deeply divided between liberals and conservatives.
Janez Jansa, center, addresses the Slovenian Parliament during a session in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)
Janez Jansa arrives for a session of the Slovenian Parliament in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)
Janez Jansa addresses the Slovenian Parliament during a session in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, May 22, 2026, before appointing him as prime minister, ending a political deadlock after tight elections in March. (AP Photo/Igor Kupljenik)
