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Kevin Durant agrees with Caitlin Clark not making Olympic team

While the decision to not include Caitlin Clark on the Olympic team has left many feeling differently, three-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant seems to agree with Team USA’s decision to keep the women’s basketball star in her home country. Durant addressed Clark’s decision in a statement to The Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker, […]

Sanders drops subpoena effort after Novo Nordisk CEO agrees to testify

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Friday dropped his request for subpoenas of drug company executives after the CEOs agreed to testify before the Senate later this year. Sanders announced earlier this week that he would vote on a subpoena for Novo Nordisk’s executive vice president of North American operations, Doug Langa, after the company “repeatedly […]

G7 agrees on $50 billion loan for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets

Ukraine’s backers have agreed to advance a $50 billion loan to Kiev, funded by profits from frozen Russian assets in Europe and the United States, Group of Seven leaders announced on Thursday. The agreement marks a major achievement for President Biden, as the United States spearheads efforts to get a broad group of Ukraine supporters […]

California agrees to repay feds $52M in ‘improperly claimed’ immigrant Medicaid disbursements

California recently agreed to repay more than $52 million after a federal inspector general determined it “improperly billed” Medicaid reimbursements to foreign nationals with “inappropriate” immigration status.[es]” auditThe report, concluded in late May and first reported on Monday, emphasized that federal Medicaid benefits are generally limited to citizens and “qualified” aliens, such as refugees, people […]

Manhattan DA agrees to testify before House GOP over Trump hush money trial

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to testify before a House Judiciary Committee panel about former President Trump’s recent hush-money trial, which led to the first conviction of a former president. Bragg’s response comes after House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a letter last month calling on Bragg and the other prosecutor in […]

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg agrees to testify in House GOP probe, but not on their timetable

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday declined to testify before House lawmakers next week about the prosecution against former President Donald Trump. Bragg’s attorney, Leslie Dubeck, said in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that the district attorney could not attend the session due to “scheduling conflicts,” but Dubeck suggested […]