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Giants and Blue Jays making strong push for Corbin Burnes

The Giants and Blue Jays are among six teams showing significant interest in star right-hander Corbin Burnes, and new Giants president Buster Posey spoke with Burns' agent Scott Boras late Tuesday. We had a meeting. Both of these teams have made outstanding efforts to sign big-time players, and while both teams have experienced some struggles […]

UnitedHealth, rival shares tumble as lawmakers push to break up drug middlemen

Shares of companies that own pharmacy benefit managers fell on Wednesday after the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would force health insurance companies and drug intermediaries to sell their pharmacy businesses. CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group's Optum control much of the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry in the U.S., and […]

Violence Is Wrong, But ‘You Can Only Push People So Far’

On Tuesday's broadcast of MSNBC's “The Readout,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, “Violence is never the answer. This man… UnitedHealth will go to trial.[care]. But you can only push people so far, and then they start taking matters into their own hands. ”And we need regulation. Host […]

Trump taunts Trudeau with new title as he continues tariffs push: ‘Great State of Canada’

Shortly after midnight Tuesday, President-elect Trump attacked the Canadian prime minister again on his Truth Social account, saying he was “pleased” to meet with “Great Canadian Governor Justin Trudeau.” “Last night I had the pleasure of having dinner with Governor Justin Trudeau of Great Canada,” Trump wrote. “I look forward to seeing the Governor again […]

Yankees making Christian Walker push as post-Juan Soto pivot begins

With Juan Soto removed from the board, the Yankees resumed contract talks with free agent first baseman Christian Walker on Sunday night, the Post reported. Walker isn't the only player the Yankees are looking to trade in free agency. And the Yankees are looking to reallocate some of the money they offered Soto after the […]

Donald Trump Jr., Elon Musk Make End-of-Year Push for Kids Online Safety Act

Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk called on Congress over the weekend to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). “We can protect free speech and children from Big Tech at the same time. It's time for House Republicans to pass the Kids Online Safety Act as soon as possible,” Trump Jr. wrote on Sunday. […]