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NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Wednesday pulled back the reins as allegations swirled about the Clippers circumventing the salary cap by orchestrating an endorsement deal for star forward Kawhi Leonard. Silver, speaking to the media after a previously scheduled meeting of all 30 team owners in New York, said an NBA investigation would need to uncover clear evidence that the …

Washington — Senate Republicans are expected to move Thursday on changing Senate rules to make it easier to confirm President Trump’s nominees amid a blockade from Democrats, who are warning against the move to go “nuclear.” For months, Republicans have criticized Democrats’ efforts to slow the confirmation process, which they have taken to new extremes in recent months in protest …

Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Boy in Bathroom Dispute  The New York Times Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Backs Transgender Student in Bathroom Case, for Now  The New York Times Supreme Court rejects South Carolina’s bid to enforce transgender bathroom ban  Fox News Supreme Court allows transgender student to use boys’ restrooms at S.C. school  NBC News Supreme Court lets transgender boy use …

MIAMI, FLORIDA – MAY 29: In this photo illustration, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (L) and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines fill their syringes at Borinquen Health Care Center on May 29, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will no longer recommend that healthy children and pregnant people get COVID-19 shots.Joe Raedle/Getty Images Anybody who …

Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now  The New York Times Judge rules on fate of Lisa Cook, Fed governor in Trump’s crosshairs  Fox Business Trump can’t fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, judge rules — at least for now  Quartz Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook at Federal Reserve  NBC News Trump Tariffs, Epstein’s Birthday Book and Israel-Qatar Strike: …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to assert more control over the traditionally independent Fed, which sets short-term interest rates …

Senate Majority Leader John Thune took the first procedural step Monday toward changing the chamber’s rules to speed up the confirmation of lower-level Trump nominees, saying the move is necessary to combat obstruction from Democrats. Democrats this Congress have forced the GOP majority to use valuable floor time on procedural votes, slowing down the confirmation process and leaving spots unfilled …

Cat Neville, a University of Vermont nursing student, administers a third dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Berlin on Oct. 2, 2021. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Despite new federal limits on who can get a Covid-19 vaccine and the arrival of the cold and flu season, many Vermonters can still get a booster, though details …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees and will move to speed up votes after months of Democratic delays. Opening the Senate on Monday, Thune said Democrats’ obstruction is “unsustainable.” He said Republicans will begin action this …

WASHINGTON — Republican leaders are moving closer to implementing a major change to Senate rules that would allow them to confirm scores of President Donald Trump’s nominees in batches, rather than vote on each one individually. Republicans are making the change to speed up votes on Trump’s nominees after complaining that Democrats are slow-walking them en masse. Meanwhile, the Senate’s …