Sacklers, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4B settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis

The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller oxycontin, have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 15 states for fueling the opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.  The settlement bars the Sackler family from selling opioids in the U.S. and ends its control

Senate poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director

Washington — The Senate is poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump’s administration amid delays by Democrats. Senate Democrats slowed Ratcliffe’s confirmation after his nomination advanced out of committee earlier this week, forcing procedural maneuvers to extend consideration of his

California Senate Insurance Committee still without leader amid corruption probe, insurance crisis

California Senate Insurance Committee remains without chair amid corruption probe California Senate Insurance Committee remains without chair amid corruption probe 04:51 As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state’s history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio was the Senate Insurance Committee chair for the past six years.