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Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), was supposed to be at the forefront of an intense labor battle this offseason with MLB. Instead, he reportedly is expected to resign.Clark’s reported resignation comes as he and the union are under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for alleged financial improprieties. The 53-year-old was being investigated regarding the use of licensing money or equity to enrich themselves, according to multiple reports.Fox News Digital reached out to the MLBPA for comment but did not receive an immediate response.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON

FIRST ON FOX: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz detailed Tuesday what he described as the "weaponization of fraud" in Minnesota, estimating that Medicaid fraud nationwide totals roughly "$100 billion."Appearing on "The Katie Miller Podcast," Oz was asked by host Katie Miller what the "most shocking thing" he saw taking place in Minnesota was during his investigation into the alleged widespread fraud taking place in the state."The weaponization of fraud," he responded. "When you're elected to office, there's some rules that you're obliged to follow, but there's always the opportunity for political patronage."FEDERAL WELFARE SPENDING

Nearly two years after the viral Olympic chocolate muffin craze, a new dessert is stealing the spotlight — and Olympians are even eating it for breakfast.Social media is flooded with posts about a molten lava cake offered at the Milan Olympic Village, known locally as tortino al cioccolato, or tortino cuore fondente.The dessert frenzy follows the 2024 Olympics in Paris, when Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen's obsession with a gooey chocolate muffin earned him the "Muffin Man" nickname. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS SAY SIMPLE NUTRITION HABITS IMPROVED FOCUS, RECOVERY AND RESULTSAn Olympian named Courtney Sarault, a speed skater from Canada, posted her own

Gavin Newsom, who delights in using Trump-like trolling tactics, is widely viewed as the Democratic Party’s presidential front-runner.He is riding a wave of interviews and podcasts, boosted by a new memoir, and trying to make the case that as California governor he is not as liberal as his record might suggest. Unlike most of his party, for instance, he opposes trans women athletes competing against men.NEWSOM SAYS TRUMP IS ONE OF THE 'MOST DESTRUCTIVE' PRESIDENT OF HIS LIFETIME: 'THIS GUY IS RECKLESS'But there is a central fact about Newsom that, while it may be known to insiders and to some

President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown, as Republicans and Democrats have yet to reach a deal on Department of Homeland Security funding, while he also touted what he deemed as wins for his administration on issues such as the economy and crime.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump boasted of "great financial numbers" such as low inflation and falling fuel prices."Great financial numbers, you saw low inflation, very low inflation. Prices are down. Way down. Gasoline is less than $2 a gallon in many places, which nobody expected to see," Trump said, although

Around 100 U.S. troops and military equipment arrived in Nigeria Monday to help support local forces battling Islamic militants and other armed groups in the West African nation, the Nigerian military said.The U.S. personnel touched down as part of a broader security cooperation effort between Washington and Abuja with 100 more arriving over time.The arrival came at the request of the Nigerian government, which sought assistance with training, technical support and intelligence sharing as it confronts violence, the Associated Press reported.About 200 U.S. Africa Command personnel are expected to deploy to Nigeria in total and in what officials have described

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is ready to put Senate Democrats to the test on voter ID legislation.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has earned the backing of 50 Senate Republicans, including Thune, which is enough to break through a key procedural hurdle.Whether it can pass from the Senate to President Donald Trump’s desk is, for now, an unlikely scenario if lawmakers take the traditional path in the upper chamber. Still, Thune wants to put Democrats on the spot as midterm elections creep closer."We will have a vote," Thune told Fox News Digital.SCHUMER SAYS DEMS WILL FIGHT

A former FBI agent who worked in behavioral analysis told Fox News Digital that he believes Savannah Guthrie's latest Instagram video was directed towards a suspect who could be an amateur criminal feeling the heat of a now-massive investigation. Savannah Guthrie began her latest video by saying that after two weeks of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, being missing, she and the rest of the Guthrie family are not giving up. She then made a direct plea to her mother's alleged abductor. "It’s never too late. You are not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right

Tom Homan, the border czar appointed by President Donald Trump to crack down on illegal immigration, believes the administration may still deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in other sanctuary cities as federal agents wind down their presence in Minnesota.Homan said he thinks that possibility depends entirely on whether cities with policies shielding illegal immigrants decide to cooperate with federal immigration efforts."I think it depends on the situation," Homan said in an interview with CBS on Sunday. "I've said from day one that, you know, we need to flood the zone and sanctuary cities with additional agents. The number of