deal to release grbrittney grin and paul whelan. jennifer, what can you tell us about this offer? that s right, we have learned that the biden administration is prepare to send victor boot, this convicted russian arms dealer back to russia as part of a deal to try to bringwhelan ho. boot is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence. secretary of state antony blinken publicly announced yesterday that the administration has offered a, quote, substantial proposal to moscow to try to get these two wrongfully detained americans back home. blinken did not go in to specifics about what was in the proposal, but he did say it has been on the table for weeks now and that it has the direct backing and sign jooff of joe biden. prisoner swaps do require the president to signoff. so this is a significant signal. prisoner swaps are generally quite controversial in the administration and other administrations have generally avoided using them because there is a fear that other government
not on our minds and in our hearts. the biden administration has offered to exchange a convicted russian arms trafficker as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two americans held by russia including griner. liv golf set to host its third tournament tomorrow, this one at bed minister. the former president will play a pro am event there with dustin johnson and bryson dechambeau. and the tour announcing that they will increase the number of events from 8 to 14 next season with a total purse of $405 million. the controversial tour has 11 former major winners in the field this week. and another could be on the way. the telegraph report and sports illustrated reporting that bubba watson will leave the pga tour for liv in time for their next event in boston on labor day weekend. mets going for the two game sweep of the yankees and birthday boy max scherzer