The players “were honored to be included and are grateful for the acknowledgement,” according to a team statement.

The U.S. Women's Hockey Team said it is declining President Donald Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address, a day after the president jokingly told the U.S. men's hockey team that he would be impeached if he didn't also invite the women's team.

The United States women’s ice hockey team has declined the White House’s invitation to attend the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening due to scheduling problems. “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal-winning U.

A spokesperson said Patel's trip to Italy was not for personal purposes FBI Director Kash Patel has defended his trip to the Winter Olympics in Italy after footage of him celebrating with the USA hockey team drew online criticism.