Because healthcare fraud is not new, the Justice Department has had a dedicated healthcare fraud unit for nearly two decades. But the COVID-19 pandemic and the healthcare lies that enveloped it have created new vulnerabilities in Medicare and Medicaid. Vice President JD Vance has made healthcare a central focus of the Trump administration’s anti-fraud agenda. […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest casualty of President Trump’s revenge tour on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) easily trounced the incumbent in the Senate GOP runoff. Paxton is projected to garner about 64 percent support with over 95 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday, according to Decision Desk HQ The state's attorney...
The indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro and comments from administration officials playing up Cuba’s military and intelligence threat have critics more fearful than ever that President Trump will invade the island — accusing the White House of creating a pretext for such an attack. Trump officials have accused Cuba of aiding U.S. adversaries...
President Trump has taken bold strides in recent months to oust GOP lawmakers over perceived disloyalty to his administration — often against the wishes of congressional leadership. The president has recruited primary challengers and derided sitting lawmakers in lengthy, expletive-filled social media posts over policy disputes and personal gripes ahead of the November midterms. Those...
President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. married influencer and model Bettina Anderson on Thursday, just over five months after announcing their engagement. The two married in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to Palm Beach County marriage records. Real estate attorney Brad McPherson, who has worked with the Trump family, was the officiant at the wedding....
President Trump late Friday shared an AI-generated video depicting him throwing former late night host Stephen Colbert into a dumpster and subsequently dancing — the latest instance of the president using artificial intelligence to mock his enemies. The video, posted to Truth Social, shows Colbert onstage for the taping of the last episode of "The...
Georgia Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins (R) on Friday fired a campaign staffer after they sent an inflammatory post toward an adviser to a PAC supporting opponent Derek Dooley's campaign, alluding to the adviser's wife's accusations against former "Today" anchor Matt Lauer. The post responded to a poll on the social platform X that showed...
U.S. News & World report has released its ranking of the 250 best places to live in the United States for 2026-2027, and most of the top cities are far from the coasts.
CNBC's "Squawk Box" co-host Joe Kernen said Friday that President Trump's settlement with his own administration for suing the IRS for $10 billion "smells bad." Trump dropped the lawsuit to launch the $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund to compensate those who claim they have been wrongly investigated or prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Acting...
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart made a surprise appearance Friday to introduce President Trump at an event to campaign for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). “What’s up, what’s up, what’s up. Look, Big Blue Nation it’s a pleasure to be here,” Dart said to the crowd in Suffern, N.Y., as he introduced the president. “What...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Sen. Wicker tells Trump to ‘finish the job’ on Iran Sen. Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called for renewed airstrikes against Iran, pressing President Trump to “finish the job he started”...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard’s decision to resign Friday was the “only positive contribution” she’s made to national security, criticizing the outgoing intelligence chief just hours after announcing her departure from the role. “While the circumstances around her departure are deserving of our sympathy, let’s be clear: Tulsi...
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt on Wednesday dismissed Mayor Karen Bass's concern over violence in his AI-generated campaign advertisements as the "funniest thing I've ever heard." Bass has criticized Pratt's ads, which have depicted the mayor in Joker makeup while Angelenos pelt her with tomatoes as she leads a dystopian Los Angeles, as "taking on...
