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Feds’ fraud takedown: Just the start

Federal authorities arrested eight people in Los Angeles tied to a hospice fraud scheme involving more than $50 million in intended Medicare losses.

How ‘progressive’ K-12 education promotes bigotry in California

Jewish students and educators in K-12 schools across the country are experiencing a surge...

Nuclear rockets, moon bases and NASA’s Mars plan

Nuclear rockets, moon bases and NASA’s Mars plan lead image

Federal government sues three states over their regulation of prediction markets

The federal government on Thursday sued Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois, challenging their efforts to regulate prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

Federal judge rules RFK Jr. overreached in restricting trans health care to minors 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Federal judge rules RFK Jr. overreached in restricting trans healthcare to minors U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said he planned to grant summary judgment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a...

Heritage president: MAGA tensions over Iran war ‘good’

DORAL, Fla. — Tensions over President Trump’s war in Iran within the GOP and Make America Great Again movement are “good,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told The Hill on Thursday at the group’s inaugural security conference.   The head of the influential conservative think tank said it support Trump’s decision to launch the war on Iran....

Iran strikes threaten to raise LNG prices for Asia, Europe

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Iran strikes threaten to raise LNG prices for Asia, Europe Strikes on infrastructure in the Iran conflict are worsening a global energy crisis. © Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP Energy supplies were already tight and prices were soaring due to the closure of...

DOJ wants charges dismissed against ex-officers in Breonna Taylor case

The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge to dismiss a case against the two former officers connected to the Louisville, Ky., shooting that led to the death of Breonna Taylor. Taylor, a Black woman, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers carrying out a warrant at her apartment in March 2020. The...

Poll shows Paxton beating Cornyn in Texas if Trump doesn’t endorse

President Trump’s reluctance to endorse a candidate in the Texas Senate Republican primary race could prove perilous for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) bid in the upcoming runoff between the sitting senator and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). A new Change Research poll found that 42 percent of likely Texas Republican primary voters said they...

Judge rules Pentagon press policy under Hegseth unconstitutional 

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Pentagon’s new policy restricting press access violates the First Amendment, siding with The New York Times. “The Court recognizes that national security must be protected, the security of our troops must be protected, and war plans must be protected,” U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman wrote in his 40-page ruling. “But especially in light...

Jordan subpoenas prosecutor over case involving protest near Stephen Miller’s home

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Friday subpoenaed a local Virginia prosecutor he’s accused of failing to take action against protesters outside the home of White House aide Stephen Miller. The subpoena is an escalation after Jordan demanded an interview with Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, prosecutor for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. The...

Trump says US ‘getting very close’ to meeting Iran objectives ‘as we consider winding down’

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. is “getting very close” to meeting its objectives in Iran as Washington considers scaling back its military operations in the region.  “We are getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist...

Ukrainian counter-drone unit deployed to five Gulf states amid Iran war

Ukraine has deployed military units to protect the civilians and infrastructure of five Middle Eastern countries against potential Iranian drone attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  Rustem Umerov, the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, announced the deployment on Friday and noted he had been visiting the five countries -...

Russia may test Trump’s Cuba’s blockade with oil tankers crossing Atlantic

Two vessels carrying Russian oil are reportedly heading for Cuba in the coming days in a move that could test President Trump’s longstanding blockade, according to the Financial Times, citing maritime intelligence companies.   One of the tankers making its way to the Caribbean island is Sea Horse, a Hong Kong-flagged ship estimated to be...

Trump says he does not want a ceasefire with Iran

President Trump ruled out a ceasefire with Iran on Friday, telling reporters, “we’re not looking to do that.” “Look, we can have dialogue, but I don’t want to do a ceasefire,” Trump told reporters outside White House. “You don’t do a ceasefire when you’re obliterating the other side. They don’t have a navy. They don’t have...

White House releases AI policy wishlist for Congress

{beacon} View Online Technology Technology   The Big Story White House releases AI policy wishlist for Congress The White House unveiled its policy recommendations for AI on Friday, stating its federal framework must take precedence over a patchwork of conflicting state laws on the emerging technology. © AP The blueprint for Congress is split into seven...

Trump calls UK move to allow US to use bases ‘a very late response’ 

President Trump described the U.K.’s move to allow the U.S. to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting the Strait of Hormuz as “late” on Friday. “Well, it’s a very late response, the U.K.,” Trump said in response to a question by The Hill as he spoke to reporters outside of the White House...

Carville rages against Trump over dyslexia attacks on Newsom

Democratic strategist James Carville in a new video slammed President Trump over disparaging comments he made about California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who has dyslexia. Carville lugged a slew of insults at Trump in the video for Politicon, sharing his own experience with dyslexia.  “You’re going to tell parents who are trying to teach kids...

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