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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.

Gas prices highest since 2023: AAA

Regular gas prices are at their highest since 2023 amid the U.S. and Israeli conflict against Iran, according to AAA, The Associated Press reported. On Wednesday, according to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline nationally hit over $3.84, with gas prices not being this high since September 2023, the AP reported....

Iran threatens strikes on oil and gas targets after South Pars gas field hit

The Iranian government threatened to strike oil and gas facilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, in response to an attack on its South Pars natural gas field. Iranian state media warned the country would target Saudi Arabia’s Samref Refiney and its Jubail Petrochemical Complex, as well as the...

Pritzker flexes political muscle with Stratton victory amid 2028 chatter

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) flexed his political muscle in the Illinois Senate primary to propel Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to victory, as chatter builds about his larger political ambitions. The billionaire and possible 2028 presidential contender’s endorsement and financial support for his second-in-command buoyed Stratton to defeat Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly in Tuesday's primary. She is all but certain to succeed retiring...

Mullin agrees to meet with committee behind closed doors after dustup over claims about overseas trips

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday agreed to meet with members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee behind closed doors after a dustup with leadership from both parties over him largely declining to answer questions about past trips overseas, saying that information was classified. After much wrangling and initial pushback from Mullin, he agreed to...

Blanche: ‘False’ to say DOJ ignoring Epstein victims

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday dismissed any suggestion victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been ignored by the Justice Department (DOJ), again offering a full-throated defense of the Trump administration’s handling of the investigation. “When I hear this narrative that we are letting down victims or that we are failing victims,...

Watch live: Powell gives remarks as Federal Reserve keeps rates steady amid Iran conflict

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will give remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation's central bank decided to hold interest rates steady amid evolving impacts on the economy sparked by President Trump's military operation in Iran. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of bank officials responsible for setting borrowing costs, maintained its baseline interest...

Gabbard fends off questions about Fulton County election raid

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard deflected criticism Wednesday about her presence at an FBI raid at a Georgia election office earlier this year.  Gabbard was pressed by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) during questioning from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Gabbard was photographed outside of the facility in Fulton County, Ga., next to...

Stephen A. Smith: ‘Both sides of the aisle should be ashamed’ for DHS shutdown

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said that both political parties carry the blame for the government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  Legislators in Congress are struggling to negotiate a funding package for the department, which has been shut down fore more than four weeks. “The shutdown is just egregious, and I think both...

Bolton: Gabbard should join Joe Kent in resigning from Trump administration

Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday applauded the resignation of Joe Kent, one of the nation’s top counterterrorism officials, who stepped down in opposition of the ongoing U.S. military operation in Iran. Bolton then suggested that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard should follow her former top aide's lead. “I’m glad he resigned....

Memphis proves enforcement data clarifies the rule of law debate

The Memphis experiment demonstrates what principled, targeted, data-driven enforcement can achieve. 

Key deadline in Texas Senate race passes without Trump endorsement

Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will officially both be in the ballot for the May 26 GOP runoff, as Tuesday's deadline came and went without an endorsement in the race by President Trump.  Trump, who said days after the two men advanced to a runoff that he would endorse...

House Democrat says there’s a ‘legitimate problem’ with US-NATO relationship

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Tuesday said there’s a “legitimate problem” with the U.S.-NATO relationship, though he suggested it might not be the fault of the U.S. alliance. Smith said there are noticeable differences with how the alliance handled U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, versus the current conflict in Iran. “Well, there is a...

Where does the ‘Special Relationship’ stand after war with Iran?

The "Special Relationship" between the UK and the US was strained when Prime Minister Starmer refused to allow the US to use British bases for a military campaign against Iran, leading to an angry response from President Trump.

Watch live: Schumer, Democrats rail against GOP-led SAVE America Act

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) will speak with reporters Wednesday morning to voice their opposition to the GOP-led Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. The election reform bill, backed by President Trump, would require Americans to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote and to bring a...

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