Feds charge 12 in alleged $10 million daycare fraud scheme in San Diego
Federal prosecutors arrested a dozen individuals in San Diego for allegedly running sham home daycare operations that siphoned more than $10 million in taxpayer-funded childcare subsidies, a case officials say left real families and honest providers holding the bag. More than 250 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials swept through San Diego early Thursday, […]
Joe Manchin backs Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's toss-up Senate race
Former Democratic senator Joe Manchin voiced his support for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's open Senate contest, a cross-party move that signals trouble for Democrats in the most competitive seat on the 2026 map. Manchin made the declaration Monday on CNBC's "Squawk Box," where co-host Joe Kernen repeatedly pressed him to say the word "endorse." […]
China Gas locks in 20-year deal for American LNG despite Beijing's tariff
A major Chinese energy company just signed a two-decade agreement to buy half a million metric tons of American natural gas per year, even as Beijing keeps a 15% tariff on U.S. LNG in place. China Gas Holdings and Louisiana-based Venture Global announced the 20-year supply deal on Monday, committing to 500,000 metric tons of […]
Newsom pledges to step aside in 2028 if Harris enters the Democratic primary
California Governor Gavin Newsom says he would not challenge former Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, a concession that reveals just how narrow and California-centric the party's bench has become. Newsom made the declaration Monday during a CNN interview with Jake Tapper, conducted while the governor was fly fishing in Montana. […]
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted drops campaign staffer after Nazi SS profile photo surfaces
Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted's campaign cut ties with its 25-year-old political director after reports revealed he had used a photograph of Nazi SS soldiers as his Facebook profile picture, raising fresh questions about vetting failures in competitive Senate races. The Washington Post first reported that Stephen B. Woytek, who joined Husted's Senate campaign as […]