Treasury flags $270 million in possible federal student aid fraud after FinCEN review
The Treasury Department has identified about $270 million in potentially fraudulent activity tied to federal student aid programs, referring the findings to investigators after banks filed nearly 100 alerts. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, known as FinCEN, reviewed those alerts and found more than 20,000 potentially suspicious transactions that added up to the $270 million […]
Five shot dead in apparent murder-suicide at Mundelein home after welfare check
Five people were found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide inside a Mundelein home after a late-night welfare check, shocking a quiet Chicago suburb. Mundelein police were called at 11:45 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of Wellington Avenue after a concerned family member could not reach relatives. Officers entered the house and found […]
Trump opens Russian diesel path to ease American fuel costs as Ukraine war continues
Trump is easing Russian diesel restrictions to lower American fuel costs, a different approach critics in Congress warn could weaken U.S. leverage over Putin. President Donald Trump announced a diesel supply agreement with Russia on Oct. 9 after a phone call with Vladimir Putin, framing the move as relief for a world market squeezed by […]
Husted says Senate Democrats blocked bipartisan bill to cut electric rates
Sen. Jon Husted says Senate Democrats blocked a widely backed bill to cut electric rates, accusing them of playing politics on affordability. Ohio Sen. Jon Husted charged that Senate Democrats stopped bipartisan legislation meant to keep data-center power costs off household electric bills, telling Breitbart News the move was pure politics ahead of the November […]
Trump freezes Russia sanctions Congress just passed
President Trump suspended Russia sanctions he signed into law last month and announced a diesel deal with Moscow, calling the step vital to the national interest and lower energy prices. Late Friday night, the White House posted an Executive Order that halted the new sanctions package before it could take full effect. The order arrived […]
Katie Zacharia praises Trump after brief exit as White House press secretary
Katie Zacharia left warm praise for President Trump hours after exiting the White House press secretary role in just five days, even as he urged her to stay. Hours after her short tenure ended, the former White House press secretary posted a public tribute to President Trump that framed her brief service as an honor. […]
Democratic challenger Cait Conley agrees with Lawler that Hochul has to go
Democratic House candidate Cait Conley publicly agreed with Republican Rep. Mike Lawler that Gov. Kathy Hochul has to go, a rare on-stage break her campaign later tried to walk back. At a Putnam County VFW forum on Tuesday night, Lawler closed with a blunt line about New York’s business climate and its governor. Conley, seated […]
