Vance task force charges 40 in fresh $40 million SNAP fraud bust
Vice President JD Vance announced his White House anti-fraud task force has charged 40 people in a $40 million SNAP scheme, adding to more than $641 million already uncovered. Speaking Wednesday at the Cincinnati FBI Field Office in Kenwood, Ohio, Vance detailed how the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud identified another $40 million […]
Manchin labels Schumer ‘crazy’ for push to unseat Collins in Maine Senate race
Former Sen. Joe Manchin joined Republican Susan Collins on the Maine campaign trail and called Chuck Schumer “crazy” for trying to oust the bipartisan incumbent in a toss-up race. Manchin stood with Collins in Lewiston on Wednesday and unloaded on the Senate minority leader’s long drive to flip her seat. After greeting workers and customers […]
Trump holds off on any 2028 nod for Vance, saying the pair never discussed it
President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he and Vice President JD Vance have never talked about a 2028 endorsement and called the race too early, keeping focus on the midterms while Vance still expects backing if he runs. President Donald Trump refused Tuesday to lock in any endorsement of Vice President JD Vance […]
Trump apologizes to Daily Wire reporter after first calling her question fake news
President Donald Trump quickly apologized to a Daily Wire reporter on Monday after branding her premise fake news, then answered on Macron, French riots, and open borders. President Donald Trump paused with reporters Monday before heading to Kansas and briefly pushed back hard on a question tying him to violent unrest in France. When the […]
Kay Ivey commutes Alabama death sentence over thin direct evidence
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey cut Toforest Johnson’s death sentence to life without parole after finding too little direct evidence for execution, despite her attorney general’s push to leave the jury’s verdict untouched. On Tuesday, the Republican governor acted in the long-running case of the 1995 murder of Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff William Hardy, the New […]
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 […]
