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The Justice Department accused two men of stealing $120 million from federal health care programs over the course of a decade by bribing patients to enroll in social adult day cares and submit unneeded prescriptions to a pharmacy. Inwoo Kim, 42, and Daniel Lee, 56, were charged
House Democrats are planning to force a vote this week on a resolution blocking President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a House aide told The Hill. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is the lead sponsor on a resolution that would
Seventy House Democrats sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers on the department’s backlog in civil rights cases. The Democrats, led by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), expressed concern at the number of Office of Civil Rights (OCR) employees laid
The Pentagon held off on naming “underperforming” defense contractors for now as it continues to review their performance to ensure the businesses are prioritizing the supply of weapons systems to U.S. warfighters. The Defense Department (DOD) completed its initial review of
Savannah Guthrie said her family is at their “hour of desperation” in the search for their apparently kidnapped mother, but made no mention of possible ransom in a new video released Monday just hours before a ransom deadline.
The Justice Department is seeking to wipe longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon's conviction for evading a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. In a terse court filing Monday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro
Hours after Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show – a highly-anticipated performance applauded by fans and criticized by President Trump and conservative commentators – the Puerto Rican star appears to have wiped his Instagram page.
Republican strategist Karl Rove said that the GOP may risk losing control of the Senate in next year’s midterms as the party faces rocky political territory. “Well, it could be close. I mean, first of all, remember, we have Maine — is critical to us. The reelection of [Sen.]
As the U.S. formally exited from the World Health Organization last month, Trump administration officials misleadingly claimed that the WHO “pushed” or “promoted” lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group did not explicitly recommend lockdowns, although it also did not
Retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) backed his former aide, New York State Assemblyman Micah Lasher (D), in the race to succeed him in the Empire State’s 12th congressional district. In a video Nadler shared on social platform X on Monday, he said Lasher “by every measure,
Republicans are turning on CBS News chief Bari Weiss for daring to allow her broadcasting network to report on the reality of ICE arrests, as documented by the Department of Homeland Security. CBS revealed Monday that less than 14 percent of some 400,000 people arrested by the
Donald Trump’s Justice Department is trying to help former Trump adviser Steve Bannon erase his conviction for defying a congressional subpoena. The DOJ filed a motion in federal court Monday to throw out Bannon’s 2021 indictment for contempt of Congress after he refused to
An elections expert warned Vox Monday that the “nightmare scenario” for the upcoming midterms is one step closer to being realized in the wake of Donald Trump’s raid on a Georgia election office. The recent raid at the Fulton County election office demonstrated that the Trump
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is set to headline a Democratic Party event in Montana next month amid growing 2028 chatter. Gallego will deliver the keynote address at the Montana Democrats’ annual Mansfield Metcalf Dinner on Mar. 7, the party announced on Monday. Gallego, who
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said after reviewing the unredacted Epstein files that the Justice Department (DOJ) appears to have flouted the law when concealing various names in documents. Lawmakers on Monday were permitted for the
After Ghislaine Maxwell’s closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said she should be transferred back to the maximum security prison in Florida she was moved out of last summer. Khanna, a member of the committee, wrote on
For years, Trump has seemed immune to the usual rules of politics. Criticism comes, he doubles down, and the cycle moves on. But this time was different.
While Bad Bunny largely avoided controversy in his Super Bowl halftime show, some of the game's high-priced advertisements packed an overtly political punch. Interest groups often turn to the Super Bowl for the biggest opportunity all year to deliver their political message to
If this isn’t case closed, then I think it’s time for the alleged victims to tell us who else was involved. Directly.
President Trump and his supporters have been attacking American Olympians for expressing even the slightest criticism of the Trump administration while competing at the Winter Olympics in Milan. “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now I think,” freestyle
The Ford worker who heckled President Trump during his visit to a plant in Michigan last month has not been disciplined, according to his union, United Auto Workers (UAW). TJ Sabula reportedly called Trump a "pedophile protector" during the president's tour of Ford’s River
If you were focused on his singing – or distracted by the real-life wedding that took place – you may not have noticed there were two versions of the Puerto Rican flag that made in appearance.
Discord, a social platform popular in the gaming community, announced Monday it is rolling out new age assurance technology that will require users to submit a video selfie or another form of identification to fully access the platform’s features. Starting in early March, the
Members of Congress are calling on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign after the government’s latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files show that the pair had a close relationship, contradicting Lutnick’s earlier denials. Lutnick, who lived next door to Epstein in New
The Department of Health and Human Services has invested $100 million in a pilot program in eight U.S. cities focused on court-ordered treatment, psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and recovery-oriented housing, while rejecting harm reduction and housing-first approaches,
White House border czar Tom Homan said last year that federal immigration enforcement operations should be targeted, rather than sweeping, according to a forthcoming book. In a June interview for “Undue Process: The Inside Story of Trump’s Mass Deportation Program,” by NBC
Elon Musk on Sunday offered to pay the legal fees of any Epstein survivor sued for speaking the “truth” in regards to naming who was responsible for their abuse. “I will pay for the defense of anyone who speaks the truth about this and is sued for doing so,” Musk wrote in a
The U.S. health secretary’s motivation for ending childhood obesity apparently rests on military recruitment. Speaking at a Heritage Foundation event Monday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that America’s fat kids need to lose weight so they can go to war, lest we “lose”
The White House too often exaggerates or ignores the real degrees of danger posed by perceived major threats of the time.
What was the significance of Bad Bunny's performance among malfunctioning power lines?
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was met with mixed reactions, with some celebrating the performance's message of inclusivity and Latin culture, while others criticized it for its political overtones and language barrier.
A handful of Democrats have demanded that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick resign after discovering the depth of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein both personally and professionally. The two were neighbors in New York and frequented similar social scenes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday denounced a Hong Kong court's verdict against Jimmy Lai as unjust, calling the 20-year prison sentence handed out under a China-imposed national security law a "tragic conclusion." “The Hong Kong High Court’s decision to sentence Jimmy
The sorrowful state of the Justice Department was on full display at a tense meeting in late January of the Criminal Division of the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s office. Six veteran prosecutors had just resigned over the department's refusal to let them conduct a civil rights
The United States is struggling to maintain order within its own borders, as evidenced by the recent partial shutdown of the federal government and the tragic deaths of two American citizens at the hands of federal officers, while simultaneously presenting itself as a global
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice blocked prosecutors in Minnesota from investigating Renee Good’s killing, several people told The New York Times . Before he resigned from his role last month, former acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson emailed colleagues at the
Health officials in Washington, D.C., said Sunday that attendees of last month’s March for Life rally may have been exposed to measles, amid a nationwide outbreak of the disease. D.C. Health said in a notice it was “notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose
There was plenty to see during the show, but did you catch the wedding?
Anti-abortion demonstrators at the March for Life may have helped spread a potentially fatal disease. The march and concert, held on January 23 in Washington, D.C., draw thousands to the National Mall each year. This time, though, the D.C. Department of Health says that
The U.S. military intercepted an oil tanker it said was operating in defiance of President Trump’s quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Indian Ocean overnight Monday after it tracked the vessel from the Caribbean. The Pentagon did not clarify if U.S. forces seized the ship,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday praised Turning Point USA for an alternative Super Bowl halftime show meant to compete with the official performance by Bad Bunny. “From the War Department, we salute Turning Point USA and every American who still believes freedom is
Convicted sex trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer a single question during her virtual deposition with the House Oversight Committee on Monday. “Unfortunately, she had an opportunity today to answer questions that every American has,
Shock YouTuber turned professional boxer Jake Paul did some Olympic-level backpedaling after he was dragged through the digital trenches for writing online that Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny was a “fake American.” “Guys i love bad bunny idk what happened on my twitter last
Democrats need to deliver results that improve the lot of working-class voters.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed influencer Jake Paul over his criticism of Bad Bunny performing Sunday at the Super Bowl. Paul wrote on social platform X before the game began that he will be “purposefully turning off the halftime show.” “Let’s rally together
The NFL plans for both outcomes so they’re ready regardless of who wins. What that inevitably means is a whole lot of merchandise that’s pre-printed and pre-made – but fans won’t ever be able to buy it. What happens to all that swag?
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon on Saturday signaled a growing concern about what he described as the lack of enthusiasm among President Trump’s MAGA base over the White House's direction. “You have a massive lack of enthusiasm among the base. Because they’re sitting
Chloe Kim, the two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medalist, voiced support Monday for Hunter Hess, a fellow Team USA athlete who has drawn criticism from President Trump over comments expressing mixed feelings about representing the United States in Milan-Cortina. “My parents