Government
Vance cuts $1.3 billion in California Medicaid, pauses hospice care(The Center Square) â The Trump administration will defer $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds to California, due to concerns over fraud, Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday. Vance, alongside Mehmet Oz,… Read More
Culture
Whistleblower estimates over $170M taken by California âfraudsters … with no consequencesâAfter drawing national attention to the scale of welfare fraud in Minnesota, Nick Shirley said California may be even worse. âCalifornia may have the largest amount of fraud in the… Read More
Government
Watch: SNAP enrollment drops by 3.3 million in first year of Trump adminThe number of food stamp users fell below 40 million â a number not seen since 2020 âfollowing a 3.3 million drop during the first year of the Trump administration. Agriculture Secretary Brooke… Read More
Government
Watch: âDorksâ find fraud, poke fun at themselves in HHS videoTwo âdorksâ who accepted the nickname âBert and Ernieâ shared more details about the governmentâs crackdown on fraud in Minnesota. In their second video this month,… Read More
Government
Fraud being investigated in Minnesota likely occurring across US, says Cato scholar(The Center Square) â The widespread fraud in Minnesota that’s made national headlines in recent weeks is likely occurring in states across the country, Cato Institute… Read More
Government
Watch: HHS issues scathing video rebuke to Walz, Biden-Harris for promoting fraudA new video from the Department of Health and Human Services calls out an alleged political patronage system in Minnesota and elsewhere that led to widespread fraud. âThis much is clear: Governor… Read More
Opinion
Monstrous, unheard-of Somali immigrant Medicaid fraud an indictment of unbridled immigration, indifferent mediaStunning reports of billions in brazen welfare fraud by Somali immigrants in Minnesota and elsewhere have shined a harsh light on the double folly of open borders and closed-minded media. Read More
Government
Watch: McMahon praises journalist exposing âbreathtakingâ Minnesota fraud, including daycare with misspelled signÂEducation Secretary Linda McMahon praised a citizen journalist for exposing fraud in Minnesota â including a daycare that misspelled âlearningâ on its sign. âThere are not enough words to… Read More
Government
SNAP recipients must reapply as analysis shows quarter of spending suspectThe U.S. Department of Agriculture will require every household receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to reapply due to rampant fraud and abuse, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke… Read More
Government
Trump EPA to slash workforce by 25% as administration targets bureaucratic waste(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is on track to reduce its workforce by nearly 25% by the end of the calendar year, the Daily Caller… Read More
Government
Fiscal fallout: How Washington Medicaid spending quintupled over a decade(The Center Square) â Washington stateâs Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square. Along with that… Read More
Courts
Former county treasurer in Arizona sentenced to 10 years for embezzling over $38M(AZ Free News) â A former longtime public servant in Santa Cruz County has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing tens of millions… Read More
Government
Taxpayers spent $56 billion on improper Medicaid claims, White House says(The Center Square) â Taxpayers spent $56 billion on Medicaid last year for able-bodied adults abusing the program, according to a new report released by the White House Tuesday. The… Read More
Government
EPA Administrator confronts NY Times reporter for claiming he had ‘no evidence’ of waste, fraud, abuse(The Daily Signal) â Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin confronted a New York Times reporter during a press conference Monday for claiming that he presented âno evidenceâ to… Read More
Government
EPA chief shuts down Biden âenvironmental justiceâ museum costing taxpayers $315 per visitorThe Biden administrationâs Washington, D.C., museum devoted to âenvironmental justiceâ and âclimate changeâ has been visited by fewer than 2,000 people yet costs American taxpayers $315 per visitor to remain… Read More
Government
Empty federal offices waste billions, says US Rep(Daily Callers News Foundation) â Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne of Texas said empty federal office buildings wasted âbillions of dollarsâ Thursday during an appearance on Fox News, adding that… Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education pays out tens of millions for severely under-enrolled Preschool Promise programThe Oregon Department of Education spent $90 million over the last two years in preschool grants even while the program was vastly under-enrolled, according to a report… Read More