The convicted ringleader of the Feeding Our Future fraud is blaming her Somali co-conspirators for orchestrating the sprawling billing scheme that stole more than $250 million from a federal food assistance program, insisting ahead of this week’s sentencing hearing that she, too, was duped by the Minnesota-based network of Somali fraudsters. Aimee Bock faces a […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said some Republicans are getting “cold feet” over President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom funding in the border-security reconciliation bill. Bedford said the Senate parliamentarian will not allow the funding to pass in its current form. “The bigger problem is that there’s cold feet among some Republicans about backing […]
A British radio station scrambled to apologize after falsely reporting on the death of King Charles III, the result of an apparent “computer error.” On Tuesday, Radio Caroline, based in Essex, England, suddenly ceased playing “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes and switched to a prerecorded message. The message said the station was suspending all […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) called on the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to implement new TV ratings flagging sexually sensitive content for children. Letlow, who notably dealt a decisive blow to Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) ambitions for reelection over the weekend, backed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s tentative proposal to reform television ratings, which […]
President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to make an announcement at 11 a.m. Thursday at the White House. The Trump administration‘s EPA has rolled back numerous Biden-era environmental policies as part of its deregulation effort. BROOKE ROLLINS ROLLS OUT PLAN TO RESHORE FERTILIZER PRODUCTION AMID IRAN WAR PRICE SPIKE […]
Former Dolton, Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard, widely derided as “America’s worst mayor” for her chaotic tenure, won her primary for Fulton County commissioner in Georgia after switching parties. Henyard ran unopposed as a Republican in a generally safe Democratic seat, garnering 1,136 votes. She will face off in November against Helen Zenobia Willis or Sojourner […]
The Trump administration’s $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization” fund is getting a frosty reception from Republicans on Capitol Hill. Senate Republicans are exploring ways to impose guardrails on the fund, including inserting language into the GOP’s party-line budget bill, a source familiar confirmed. Meanwhile, in the House, centrist members expressed concerns about the fund’s creation and […]
EXCLUSIVE — A Senate Republican has taken action to bar U.S. companies permanently from hiring workers who are not authorized to live or work in the United States, taking the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown one step further. Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) on Thursday will introduce legislation to make the Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026 permanent and […]
The national average price for regular gas increased for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday to $4.564 per gallon, setting a new record high price for 2026, according to data from AAA. The previous high for 2026 was $4.56, set earlier this month. Thursday’s new high for the year comes a day before the beginning […]
President Donald Trump has increasingly succeeded in pushing out Republican members of Congress who have rejected his authority over the GOP. But the victories risk complicating his remaining legislative agenda ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lost his reelection bid last week to a Trump-backed challenger in Louisiana. Rep. Thomas Massie […]
