Minnesota lawmakers raised doubts about Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) legislative anti-fraud package at a state House oversight hearing on Monday, questioning whether the governor’s proposals would actually detect and prevent scammers from defrauding the state’s taxpayer-funded programs. Throughout the hearing, members of the GOP-led Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee grilled […]

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced Monday afternoon that he will resign from Congress following a string of accusations regarding sexual misconduct. “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me,” Swalwell said in a statement […]

A Butler, Pennsylvania, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats to assault and kill President Donald Trump, along with other U.S. officials and federal immigration agents, the Justice Department said Monday. Shawn Monper, 32, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy to two counts of threatening to assault and […]

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said the Democratic Party is distancing itself from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) after exhausting his role to “take out” President Donald Trump. Swalwell suspended his bid for governor of California on Sunday night following a weekend of multiple women accusing him of sexual misconduct. The lawmaker faced bipartisan calls to […]