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HHS Says Somalia’s UN Ambassador Tied To Company Accused Of Medicaid Fraud
By The Daily Caller The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday that Somalia’s top diplomat to the United Nations has ties to a U.S.-based health care company previously targeted by federal authorities over Medicaid fraud. In December, Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill announced a nationwide fraud crackdown, warning that Minnesota routed millions in taxpayer […]
4 Things to Expect From the Trump Administration in 2026
By The Daily Signal After the Trump administration wrapped up its first news-packed year of the president’s second term, the White House will gear up for a year of addressing health care costs and other affordability concerns, saving the Republican majority in Congress, and more. Here are four things to expect from year two of […]
Iron Beam, the Laser-Based Aerial Defense, Now Operational All Over Israel
By Jihad Watch The Iron Beam is the first laser-based aerial defense in the world to be operational; other countries are working on laser-based weapons but have yet to complete them, much less to put any such weapons into operation. The Iron Beam is fantastically cheap; each “burst” of light costs a few dollars, compared […]
Lessons to Learn From the Welfare Mega-Fraud Scandal in Minnesota
By The Daily Signal I recall a saying from my youth that went, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” This comes to mind reading reports of the mind-boggling welfare fraud megascandal that has been exposed in Minnesota. For perspective on the scope of the scandal, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson estimates fraud losses in […]
NEW YORK POST: RFK Jr. Actually Embraces the Science on Trans Kids
By Rich Lowry nginx
Kash Patel Says FBI Investigation Into Alleged Minnesota Fraud Will Broaden As New Details Emerge
By Mark Tanos nginx
Kash Patel: FBI’s Minnesota Fraud Case to Expand
By Mark Tanos nginx
Minnesota Fraud Controversy Shakes Capitol Hill
By The Daily Signal House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, one of Washington’s top-ranking Republicans, says he is open to legal action against Minnesota’s Democrat leaders following the viral release of a video alleging fraud in state-funded day care centers. Appearing on Fox News’ “Fox Report Weekend” on Sunday, Emmer praised YouTube content creator Nick Shirley’s recent report, […]
Minnesota Is Just the Tip of The Iceberg: NY’s Medicaid Home-Care System Is Rife With Fraud, Statistical Impossibility
By The Geller Report If Minnesota’s fraud scandal shocks you, wait until investigators turn their attention to New York City’s Medicaid-funded home healthcare racket. Home health aides have become the largest single occupation in New York, accounting for roughly 40 percent of all job growth — an explosion driven almost entirely by Medicaid dollars. The […]
Israel is Invaluable to the U.S.!
By Beverly Newman, Ed. D. Why is Israel invaluable to the United States? Keep reading to understand. Technology and Innovation Defense Tech: Israel develops advanced defense systems (like Iron Dome) that the U.S. integrates into its own military, boosting American security. High-Tech Exports: Medical instruments, electronics, software, and R&D services are major imports, benefiting U.S. […]
Coffee, Nicotine, and the Politics of Acceptable Addiction
By Roger Bate nginx
House Votes to Criminalize Chemical Castration and Mutilation of Children but 211 Democrats vote NO!
By The Geller Report The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, legislation designed to criminalize so-called “transgender treatments” for minors and impose penalties on medical professionals—and potentially parents—who facilitate irreversible drugs or surgeries on children. Children’s advocacy groups praised the vote as a major step toward safeguarding minors. The bill […]
Ex-FDA Commissioners Against Higher Vaccine Standards Took $6 Million From COVID Vaccine Makers
By The Daily Caller Ten of the twelve former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners and acting commissioners opposed to the Trump administration’s stiffer standards for vaccines quietly disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical industry, a Daily Caller News Foundation review shows. The FDA old guard criticized the new leadership in a Dec. 3 New England Journal […]
President Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV DEFENDING AMERICA FROM A CHEMICAL WEAPON: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The Order directs the Attorney General to immediately pursue criminal charges, sentencing enhancements, and sentencing variances in fentanyl trafficking […]
Chick-fil-A Doubles Down, Keeps DEI on the Menu
By Family Research Council It’s one thing to catch a local Chick-fil-A rebelling against Christian values — and quite another for headquarters to defend it. After this month’s revelation that an Orem, Utah location was publicly supporting same-sex marriage in a congratulatory post on Facebook (a post that’s still there), several disappointed customers reached out to corporate, […]
New Report Further Exposes Netflix’s LGBT Agenda Targeting Children
By Family Research Council For some time now, Netflix has come under fire for pushing LGBT-related content on both adults and children. The latter category, in particular, has drawn sharp criticism from parents and child advocates who do not want ideological content being forced upon the young and vulnerable. Now, however, it’s not just talk. […]
GOP Launches Rival Healthcare Plan As Obamacare Showdown Hits Senate Floor
By The Daily Caller Senate Republican leadership announced Tuesday that they will bring their own healthcare proposal to a floor vote, running in parallel with Democrats’ push for an extension of the enhanced Obamacare subsidies. The Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on a Democrat proposal for a three-year extension of the boosted subsidies, which Democrats secured […]
GOP Looks to Reform Obamacare Subsidies, Address Fraud with New Legislation
By Family Research Council With COVID-era Obamacare subsidies set to expire on December 31, Republicans in Congress are considering legislation that would help ease the rising costs of health care for millions of Americans. Meanwhile, experts and some lawmakers are warning that blanket subsidy expansions will only add to ballooning government debt and will not […]
Our Broken Fertility Culture
By Abby M. McCloskey nginx
Autism Speaks: The Debate Over Who Really Speaks For Autism
By Kali Fontanilla nginx
The White House: 12/06/25 | Peace & Prosperity!
By The White House Check out the Media Offenders of the Week! President Trump attended the first White House Christmas party where he paid his paid his respects to the National Guard, especially Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom and Guardsman Andrew Wolfe who were attacked last week. He lowered flags to half-staff in memory of Sarah, and welcomed Andrew’s family to the Oval Office. In […]
Trump’s Second-Term Revolution Restoring American Greatness
By Amil Imani Nearly a year into his triumphant second term, Trump stands as a colossus, methodically dismantling the shadowy Deep State that has long strangled the will of the people. What began as a bold mandate from 75 million patriots in 2024 has evolved into a masterclass in executive resolve, yielding historic economic surges, ironclad border security, […]
MASSIVE OBAMACARE IDENTITY FRAUD: 71 People Use One Social Security Number, Fake Identities, Dead People — AND THE SYSTEM APPROVES IT
By The Geller Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a new preliminary report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), waste, fraud, and abuse have run rampant through Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, worsening health care plans for Americans, all while enriching big insurance companies. The new watchdog investigation finds large-scale systemic failures that allow fake identities, […]
Critically Thinking About Our Health: IMO a key MENTAL component is too frequently overlooked
By John Droz, Jr. The physical health of Americans is simply atrocious. For example, over 75% of American adults have at least one chronic disease, and the rate of child illnesses continues to grow. Considering our knowledge, scientific advancements, financial resources, etc, this is unconscionable. The good news is that many people and groups (like RFKjr, MAHA […]
The FDA Memo That Shakes the World
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‘Cascade Of Systemic Failures’: Minnesota State Employees Blast Walz For ‘Massive Fraud’ In Social Services
By The Daily Caller Minnesota state employees accused Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of bearing full responsibility for massive fraud that drained the state’s social services programs, claiming he retaliated against whistleblowers who tried to sound the alarm. “Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota,” the employees wrote in a statement posted to social […]
Blue States vs. Red States on ‘Affordability’
By Jarrett Stepman | Lorenzo Prieto | Al Perrotta nginx
80 Years After Nuremberg Condemned Nazi Research, Doctors Are Still Committing Atrocities
By Brooke Stanton nginx
Gonna Be A Sinema-tic: Thorn In Democrats’ Side Back To Haunt Her Party Colleagues
By John Loftus nginx
Dem Congressional Candidate Believes Men Can Give Birth: A Reflection of the Party at Large?
By Family Research Council Tennessee Democratic District Representative Aftyn Behn (D) believes men can give birth. Now, she’s running for a congressional seat. Her opinion became apparent during a 2020 episode of her podcast “Grits.” She followed up her use of the term “birthers” by stating that “men and women … can give birth.” As Breitbart summarized, “She […]