A recent HUD report has flagged potential fraud in federal rent assistance programs, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson warned Wednesday. “The tentacles of the fraud are very deep,” Carson said on a recent interview, adding that he was “alarmed at how much fraud and misuse of funding…

Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., has sharply criticized widespread fraud and fiscal mismanagement in California during a recent interview, pointing to billions of dollars in taxpayer losses and stalled infrastructure projects. Kiley cited a June report showing that more than one-third of community college applications in the state were fraudulent, a…

Minnesota State Rep. Walter Hudson said Wednesday that a surge of attention to alleged daycare fraud in his state has stripped away plausible deniability for regulators and elected officials, arguing that failures point to either gross incompetence or complicity. Hudson, a Republican, appeared on “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE” as federal agents…

By Jim Thomas | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 06:54 PM EST A Georgia judge has dismissed racketeering charges against dozens of activists tied to the long-running “Cop City” protests, undercutting one of the most aggressive state efforts to use organized crime laws against demonstrators and reopening debate over the legal…

Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Alex Adams, who oversees the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced Wednesday that federal funds will be distributed to states only after rigorous verification of legitimate use. Adams revealed that a $9 billion welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota has impacted Americans nationwide. “One…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been condemned for suggesting that President Donald Trump visit Ukrainian soil to help close a peace deal with Russia, an invitation widely criticized as risking further destabilization of ceasefire negotiations and escalating the ongoing conflict. In a Tuesday message exchange with reporters conducted through a…

By James Morley III | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 07:03 PM EST President Donald Trump criticized actor George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, after reports that the couple and their twin children were granted French citizenship. In a post on Truth Social, Trump labeled them “two…

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, criticized Chick-fil-A’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives during an interview with guest host Todd Starnes. Perkins argued that while major corporations including Coca-Cola have scaled back such programs amid political and consumer pushback, Chick-fil-A has “dug in” on policies he…