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The numbers are staggering, and the crackdown is finally matching the scale of the problem. Vice President JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force, working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has withheld $1.4 billion in federal funding from home health and hospice providers suspected of defrauding Medicare. CMS also announced a sweeping six-month […]

Hill County, roughly 55 miles south of Fort Worth, has become the first county in Texas to implement a one-year moratorium on new data center construction in unincorporated areas. County commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the temporary pause following hours of public debate. Residents and local officials expressed concerns that a proposed 300-acre development by […]

Six days before voters head to the polls in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, a new survey shows President Trump’s handpicked challenger has taken the lead in a race that has already shattered spending records for a U.S. House primary. Ed Gallrein, the Trump-endorsed veteran and farmer challenging Rep. Thomas Massie, now leads 48.3% to 43.1% […]

The Justice Department has secured a $30 million settlement from PayPal, ending a federal investigation into its 2020 Economic Opportunity Fund. The program, which the Department of Justice alleged gave preferences to businesses based on race, color, and national origin without any documented basis in remedying specific past discrimination, must be scrapped and replaced with […]

During a contentious Tuesday hearing before the Senate, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine faced rigorous scrutiny over the current diplomatic situation involving Iran as they addressed questions about ceasefire negotiations. Senator Lindsey Graham, appearing visibly frustrated, directly questioned why peace talks were being held in Pakistan. Graham pressed both officials on […]

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first active openly gay player, has died from brain cancer. Collins, who served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, told ESPN in November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma. According to the outlet, he received experimental treatments in Singapore this past winter that […]

A career CIA operations officer testified before the Senate on Wednesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci intentionally influenced intelligence community investigations into the origins of COVID-19, claiming scientists and analysts were systematically skewed from the outset. James E. Erdman III, a 20-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, appeared as the sole witness at a hearing […]

Tony Dokoupil was forced to abruptly end a live broadcast of CBS Evening News from Taipei after his on-set cameraman suffered a medical emergency. Dokoupil, nearing the conclusion of his segment, reported he was concerned about the cameraman’s condition: “Is he ok?” he asked. The broadcast then paused as the crew called for medical assistance, […]

William Paul, the adult son of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), faces accusations of hurling antisemitic insults at Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) during a heated exchange at a Washington, D.C., bar on Tuesday night. According to NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman, William Paul interrupted Lawler’s conversation with the outlet, claiming that if Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) loses […]