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‘It’s a Disgrace’: Vance Reveals Playbook for Combating Fraud in United States
Vice President JD Vance announced he is withholding Medicaid reimbursements from Minnesota while the administration investigates fraud in the state. When asked by The Daily Signal if this plan should be viewed as a playbook for fighting fraud in the rest of the country, Vance said, “I think you can, certainly.” “There are certain things… -
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Soros-Backed Prosecutor Allows Murder Suspects to Avoid Prison Time
Last week, a man who allegedly shot the founder of a charity 10 times while he lay in bed with his wife got off without a prison sentence—because the prosecutor, backed by groups funded by Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros, agreed to let him plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Gret Glyer had founded DonorSee,… -
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5-Year-Old’s Near-Death Experience Moves Congress to Stop Illegal Aliens From Truck Driving
This story has been updated to include comment from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. Congressional Republicans are pushing to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses in the wake of President Donald Trump acknowledging 5-year-old Dalilah Coleman during his State of the Union address. Dalilah was nearly killed in 2022 by Partap Singh, an illegal… -
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Dems Sit in Protest After Trump Demands Americans Be Placed Over Illegal Aliens
The House chamber broke out in U.S.A. chants after President Donald Trump called on all elected officials to place American citizens over illegal immigrants during his State of the Union address, but the cheers were from only one side of the aisle: that of the Republicans. “One of the great things about the SOTU is… -
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The Arrest of Former Prince Andrew in Epstein-Linked Case Is Historic
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew and younger brother of King Charles III, was arrested on Thursday at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate. It’s his 66th birthday. Thames Valley Police confirmed the arrest of a man in his 60s from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office, a crime that can carry a life… -
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Illegal Alien Flees ICE, Kills Teacher in Crash
A Georgia teacher is dead after an illegal alien ran a red light while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and crashed his car into her vehicle. The fatal crash occured in Savannah, Georgia. The Chatham County Police Department has charged Oscar Vasquez Lopez, an illegal alien from Guatemala, with first-degree homicide by vehicle, reckless… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Says States Should Charge Tuition to Illegal Alien Children
Children should not receive a free education at America’s public schools unless they are lawfully present in the United States, a new report from The Heritage Foundation contends. States and local governments have been “overwhelmed with costs that flow from illegal immigration, including public education,” Lora Ries, director of Heritage’s Border Security and Immigration Center… -
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$10 Billion for Crime Victims Missing—Lawmakers Call for DOJ to Fix Biden-Era Failure
The Justice Department is missing out on collecting $10 billion from convicted criminals to go to crime victims, according to federal prosecutors. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, led a letter with four other Republican senators telling Attorney General Pam Bondi that “there appears to be billions of dollars right at the DOJ’s finger tips that could be collected.” Congress created the Crime… -
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They Disrupted a Congressman’s Event at a Jewish Center. Now the DOJ is Investigating.
The Department of Justice is investigating a disruptive protest of a Democrat congressman’s speaking engagement at a Jewish temple. On Jan. 27, protesters with the left-wing activist group Climate Defiance interrupted a constituent event of Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., at the Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn, New York. Suozzi was one of seven Democrats to… -
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Why Violent Crime Fell 37% in DC
The president’s tough-on-crime policies are to thank for the nation’s capital seeing a dramatic decrease in crime from last year, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. “When you have a president who makes a decision to focus on crime and then tries to figure out what he can do to effectuate a reduction in crime,”… -
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Here Are the Latest Developments in Charlie Kirk Murder Case
Setting aside all the conspiracy theories about who shot Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson stands accused by the state of Utah of committing that heinous crime. And his case had a flurry of pretrial activity and a rare and interesting motion by the defense that could shake up, or at least delay, the trial. The defense… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens Convicted of Manslaughter, Arson
Federal immigration agents on Thursday arrested illegal aliens convicted of a third-degree sex offense, manslaughter, and arson, as the Department of Homeland Security continues to deal with backlash over enforcement operations in Minnesota. “These thugs have no place in our communities,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, adding, “Seventy percent of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]… -
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What Triggered Civil Rights Investigation Into Pretti Shooting?
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, according to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Blanche confirmed the investigation during a press conference on Friday. “All that that means is that [Department of Homeland Security], as they’ve, as the secretary has said,… -
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DOJ Joins Lawsuit Accusing UCLA Med School of Unlawful Race-Based Admissions
The Justice Department is joining a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles medical school for alleged race-based admissions that it says violate a Supreme Court ruling. Last May, student groups sued the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA regarding the continued use of race in admission practices, despite a 2023 Supreme Court… -
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Venezuelan Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Shocking Crime in Ohio Town
A 24-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by a three-year supervised release, after pleading guilty to a shocking crime last September in Perrysburg, Ohio. The 24-year-old, Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States, making false statements during… -
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Watchdog Alleges Netflix Coordinated With FBI to Promote Left-Wing Narratives
A new report alleges that the streaming giant Netflix has worked closely with federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies in ways that amount to government-assisted propaganda. The report released Tuesday by the Oversight Project, a government watchdog group, contends that the FBI, the CIA, and the Defense Department (now the War Department) exercised influence over… -
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Walz Silent Following Criticism Over Comparing Illegal Alien Children to Anne Frank
The office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has not responded to condemnations of his comparing illegal alien children to Holocaust victim Anne Frank. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Monday issued a statement rebuking “leaders” for using Frank’s tragic story for “political purposes,” but did not mention Walz by name. Walz had made the reference at a press conference… -
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If Illegal Aliens Don’t Vote in Virginia Elections, Then Why Are Democrats Trying to Ban ICE From Polling Places?
With Democrats pushing a number of progressive policies now that they are in control of Virginia, a Virginia state Democrat is working to ban immigration agents from operating near polling places. Democrat Virginia Del. Alfonso H. Lopez introduced the bill, which has been described as a “safeguard.” The bill, HB 1442, would amend the Code of Virginia to prohibit law enforcement from… -
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Civil Asset Forfeiture: How the Police Can Steal From You
Did you know that in most of America, police can take your property, even if you did nothing wrong? They don’t have to charge you with a crime. They don’t have to take you to court. They can just say they suspect you of a crime. Then they can grab your money, your car, and sometimes, even… -
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Federal Officer Shoots Illegal Alien After Being Attacked With Snow Shovel
Protests erupted again in Minneapolis after a federal law enforcement officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg Wednesday night after being attacked by him and two others wielding a snow shovel and a broom. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the Venezuelan man was an illegal immigrant who fled a traffic stop by federal agents in…