Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R) said Monday that her caucus pointed conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley in the direction of day care facilities in the state amid concerns over fraud. Demuth said at a virtual press conference that the state GOP has been “working with” Shirley to address fraud in the state. “Our caucus has…
Former Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), who served in Congress for more than 25 years, announced Tuesday that he has dementia. Kyl, 83, said in a statement that he will retreat from public life in the wake of his diagnosis, The Associated Press reported. “My family and I now head down a path filled with moments…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) slammed the Trump administration for pausing child care payments to his state amid increased federal scrutiny of alleged fraud within its social services programs. “This is Trump’s long game,” Walz wrote Tuesday in a post on the social platform X. “We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious…
A slate of new laws will go into effect in states across the country beginning Jan. 1. From Hawaii imposing a tax on tourists to address conservation, to California raising its minimum wage by $0.40 per hour, 2026 will bring a host of policy changes. Here is what to know about four state laws that…
The Trump administration has ramped up scrutiny of Minnesota’s social services programs amid allegations of fraud. Independent journalist Nick Shirley released a video detailing his investigation into the issue on Friday, sparking a renewed interest into the allegations. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 98 people in connection with its sweeping probe into the…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services programs. Citing a video released Friday by independent journalist Nick Shirley detailing his investigation into day care centers and other businesses, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim…
President Trump said Monday the new White House ballroom he tore down the East Wing to build will have a “drone-free roof.” The president made the remarks while at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump was criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when he started…
DETROIT (AP) — Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp-up AI offerings across its platforms. The California tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the acquisition. But The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta closed the deal at more than $2…