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Small Business Administration pauses grants for Minnesota amid fraud scandal
The Trump administration official said her department was investigating $430 million in suspected Payment Protection Program fraud across the state.
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Judge rules Trump admin can share illegal migrant Medicaid data with ICE
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled that ICE officials can access six categories of “basic” personal information: Address, citizenship, immigration status, phone number, date of birth and Medicaid ID.
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California judge blocks release of Rob Reiner's, wife Michele Reiner's autopsies
The Los Angeles medical examiner's office previously confirmed the case was a homicide, listing the cause of death as “multiple sharp force injuries” in its public database, but the information has since been removed.
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Ex-FBI explosives expert, famed whistleblower says bureau's J6 pipe bombs lab analysis 'a mess'
Whitehurst says the FBI analysis obscures what he believes is the true takeaway of the FBI’s analysis of the Jan. 6 pipe bombs: Neither bomb was “going to blow up.”
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WH Press Secretary Leavitt says Democrats' language attacking ICE is 'despicable'
It's OK to kill a Nazi? Violence against ICE facilities has escalated tensions around immigration enforcement, endangered lives and has prompted heightened security measures for law enforcement. That hasn't stopped Democratic leaders from using language that assailants say justifies violence.
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Trump endorses Matt Van Epps for Tennessee House seat
The 7th Congressional District is a solidly Republican constituency and includes a large slice of middle Tennessee, just to the West of Nashville. It also includes parts of the city itself.
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Hamas says it is ready to release hostages and accept parts of Trump's Gaza peace plan
The statement comes after Trump gave Hamas a Sunday deadline to agree to the terms of his peace deal.
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House extends recess until next week amid shutdown
The House district work period will stretch from Tuesday, Oct. 7 through the following Monday, Oct. 13.
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Federal shutdown to continue through at least Monday after Senate fails to reopen government
Friday's vote failed in a 54-44 split, with Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voting with most Republicans, along with Independent Sen. Angus King.
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Hegseth confirms strike on Venezuelan drug boat killed 4
"These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!" he vowed.
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Trump reverses $187M in cuts to DHS, counterterrorism in New York
The administration previously cut $187 million for counterterrorism operations in New York.
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Maryland accountant sentenced to 3 years in prison for $24 million COVID relief fraud scheme
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett also ordered Harold Dotson to pay $24,807,432 in restitution
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DHS blames 'sanctuary' politicians for ICE violence
The separate incidents happened in Bensenville and the other in Norridge. DHS said Friday morning two illegal aliens deliberately tried to ram and injure officers enforcing the law. The suspects are in custody with removal proceedings pending.