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Mastermind behind COVID meal fraud claims Omar knew about scheme: NYP report
Aimee Bock, the founder of Feeding Our Future, was found guilty in March 2025 on charges including conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery for her role in a COVID-era fraud scheme in which prosecutors said nonprofit operators and restaurant owners submitted fraudulent reimbursement claims tied to children’s meal programs.
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Trump issues new warning to Iran regime: ‘Clock is ticking’
"For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!" he wrote on social media.
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GOP revising $1B in security additions for White House, ballroom after Senate parliamentarian ruling
Republicans said Saturday night that they are in the process of revising the legislation to comply with the parliamentarian’s guidance, though it remains uncertain whether any portion of the proposed Secret Service funding can still be preserved in the bill.
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Justice Department sues Paul Manafort for $3 million
The suit was filed this week in West Palm Beach, Florida
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Hawaii congressman in flap over piloting but voting remote during pandemic to retire: report
Democratic Rep. Kai Kahele reportedly intends to run for Hawaii governor
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Biden asks Congress for $33 billion aid package to Ukraine
President's request from Congress is largest U.S. aid package yet to assist the war-torn country
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Six GOP senators press Biden admin on PPP loans given to Planned Parenthood affiliates
Even after Planned Parenthood affiliates were found to be ineligible for PPP loans, 17 new loans were given out in 2021 totaling almost $40 million.
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Texas ICE processing center accused of mistreating detainees under Biden
During an unannounced visit to the detention center, investigators "identified violations of ICE detention standards that compromised the health, safety, and rights of detainees," according to a DHS inspector general report.
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States and environmental groups sue Postal Service over gas-powered trucks
USPS plans on purchasing up to 165,000 new delivery vehicles over the next ten years.
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Biden gaffe: U.S. package to Ukraine includes 'effort to accommodate the Russian oligarchs'
The White House official transcript tried to play the gaffe off as a joke.
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Female athletes, lawmakers organize against Biden plans to redefine 'sex,' erase campus due process
College volleyball player says she lives in fear of the NCAA "and the power that they have over me because of my scholarship."
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Oklahoma legislature passes more near-total abortion bans
One bill passed the House and the other passed the Senate, just weeks after the governor signed a bill into law banning most abortions in Oklahoma.
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FDA considers menthol cigarette ban, a divisive issue among some liberals, others
Menthols are particularly popular among African Americans and young people.