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-Minnesota anti-fraud expenses exploded, forcing taxpayers to pay twice for the failure

-Mamdani will introduce British anti-Semitism and taxes in the United States: Former British Prime Minister

-New lawsuit pressures Pentagon, State Department to disclose legal justification for Venezuelan boat strikes

Democratic-appointed education officials face new scrutiny as Feeding Our Future scandal expands and Trump targets fraud

A new surveillance has been carried out on the old Minnesota Department of Education leaders like the Feeding Our Future scandal linked to the governor. Tim Walz expands and the president Donald Trump announces new measures targeting fraud in the state.

Feeding Our Future (FOF) was a Minnesota nonprofit that aimed to feed low-income children, although federal prosecutors claimed it illegally funneled more than $250 million in public funds to shell companies and people who used the money to buy luxury cars, residential and commercial real estate, international travel and expensive jewelry. The MDE was the government’s financial interlocutor responsible for its approval and monitoring.

In 2018, MDE conducted its only administrative review of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) operations at FOF…LEARN MORE.

The sun shines on the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in St. Paul, the opening day of the 2024 session of the Minnesota Legislature. Lawmakers have a relatively modest agenda before them after a momentous 2023 session in which Democrats used their newfound total control of the state to pass an ambitious list of their priorities. (Steve Karnowski/Associated Press)

White House

BACK IN THE SADDLE: As GOP political power hangs in the balance, Wiles says Trump will ‘campaign like it’s 2024’ ahead of midterm elections

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during a roundtable discussion in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., Monday, December 8, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

THE TECHNICAL COMBAT IS SPREADING: Bessent warned of a European-style “regulatory nightmare” seeping into Latin America – and directly targeting the United States.

“HISTORICAL CHARACTER”: Kamala Harris declares herself a “historical” figure: “There will be a marble bust of me”

Donald Trump shakes hands with then-President Joe Biden during Trump’s inauguration in the Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025, in Washington. (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

MESSAGE SPACING: ‘Prices are falling’: Trump praises his economy as voters say they are still scared by costs

PRICE EXCLUDING: HUD chief blames ‘uncontrolled illegal immigration’ for excluding families amid new housing report

World stage

ONE WEEK WARNING: US could run out of key munitions in ‘about a week’ if war with China breaks out, top security expert warns

A defense analyst warns that the United States is far behind China in shipbuilding capacity. (Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Trevor Hale/US Navy)

DEAL OR NO DEAL: Zelensky says Ukraine ready to present new peace deal proposals to US

Capitol

COST OF CARE CRISIS: Key voting bloc propels Obamacare to highest approval level ever as Congress battles soaring costs: poll

PREMIUMS AT STAKE: A Republican senator proposes an Obamacare solution for “Black Friday” that brings together the demands of Democrats and Republicans

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., hopes his Obamacare solution gets a green light from Senate Republicans and believes it could be a starting point for a bipartisan solution in the future. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

DEADLINE IS COMING: Bipartisan lawmakers unveil Obamacare extension as pressure mounts on Johnson to play role

PULLED: House Democrat drops re-election bid after Texas redraws congressional map

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) speaks during a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Across America

CRUSHED TWINS OF TERROR: New Jersey twins accused of threatening to kill DHS official and ‘shooting ICE on sight’

CITY FOR ALL: Mamdani reveals why he named convicted armed robber to public security transition team

Mysonne Linen served seven years for armed robbery in taxi driver holdups in the late 1990s. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images))

A QUESTION OF FAITH: DOJ sues Virginia school board over rights of Christian students

STRAIN OF TAXPAYERS: DHS criticizes Newsom for taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants as California ambulance costs could soar 382%

DHS criticizes California Gov. Gavin Newsom for providing Medi-Cal and Medicaid benefits to illegal immigrants, while new data shows ambulance reimbursement costs have increased as much as 382 percent, in part because of a federal matching loophole the state is using to inflate Medicaid spending. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / Photo by Brandon Bell)

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