Zohran Mamdani Paid Multiple Visits to Holocaust-Denying Sheikh Who Claimed Jewish Death Toll ‘Was Exaggerated’ and ‘Done By Zionists,’ Called for More ‘Study’

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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) has developed a close relationship with an influential Muslim sheikh in Queens with a history of Holocaust denial, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. Mamdani has met with Sheikh Fadhel Al-Sahlani, imam of the Al-Khoei Islamic Center in Jamaica, Queens, on at least three occasions since January 2025—despite

Trump Admin Targets States’ Medicaid Fraud Units—What to Know

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Vice President JD Vance said during a May 13 press conference that he was intensifying attempts to counter Medicaid fraud by investigating state-level units responsible for oversight. States such as California and Hawaii seemed to lag behind others in combatting fraud, said Vance, whom the president picked in March to lead an anti-fraud task force.

AI Data Centers Top of Mind for Voters as Midterms Approach—What to Know

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In September 2025, the board of Saline Township, Michigan, gathered for a vote on a proposed $7 billion artificial intelligence (AI) mega-project in their area. Four of the small township’s five board members rejected the bid by OpenAI, Oracle, and Related Digital to purchase a 575-acre plot of land for development. We had a problem

Trump Says No Escalation With Cuba After US Indicts Raúl Castro

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President Donald Trump arrives to the commencement ceremony on Cadet Memorial Field at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., on May 20, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States will not escalate actions against Cuba, in comments following the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealing

State Democratic Party censures governor after he commutes Tina Peters’ sentence

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The central committee of the Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday voted 89.8% in favor of a measure to censure Gov. Jared Polis. A censure temporarily bars him from speaking or participating in party-sponsored events. Polis said earlier that the petition by hundreds of Democrats that called for the action is politically motivated. The petition is