GOP senator launches effort to close Medicaid loophole allowing fraudsters to rake in millions
Sen. Ashley Moody's STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act aims to close a legal loophole shielding fraud recipients from prosecution by state attorneys general.
Reporter’s Notebook: GOP eyes DHS deal funding ICE probes, but not removals, as shutdown drags
Senate Republicans reportedly plan to end the partial DHS shutdown by funding most of the agency while leaving ICE enforcement and removal unfunded.
Oklahoma governor taps energy executive to fill Mullin’s Senate seat
Washington — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong on Tuesday to replace newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Senate. “I’m incredibly proud now to announce that my pick as the next U.S. senator of the state of Oklahoma is Mr. Alan Armstrong,” Stitt said at a news
Rubio testifying in trial of ex-Rep. accused of illegal lobbying for Venezuela
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying in federal court Tuesday in the ongoing criminal trial of former Florida Congressman David Rivera, who is accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government during the first Trump administration. Federal prosecutors allege that Rivera worked alongside his codefendant, Esther Nuhfer, to influence the first Trump administration on
First Lady Delivers Opening Remarks at Global Children’s Education Summit
First Lady Melania Trump delivers opening remarks at the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit at 10 a.m. ET on March 24. She will invite first spouses or equivalent leaders from around the globe to participate in the coalition to help children learn, grow, and thrive through the safe and innovative use of advan…
LIVE NOW: First Lady Delivers Opening Remarks at Global Children’s Education Summit
First Lady Melania Trump delivers opening remarks at the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit at 10 a.m. ET on March 24. She will invite first spouses or equivalent leaders from around the globe to participate in the coalition to help children learn, grow, and thrive through the safe and innovative use of advan…
DOJ accuses courts of undercutting executive power in high-stakes Supreme Court border case
The DOJ will argue that lower courts are undermining the federal government’s ability to manage the southern border in a closely watched Supreme Court case about how migrants make asylum claims.