Washington — The House Oversight Committee held a hearing Wednesday on a series of multimillion-dollar fraud schemes in Minnesota, with testimony from state lawmakers who alleged officials resisted efforts to address systemic financial impropriety. “Minnesota social services, which are funded by you, the American taxpayer, are being ripped off,” Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican
A home is seen for sale in Austin, Texas, on April 24, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 announced he’s taking steps to bar large investors from purchasing more single-family homes, in a bid to offset concerns about inflation and the cost of living. “For a very long time, buying and
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to reporters after a meeting with other congressional leaders and Cabinet members about Venezuela, at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday dismissed the idea of the United States sending troops to Greenland or any
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference on Sept. 17, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 7 announced that he plans to join the other states locked in a redistricting battle in an attempt to gain more Republican congressional seats in the 2026 midterms. DeSantis called a special session
An ICE officer fatally shot a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis, according to Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs. WCCO is at the scene near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where federal and local law enforcement have clashed for hours with protesters. WCCO McLaughlin claims the victim
The Justice Department is sending a team of federal prosecutors to Minnesota to help investigate allegations of widespread fraud within the state’s social services programs, U.S. officials told CBS News Wednesday. The department emailed federal prosecutors who work in other U.S. attorney’s offices on Tuesday to seek volunteers for the surge, according to a person
Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the Trump administration has “tremendous leverage” over Venezuela because of the U.S. “quarantine” of sanctioned oil, and said the U.S. will control how money from sales of Venezuelan oil is disbursed. Rubio told reporters after briefing senators on the administration’s involvement in Venezuela that the