JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force ‘ramps up’ identifying fraud across US after suspending 70 providers in LA

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FIRST ON FOX: Vice President JD Vance is ramping up the administration’s targeting of fraud after President Donald Trump appointed him to head an anti-fraud task force last week, including the implementation of an AI platform to quickly identify and address fraud.  Vance’s task force is currently working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid … Read more

Woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home pleads not guilty

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Woman pleads not guilty to firing shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there A woman from Florida pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through her attorney to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los … Read more

The Guardian view on a significant week for European politics: progressives have some reasons to be cheerful | Editorial

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Events in Denmark and Italy show geopolitical instability is creating opportunities for a centre-left response to the far right In the lead-up to Denmark’s snap election on Tuesday, it was revealed that blood supplies were flown into Greenland in January in order to treat Danish military casualties in the event of a US invasion. Against … Read more

Democratic rising star extends ‘love’ after Hegseth pastor prays for his death

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Senate nominee in Texas James Talarico says ‘Christian nationalism kills’ in response to Brooks Potteiger remark James Talarico, the Texas Democratic state representative and Presbyterian seminarian, has said he forgives Pete Hegseth’s pastor for praying for his death. On Tuesday, Texas’s popular Democratic nominee for a US Senate seat pushed back against comments from Brooks … Read more

Savannah Guthrie says her family is ‘in agony’ in first interview since mother’s disappearance

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Today show co-host appeared in pretaped interview as her mother, Nancy Guthrie, has been missing for seven weeks Savannah Guthrie, the co-host of NBC’s Today show, has described her family’s ordeal as “agony” in her first interview since her mother’s disappearance more than seven weeks ago. “Someone needs to do the right thing. We are … Read more

Democrats demand subpoena for Lewandowski over controversial $220M DHS ad campaign

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Congressional Democrats are pressing the Republican-controlled House to subpoena Corey Lewandowski — former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s top advisor — over his alleged role in a controversial border security ad campaign that prompted bipartisan criticism. House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Co., sent a letter to … Read more

Democrats seize on Trump-district flip as midterm signal — Republicans reject the narrative

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Democrats are ecstatic after flipping a Republican-controlled legislative seat in a right-leaning, Palm Beach, Florida-anchored district that includes Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s home turf. “If Democrats can win in Trump’s own backyard, we can win anywhere. From now until November, Democrats are all gas and no brakes as we compete across every corner of Florida … Read more