THEFEDERALIST (Breccan F. Thies) - Exclusive: Four Women’s Colleges Are Fleecing Federal Programs By Admitting ‘Trans’ Men
Many women's schools started allowing 'transgender' men admission after 2014, encouraged by the Obama administration.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Andrew Dorn) - Social Security expands disability fast-track list, adds 14 conditions
Here are the 14 conditions the Social Security Administration just added to a list for fast-tracking disability claims.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - GAO says fraud risk high in $1.1T of state-run federal programs
Programs in question include Medicaid, food stamps and disaster relief.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - US government loses up to $521B annually to fraud as key GAO recommendations still not implemented
The watchdog says there are currently 22 open recommendations, which are focused on enhancing fraud prevention practices across the programs it has reviewed.
STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Senate Republicans Launch Anti-Fraud Task Force
Senate Republicans are opening a new front in President Trump’s war on waste, fraud, and abuse, launching an Anti-Fraud Task Force aimed at stopping criminals from looting federal programs at taxpayer expense. The effort is being led by Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, who says fraud has become “organized theft on a national scale.” He […] The post Senate Republicans Launch Anti-Fraud Task Force appeared first on StoneZone .
Senate Republicans are opening a new front in President Trump’s war on waste, fraud, and abuse, launching an Anti-Fraud Task Force aimed at stopping criminals from looting federal programs at taxpayer expense. The effort is being led by Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, who says fraud has become “organized theft on a national scale.” He is joined by Republican Sens. Roger Marshall, Tommy Tuberville, Katie Britt, Ashley Moody, Tim Sheehy, Pete Ricketts, Marsha Blackburn, and Ron Johnson. Their mission is to find the weak points in federal programs, expose the fraud rings exploiting them, and force Congress to take responsibility for the money it authorizes. Sen. Johnson warned that federal fraud may range anywhere from $250 billion to…Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Vance gives remarks from Maine on Trump economy, anti-fraud efforts
Vice President Vance will give remarks from Maine on Thursday morning as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to combat fraud. The vice president, tapped by President Trump as the "fraud czar" is also the chair of the White House task force on combatting fraud in federal programs. The task force was created by executive order in March. The speech, which provides Vance another opportunity to sell Trump's economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterms, comes a day after the administration announced it would withhold Medicaid funding from all 50 states unless they comply with federal anti-fraud statutes.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Watchdog GAO estimates fraud costs taxpayers between $233 billion and $521 billion annually
The GAO warns that "all federal programs and operations are at risk of fraud." Local news outlets report that Minnesota alone could be responsible for fraud in Minnesota social services and Medicaid programs exceeding $9 billion.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Education Department moves two programs to other agencies as admin aims to close it
The State Department will oversee Section 117 on foreign gift reporting requirements for universities, while HHS will oversee some family engagement and school support programs.
NPR (Greg Rosalsky) - New research examines long-term effects of federal housing program from the '90s
New research looks at the long-term impact of a controversial federal program from the 1990s that demolished housing projects and replaced them with mixed-income developments.