Day: January 2, 2026

GOP lawmaker demands Minnesota fraud be treated as ‘organized crime’ scheme

2:30 am January 2, 2026

Republicans are demanding accountability over the Minnesota fraud scandal, accusing state Democrats of failing to prevent billions of dollars in taxpayer funds from being stolen. A Florida lawmaker is now calling for aggressive federal action, comparing the alleged fraud to “organized crime.” “This is what the mafia does. They steal, they lie, they cheat,” Rep. […]

CNN roasted for ‘effort to discredit’ Shirley’s viral reporting on alleged fraud at Minnesota daycare centers

2:30 am January 2, 2026

CNN was roasted online by everyone from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and prominent conservative pundits to average Americans on Wednesday for a segment that questioned viral reporting from independent journalist Nick Shirley. Shirley went viral last week for his 42-minute video investigating Minnesota daycare centers that appeared inactive despite receiving millions of dollars in government funding. […]

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel addresses criminal allegations against two players ahead of playoffs

2:28 am January 2, 2026

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel answered questions about recent criminal allegations against star players Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore in a press conference on Wednesday. Diggs was accused of attacking a private chef during a dispute about money, while Barmore has been accused of domestic assault and battery charges after his girlfriend told […]

Seattle schools ask kids as young as 10 about gender identity, drugs in controversial survey

12:39 am January 2, 2026

Seattle-area school districts are administering a health survey to students as young as 10 years old that asks about their gender identity, romantic interests and substance use while reportedly sharing the data with outside groups — sparking privacy and consent concerns among some parents and prompting a probe by the Department of Education. The survey, […]

Inside Trump’s first-year power plays – and the court fights testing them

12:30 am January 2, 2026

President Donald Trump spent the first year of his second White House term signing a torrent of executive orders aimed at delivering on several major policy priorities – including slashing federal agency budgets and staffing, implementing a hard-line immigration crackdown, and invoking emergency authorities to impose steep tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner. The […]