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15 individuals indicted in alleged health-care fraud scheme in Minnesota

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 9:27 pm

The Justice Department on Thursday announced that 15 people were charged in connection to an alleged $90 million healthcare scheme in Minnesota following a joint investigation with the FBI. “The defendants defrauded Minnesota public healthcare resources for tens of millions, targeting programs such as Housing Stabilization Services, Child Care, Medicaid programs, Individualized Home Supports (IHS),...

Trump loosens climate limits on refrigerants

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 9:21 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump loosens climate limits on refrigerants President Trump announced Thursday that his administration is loosening rules that would have restricted the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases in commercial refrigeration. © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Trump said that his administration is “officially terminating the Biden administration’s...

Trump, facing GOP blowback, sends 5,000 troops to Poland

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 9:20 pm

President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. is sending 5,000 additional troops to Poland, a week after the Pentagon cancelled the long-planned deployment of 4,000 service members to the Central European country. Lawmakers have expressed deep frustration and concern over the move to halt the planned rotation, accusing the administration of making a last-minute...

Tillis says he won't vote for Iran war powers resolution

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 9:16 pm

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said he will not vote for a war powers resolution to withdraw U.S. armed forces deployed against Iran. Tillis ruled out joining four Republican senators who said they will back a motion to discharge a vote on a war powers resolution. "They're messaging votes," Tillis told Spectrum News about...

DNC report 'does not meet my standards,' chair Martin says 

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 9:10 pm

Democrats' post-mortem report on the party's 2024 losses was riddled with annotations and apparent errors when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) bowed to pressure and released it to the public on Thursday. DNC Chair Ken Martin had made an initial commitment to release the so-called autopsy on the 2024 cycle, when former Vice President Kamala...

Crow: Massie loss shows that 'there's no room for ideological diversity' in Trump's GOP

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 9:05 pm

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) said Wednesday that Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) primary loss shows that there is “no room for ideological diversity” in the GOP under President Trump. “There’s no room for ideological diversity or independence in the Republican Party right now,” Crow told The Hill on the Capitol steps. “That’s been very clear, which...

Tim Scott: 'Impossible' for Republicans to let Platner win 

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 8:51 pm

Republican Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) on Wednesday voiced his opposition to Democratic candidate Graham Platner’s bid for Maine Sen. Susan Collins’s (R) seat. “How in the world does this guy want to put together a working-class coalition?” Scott told Fox News. “It’s impossible, impossible for us to let him win. Thank God President Trump fights...

Top Cuban diplomat: Rubio lying 'to instigate a military aggression'

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 8:46 pm

Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday slammed the narrative that Havana is a threat to the national security of the United States, categorically rejecting statements made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.  “The U.S. Secretary of State lies once again to instigate a military aggression that would provoke the shedding of Cuban...

Oil prices could spike next week without Iran deal: GasBuddy

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 8:29 pm

GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan on Wednesday said there could be a jump in gas prices next week if the U.S. and Iran do not reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. De Haan wrote on the social platform X that as stations sell through their fuel, oil prices could...

UN votes to affirm responsibility to mitigate climate change, while US votes against

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 8:28 pm

The United Nations voted this week to affirm that countries have a responsibility to protect people from climate change, while the U.S. was one of a handful of member states to vote against the resolution. The measure, brought by Vanuatu, calls on countries to take steps to avoid significant climate and environmental damage, including emissions within their...

White House: Reported resistance to return of doctor with Ebola 'absolutely false'

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 8:28 pm

The White House on Thursday pushed back on reports that it resisted allowing an American physician who was exposed to the Ebola virus back into the U.S., calling them “absolutely false.” “President Trump has consistently taken great risks to ensure Americans exposed to deadly and contagious diseases are safely brought back home, from quickly evacuating...

Trump-pushed rail safety bill added to transportation package, splitting GOP

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 8:18 pm

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday added a Trump-pushed rail safety bill to a major transportation package, in a move that divided Republicans and inflamed ideological tensions on the right. The Railway Safety Act amendment, brought by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), was approved in a 54-11 vote, with 10 Republicans and one independent...

Proposed Trump arch design wins key agency approval

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 8:13 pm

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved a modified design of President Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch to be built at the entrance to Washington, D.C., marking an integral step in the project’s process. Trump first heard about the design’s approval at a press conference in the Oval Office, reacting positively to the...

Hogg calls for Ken Martin's resignation over DNC's delayed 2024 autopsy report

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 7:50 pm

Democratic activist David Hogg is demanding that the head of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) step down following the delayed release of a flawed autopsy report about the 2024 election.   The former DNC vice chair called the delayed release of these findings “a demoralizing joke” in a statement Thursday. “It’s clear that Chair Ken Martin...

Pratt says he joined Republican Party in response to death threats during reality TV fame

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Published on: May 21, 2026, 7:39 pm

On Thursday, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said the death threats he received while his reality TV fame was at its peak were what pushed him to join the Republican Party. Pratt, who entered the nonpartisan race against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in January, was known for playing a recurring villain for five...