For the first time in decades, a group of U. S. House members broke from their party bosses to make sure Kyiv gets fresh military help. Their weapon? A rarely used trick called a discharge petition, which lets lawmakers force a floor vote even when leadership wants to block it. Normally, such moves
Pennsylvania takes fraud seriously, but not at the cost of making life harder for people who truly need help. The state runs one of the tightest Medicaid and benefit programs in the country—no surprise, since every dollar wasted on fraud could have fed a family or treated a patient. Instead of just
The World Food Programme announced that it has cut its emergency food support in Syria by half because of a lack of money. Only 650, 000 people now receive help instead of the 1. 3 million it did earlier in May. The program also dropped its operations from all 14 regions down to just seven. The mai
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel wants to stop taking money from the United States for its armed forces in the next ten years. He explained this plan on a TV show that aired Sunday. Netanyahu wants to eliminate the financial part of the U. S. –Israel military partnership. The United
The sudden FBI raids on two CBD shops—one in Norfolk and another in Portsmouth—have left more questions than answers. One of the shop owners, Carlton Upton Jr. , now faces three serious fraud charges in federal court. But the bigger mystery is whether his case connects to the raid on state Sen. Loui
A cruise ship sailing toward Spain suddenly faced a serious problem when a passenger died from hantavirus, a rare disease spread by rodents. The situation became even trickier because over 1, 000 people from different countries were stuck on board. To solve this, several European nations decided to
Federal agents showed up unannounced Wednesday in Portsmouth, Virginia, targeting places tied to state Sen. Louise Lucas, a powerful Democrat and marijuana advocate. They raided her personal office, a dispensary she co-owns, and other locations connected to her. Footage from the scene shows agents c
Two activists, one from Spain and another from Brazil, are stuck in Israeli custody after their boat was stopped near Greece. The men were sailing as part of a group trying to bring supplies to Gaza. Instead of reaching shore, they now face serious accusations like working with enemies or supporting
Lawmakers in Washington are talking a lot about audits these days, but there’s a smarter way to catch fraud before it drains public funds. A bill proposed by Rep. David Hackney aims to reward whistleblowers who expose cheating in government programs—not just Medicaid. Right now, Washington is one of
Government health officials recently pushed back several important dates tied to a new policy that could lower prescription drug costs under Medicaid. Instead of finishing applications by late spring, drug manufacturers now have more than a month extra to join the program. The original deadline had
