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Jason Mattera's Newsmax Crime Report: $68M Stolen in NY Medicaid Fraud
Two New Yorkers pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicaid of $68 million by paying healthcare kickbacks for services that were not provided at two Brooklyn social adult day care centers and a home healthcare company.
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Snow, Ice and Brutal Cold Loom as Winter Storm Threatens 170M People Across US
Texas and Oklahoma braced for heavy snow and ice that could make roadways treacherous Friday in what is expected to be some of the initial effects of a huge, dayslong winter storm threatening catastrophic damage...
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Japan PM Dissolves Parliament for Snap Election
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on Feb. 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.
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5 Dem States to Ask Judge to Restore Child Care Funding
Five Democrat-controlled states are asking a judge Friday to order President Donald Trump's administration to keep money flowing for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at boosting low-income families with children.
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D.C. Judge Raises Questions on Trump WH Ballroom Plan
A federal judge raised pointed questions about President Donald Trump's plan to build a $400 million White House ballroom, as he considered whether to pause the project amid a legal challenge from a historic preservation group, according to multiple media reports.
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Jury Acquits Man Accused of $10K Bounty on Bovino
A federal jury on Thursday acquitted a Chicago-area man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty for the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.
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Massive Storm to Dump Snow, Ice From Texas to Boston
Bread was flying off the shelves, salt was being loaded into trucks and utility workers nervously watched forecasts Thursday as a huge winter storm that could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather barreled toward the eastern ...
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CDC Vaccine Adviser Questions Need for Polio Shot
The chair of the federal vaccine advisory panel is calling for a reassessment of long-standing vaccine policy, including whether routine polio shots remain necessary, arguing that individual freedom , not rigid public health mandates , should guide federal health decisions.
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Report: CBS Could Ax Pelley Over Weiss Criticism
"60 Minutes" correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi could be fired by CBS News after publicly and repeatedly criticizing new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, the New York Post reported Thursday.
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Vance: Far Left, Local Leaders Fuel Minnesota Deportation Unrest
Insisting that he was in Minnesota to calm tensions, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed "far-left people" and state and local law enforcement officials for the chaos that has unfolded during the White House's deportation campaign.
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Education Department: N.Y. School Broke Law Over Mascot
The U.S. Education Department says a Long Island school district violated federal civil rights law by altering its Native American-themed mascot name to comply with a New York state ban on Native American imagery in school mascots.
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WH Touts Largest 1-Year Decline in Homicides on Record
FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday credited President Donald Trump's law-and-order agenda for what Patel called the largest single-year drop in murders in U.S. history, pointing to new figures that show homicides falling sharply in 2025, the first year of Trump's second ...
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Air Force Says Qatari-Donated Jet on Track for Summer Delivery
The Air Force says a Qatari-donated luxury jet being refurbished for use as a new Air Force One is on track for delivery to President Donald Trump as early as this summer, though the exact date remains undetermined.
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Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Charge Don Lemon Over Church Protest
A federal magistrate judge in Minneapolis on Thursday denied the Justice Department's initial attempt to bring charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon after he joined a group of protesters who interrupted a church service Jan. 18 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Border Patrol's Bovino: Minneapolis PD 'Never Showed Up' Amid Protests
Federal immigration agents working in Minneapolis are facing escalating confrontations with protesters, but local police are not responding when agents call for help as situations intensify, Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino said on Thursday.
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Homicide Rate Declines Sharply in Dozens of US Cities
Data collected from 35 American cities showed a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, translating to about 922 fewer homicides last year, according to a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice.
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Trump to Add Times/Siena Poll to Defamation Lawsuit
President Donald Trump on Thursday railed against "fake polls," saying he would add the New York Times/Siena poll to his defamation claim against the news outlet.
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Vance: ICE Will Face Discipline for Errors, 'When Justified'
Vice President JD Vance said Thursday the Trump administration will discipline Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers "when justified" for mistakes made during deportation operations, striking a more measured tone...
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Trump Admin Orders Funding Review for Dem States
The Trump administration has ordered a broad review of federal funding flowing to more than a dozen Democrat-led states, CNN reported Thursday.
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Trump: Jack Smith Being 'Decimated' in Hearing
President Donald Trump sharply criticized former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday as Smith testified before Congress, calling Smith's investigation into Trump a “Democrat scam” and accusing the former prosecutor of misconduct and abuse of power.
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AG Bondi: 3 Arrested in Minnesota Church Takeover
Three people who participated in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church have been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday, just as Vice President JD Vance visited the state.
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Giants Outfielder Cleared by CBP After Airport Detention
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was briefly detained Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from South Korea, a situation that drew the aid of the office of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., before being quickly resolved.
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Pentagon: Send Military Lawyers to Minneapolis
The Pentagon is moving to send dozens of military lawyers to Minneapolis to help with federal prosecutions amid an immigration enforcement crackdown, CBS News reported.
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March for Life Draws Focus Back to Abortion Ahead of Midterms
Thousands of abortion opponents are expected to gather Friday in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life, as signs emerge that abortion could again become a central political issue ahead of the 2026 midterm elections after playing a more muted role in 2024. Rep....
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Mattera's Newsmax Crime Report: Othram DNA Tech Cracks Cold Cases
Advanced DNA technology is cracking cold cases once thought unsolvable, Newsmax crime correspondent Jason Mattera reported Thursday on Newsmax TV's "Wake Up America." At Othram, an American forensic genetics company based in The Woodlands, Texas, researchers extract DNA from...