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Minnesota autism, disabled services providers among 15 charged with Medicaid fraud

By Nicole Acevedo and Will Ujek The Justice Department on Thursday announced criminal charges against 15 people in Minnesota accused of defrauding Medicaid and several other state-run social services programs of more than $90 million. “The fraud here in Minnesota is shocking,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald during a press conference in Minneapolis. “This is not the end of our work.” Top officials, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, joined McDonald in Minneapolis to announce the charges. The defendants are also accused of defrauding programs meant to provide housing and meals for those in need, as

Jan. 6 officers sue over $1.8B pot they call ‘slush fund’ for ‘insurrectionists’

By Ryan J. Reilly Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” money pool, describing it as a “taxpayer-funded slush fund to finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups” that they say committed violence in President Donald Trump’s name. The lawsuit — filed by former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and Metropolitan Police Department Officer Daniel Hodges — argues the fund is illegal and the settlement on which it is premised “a corrupt sham.” Trump, his two elder sons and the Trump Organization filed a $10 billion suit against

US raises pressure on Cuba with indictment of former leader as island’s president condemns charges

By Joshua Goodman Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island’s socialist government. The indictment accuses Castro of ordering the shootdown of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Castro, who turns 95 next month, was Cuba’s defense minister at the time. The charges, which were secretly filed by a grand jury in April, included murder and destruction of an airplane. Five Cuban military pilots were also charged. “For nearly 30 years, the families of four

Miles College Commands the Global Stage: President Knight Represents HBCU Excellence at Milken Institute Global Conference 2026

Miles College, Birmingham’s only four-year Historically Black College and University (HBCU), sent its President to one of the world’s most elite finance and philanthropy conferences earlier this month to make the case for sustained HBCU investment. President Bobbie Knight represented Miles College at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, delivering remarks and participating in a featured panel discussion, “Investing in the Resiliency of HBCUs,” held in the Astor Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. The session was moderated by Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday and Up First, and opened with remarks from Common, the Academy

Legislation would provide grants to improve HBCU facilities

A bill in Congress would direct the U.S. Department of Education to award grants to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to cover the cost of renovations, repairs and construction of campus facilities. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Philander Smith University and Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, and Shorter College in North Little Rock are among schools that would benefit if the legislation becomes law. U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, is the primary sponsor of H.R. 8791, known as the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology and Education (IGNITE) HBCU Excellence Act. The lead Democratic co-sponsor is

Senate advances resolution to end Iran war as GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy flips to support it

By Frank Thorp V, Brennan Leach and Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 50-47 on Tuesday to move forward with a resolution to force President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran, a breakthrough for the Democratic-led effort. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who just lost his primary for renomination over the weekend after he faced opposition from Trump, voted “yes” to advance the measure, the first time he has done so after having repeatedly voted “no.” “While I support the administration’s efforts to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program, the White House and Pentagon have left Congress in the dark on Operation Epic Fury,” Cassidy said in a

House holds off on prediction market ban despite bipartisan calls for prohibition

By Luke Garret Unlike Senate members and staff, House lawmakers and staff can still bet on prediction markets — where billions are bet each week on sports, culture, policy and elections. But a growing number of House lawmakers are calling for a rule change to bar the lower chamber from using prediction markets as reports of insider trading mount. The push is in part a response to concerns that key decision makers and their staff can use insider information from their careers in government to bet in prediction markets and profit. In April, prosecutors charged a U.S. soldier with using

Trump loyalty tests, major battlegrounds and more: What to watch in Tuesday’s elections

By Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman President Donald Trump’s campaign to suppress dissent in his own party faces its most prominent test yet as he takes aim at Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky on Tuesday, while GOP candidates across the country look to leverage his endorsement in key primaries. So far, Trump’s push to defeat Republicans who have crossed him has succeeded in other May primaries, ousting several Indiana state lawmakers and ending Sen. Bill Cassidy’s congressional career Saturday in Louisiana. But it’s Massie who has drawn the most attention from Trump amid repeated clashes with across multiple issues, which prompted Trump’s political operation to

DOJ sets up $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Trump drops IRS lawsuit

By Ryan J. Reilly, Gary Grumbach and Megan Lebowitz The Justice Department announced Monday that it was establishing a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” after President Donald Trump moved to dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns. Justice Department officials announced that Trump and his co-plaintiffs would drop their IRS lawsuit, as well as other claims of damages, in connection with the 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago, his Florida home, and in connection with the Russian collusion scandal “in exchange” for creating the fund, which the Justice Department said set up a “systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization

Investigation Finds Illinois Colleges Falling Short on Shielding Undocumented Students

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim (EDU) Most public colleges and universities in Illinois are failing to fully comply with a new state law that requires the schools have protocols on what to do if immigration agents show up on campus and to provide information to students on how to respond, a Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation has found. While the law required the schools to put protocols in place by Jan. 1, the Sun-Times/WBEZ analysis found that only four institutions were following four key aspects of the law: designating someone to handle reports of agents on campus; listing a contact number or people to call if

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