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4+ min ago (434+ words) A billion-dollar fraud, 87 defendants, and Omar insisting Somalis were victims too " Minnesota's scandal just keeps getting hotter. Ilhan Omar sparked fresh outrage Sunday after appearing to suggest on CBS News that the real victims of Minnesota's massive COVID relief fraud scheme " a scandal in which nine out of ten people charged were Somali " were other Somalis. On Face the Nation, Omar told host Margaret Brennan it is "frustrating" that people don't recognize the Somali community is "upset" about the scheme, which reportedly funneled taxpayer money into the hands of a Somali radical Islamic terrorist group. House Oversight Chairman James Comer has said the perpetrators "stole nearly $1 billion" from a nonprofit that claimed to feed hungry schoolchildren. Brennan laid out the scale of the scandal bluntly: "The Biden-era Justice Department called it the largest COVID fraud scheme in the country, and…...

4+ min ago (213+ words) The Post's Joseph Staszewski writes a thank you letter to John Cena, whose WWE career comes to an end at "Saturday Night's Main Event" vs. Gunther in his final match. Thank you for 23 years of entertainment. Thank you for 23 years of knowing whenever you showed up on our screen, we should listen up and never take our eyes off you because you did your homework to make sure every segment was meaningful, raw, real " you never knew when the fourth wall might be broken. Thank you for 23 years of taking the lessons you chose to learn and setting a standard for what it meant to be the face of the company in this business that still lives on today. Cody Rhodes talks about working the "John Cena schedule." Those things you passed along have given a new generation their hero....

9+ min ago (216+ words) President Donald Trump has signed a resolution backed by members of Alaska's Congressional delegation to revoke restrictions on drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve on the North Slope. The White House announced Friday evening that Trump had signed Senate Joint Resolution 80 into law. SJR 80 uses the Congressional Review Act to reverse restrictions enacted during the administration of President Joe Biden. Those restrictions, imposed as part of a 2022 activity plan for the reserve, were intended to protect environmentally sensitive areas against harm from oil and gas drilling. ... Friday's signing was one of several Trump administration actions taking... President Donald Trump has signed a resolution backed by members of Alaska's Congressional delegation to revoke restrictions on drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve on the North Slope. The White House announced Friday evening that Trump had signed Senate Joint Resolution 80 into law. SJR…...

11+ min ago (549+ words) FOX Business correspondent Darren Botelho reports on DOGE's recent disbanding ahead of schedule on 'Special Report.' EXCLUSIVE: A co-founder of the House of Representatives" DOGE Caucus is declaring that the movement for government efficiency is still alive and well, even if the surrounding furor has died down. "DOGE is alive. It certainly is not on the front burner as it needs to be. There's still a lot of members of Congress that want to continue the battle [against] waste, fraud and abuse," Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., co-chair of the House DOGE Caucus, told Fox News Digital. "We're still $38 trillion in debt, that's growing. So anything we can possibly do " we"re still looking to continue the DOGE efforts." DOGE STAFFING SHAKEUP AS ELON MUSK HANGS UP HIS HAT, WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS The Congressional DOGE Caucus, co-led by Reps. Aaron Bean…...

13+ min ago (550+ words) A New York man out on bond has been arrested after police say he stabbed his mother and father to death inside their family-owned deli last week." The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Vito Dambrosio, according to FOX 5." The incident reportedly occurred at around 9:11 a.m. Thursday, at the A&A Italian Deli in Bethpage." Officers were initially dispatched to the scene after receiving a call regarding a man standing in the deli's parking lot with blood on his hands and clothing, FOX 5 reported. WOMAN CHARGED IN MAN'S FATAL STABBING OUTSIDE UPSCALE LONG ISLAND YACHT CLUB Vito Dambrosio was out on bond when he allegedly stabbed his parents to death inside their family-owned deli in Long Island, New York, on Nov. 4, 2025, according to FOX 5. (Nassau County Police Department) Officers reportedly found Dambrosio covered in blood and still standing in the parking…...

14+ min ago (1194+ words) For decades, the best option for graduating high school students was deemed to be a four-year college degree. Taking that post-secondary pathway was seen as the most direct route to higher earnings and career success. But clearly that thinking is changing, largely driven by student and parent desires. Recent college graduates are facing a range of newer challenges, including an increasing unemployment rate, "underemployment" (i.e., working in a job that does not require a college degree), and the introduction of AI and automation in the workplace. As workforce needs have evolved, so too have the goals of high school students, including those at Luxemburg-Casco High School. More and more, students are choosing more practical, skills-based career pathways over a four-year college degree. The YouScience report specifically emphasizes that "students aren't asking for more information " they're demanding a fundamentally different learning experience....

14+ min ago (287+ words) By Alan D. Viard The administration's proposal would primarily impact non-citizens who apply for green cards (through a process called adjustment of status) while in the US on temporary visas. Green cards provide permanent residence and a pathway to citizenship." Under 1999 field guidance, a green card application was denied under the public charge rule only if the applicant was viewed as likely to become "primarily dependent" on the government. Primary dependence was defined as long-term institutionalization at government expense or reliance on public cash assistance for income maintenance." In 2019, the first Trump administration adopted a regulation that introduced a much more stringent approach. An application was denied if the applicant was viewed as likely to receive any of a wide range of cash or non-cash government benefits for a number of months in any future three-year period." In 2022, the Biden administration…...

14+ min ago (141+ words) WASHINGTON " Acting New Jersey US Attorney'Alina Habba'announced she is stepping down as the Garden State's top federal prosecutor due to an appeals court ruling that found she was disqualified from the role. "As a result of the Third Circuit's ruling, and to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love, I have decided to step down in my role as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey," Habba said in a statement. "But do not mistake compliance for surrender. This decision will not weaken the Justice Department, and it will not weaken me." President Trump had tapped Habba, who previously served as his personal attorney, for the role in an acting capacity in March. But the lower courts had found that Trump's appointment of Habba violated a 1998 law governing federal vacancies....

15+ min ago (205+ words) Apple in October removed ICEBlock and other apps from its app store after Bondi said they put Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at risk by enabling people to track ICE activity in their neighborhoods. The lawsuit from ICEBlock app maker Joshua Aaron argued that the government's actions violated the First Amendment. The lawsuit also asks a federal judge to protect the Texas-based software developer from prosecution, alleging "unlawful threats made by Attorney General Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, ICE Acting Director Todd M. Lyons, and White House Border Czar Tom Homan to criminally investigate and prosecute Aaron for his role in developing ICEBlock." The Department of Justice didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. ICEBlock was the most widely used of the ICE-tracking apps in Apple's app store until Bondi said in October that her office reached out…...

15+ min ago (656+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Monday that negotiations with the United States to find an end to Russia's invasion of his country" were "constructive," but indicated that "questions" remained regarding the position of Europe that required more discussion. Zelensky's remarks on Monday suggested that European leaders present an obstacle to Ukraine being able to trust and accept the White House deal. "We are talking to the US " it is constructive work," Zelensky told Bloomberg News. "But there are questions that concern Europe " and we cannot decide for Europe. We need to discuss with Europe Ukraine's membership in the EU, which is also part of security guarantees." "After that, we will have our joint vision," he continued. "And I am ready to fly to the US if the president is ready for such a meeting." "There…...