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Bessent Calls Walz-Era Fraud ‘Defining Legacy’ at St. Cloud Event
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, FBI Director Kash Patel and Dr. Oz brought the fraud fight to St. Cloud, announcing 17 search warrants this week.
Ex-Fort Bragg Contractor Charged With Posting Classified Ops Footage
DOJ says a former security contractor at Army Special Operations Command posted classified operations footage online.
Intel Sinks Nearly 30%, Taxpayers’ Stake Faces Nearly $12B Hit
Intel is on pace for its worst day since 1974 after a weak forecast, and the U.S. government's 10% stake takes a hit.
Iran Claims Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz After U.S. Said Lanes Cleared
Iran says tankers struck mines in Hormuz days after CENTCOM said lanes were cleared; Reuters confirms one limpet mine attack.
Bukele Sends 2,000 Troops Into Haiti With Trump’s Blessing
Axios reports Trump told Bukele 'Do what you have to do' as more than 2,000 Salvadoran troops deploy to Haiti to hunt gangs and four missing men.
Daytona Woman Charged After Post Threatening Trump at Rally
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood says a 21-year-old who posted a threat to shoot President Trump at tonight's Daytona Beach rally is in jail.
China Denies Report Its Asset Targeted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Beijing calls a New York Times report that U.S. intelligence saw a Megaspeed-linked executive as a Chinese asset close to Nvidia's CEO a smear.
CENTCOM Chief Says Iran’s Navy Is ‘All at the Bottom of the Sea’
Adm. Brad Cooper says he flew over the Strait of Hormuz and saw no IRGC boats as U.S. forces keep shipping lanes open.
Trump Puts Kansas and Iowa Rallies Back On for Sunday
A day after scrapping the trips for tele-rallies, Trump will now hold back-to-back rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday, the AP reports.
Polk Sting Nets 281 Arrests, Including 17 Theme Park Workers
Sheriff Grady Judd says a weeklong undercover operation caught 31 accused child predators, seven of them theme park workers.
Rubio Scraps G20 Photo After Europeans Balk at Standing With Lavrov
European diplomats threatened to walk out of a G20 group photo with Russia's Lavrov in Atlanta, so Rubio canceled it, U.S. officials told the AP.
Pope Leo XIV Becomes First Pope to Vote in a U.S. Election
The Vatican confirmed the Chicago-born pope mailed his Will County, Illinois, ballot for Tuesday's midterms, a first for any pontiff.