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SBA freezes over 100,000 California borrowers in sweeping $9B pandemic fraud crackdown

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SBA freezes over 100,000 California borrowers in sweeping $9B pandemic fraud crackdown

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Friday it had suspended more than 100,000 California borrowers amid suspected fraud, with the alleged abuse totaling nearly $9 billion.SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the agency suspended 111,620 California borrowers linked to suspected fraudulent activity across SBA pandemic-era loan programs. Those borrowers received 118,489 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans totaling more than $8.6 billion."Once again, the Trump SBA […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026 3

Conservative firebrand vows to purge ‘RINOs’ in battle to replace retiring Vern Buchanan in open Florida seat

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Conservative firebrand vows to purge ‘RINOs’ in battle to replace retiring Vern Buchanan in open Florida seat

Eddie Speir is not afraid of a fight with the Florida GOP establishment. In 2024, he took on 10-term incumbent Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., and won just under 40% of the vote, positioning himself as a constitutional conservative outsider against an entrenched moderate Republican.Now, with Buchanan's Jan. 27 announcement that he would be retiring after a nearly two-decade stint in D.C., Speir is launching another grassroots, outsider candidacy to challenge […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026 2

When anti-ICE clashes trigger federal intervention: Experts explain the constitutional breaking point

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When anti-ICE clashes trigger federal intervention: Experts explain the constitutional breaking point

Anti-ICE protesters have surrounded federal agents, Democratic leaders have denounced enforcement operations and tensions in Minneapolis have boiled over, but experts say none of it crosses the line into a constitutional breakdown or would justify the use of federal emergency powers by President Donald Trump.Legal analysts say the unrest, while volatile, does not inhibit the federal government’s constitutional authority to enforce immigration law. That threshold would only be crossed if […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026

No limits, no inspections: US and Russia face post–New START era as Trump pushes new nuclear deal

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No limits, no inspections: US and Russia face post–New START era as Trump pushes new nuclear deal

The United States and Russia are entering a new phase of nuclear relations with no treaty limiting their arsenals, as President Donald Trump calls for a sweeping new arms control agreement and Russian officials warn that Washington’s approach would make any deal impossible.The last agreement that capped U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons, known as New START, expired Thursday, leaving the world’s two largest nuclear powers without legally binding limits on […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026 2

Comer probes sudden wealth jump tied to Ilhan Omar’s husband, eyes link to Minnesota fraud

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Comer probes sudden wealth jump tied to Ilhan Omar’s husband, eyes link to Minnesota fraud

House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced Friday that he's investigating companies linked to Ilhan Omar's, D-Minn., husband, citing a dramatic increase in value in a short time and raising questions about whether their success could be tied to widespread fraud schemes uncovered in Minnesota. In a letter published Friday morning, Comer said the Oversight Committee would conduct a closer look at the ventures of Tim Mynett, who married Omar in […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026 5

Republicans blast Democrats’ Trump election meddling claims as hypocritical ‘conspiracy theory’

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Republicans blast Democrats’ Trump election meddling claims as hypocritical ‘conspiracy theory’

Senate Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump of trying to meddle in the upcoming election cycle, and Senate Republicans are calling them out. The topic of election integrity was again thrust back into the forefront by House Republicans last week, who demanded that voter ID legislation be included in a deal struck by Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to fund the government. While that ultimately never came to fruition, […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026 1

Who is Kyle Wagner? Meet the self-identified Antifa member arrested after targeting ICE

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Who is Kyle Wagner? Meet the self-identified Antifa member arrested after targeting ICE

Federal authorities arrested a self-described Antifa member in Minnesota on Thursday morning after he racked up a significant social media following that the government says was used to obstruct federal law enforcement and threaten to kill ICE agents.In a video obtained by Fox News Digital, Kyle Wagner, 37, of Minneapolis was arrested in the early morning hours wearing a sweatshirt that said, "I'M ANTIFA," a reference to the far-left organization […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026

DOT crackdown pulls hundreds of English-illiterate, illegal immigrant truckers off roads as crashes mount

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DOT crackdown pulls hundreds of English-illiterate, illegal immigrant truckers off roads as crashes mount

EXCLUSIVE: Federal transportation officials nabbed hundreds of truckers found not to be proficient in English, as otherwise routine stops at weigh stations led to thousands of violations amid a three-day national crackdown.The latest iteration of Operation SafeDRIVE (Distracted, Reckless, Impaired, Visibility Enforcement) ran from Jan. 13–15 on trucking corridors in 26 states and the District of Columbia and removed nearly 2,000 unqualified truckers and other drivers from the road, USDOT’s […]

todayFebruary 6, 2026

White House slams Democrat governor for urging public to track ICE agents with new video portal

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White House slams Democrat governor for urging public to track ICE agents with new video portal

The White House and conservatives are slamming New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill after she announced her administration is launching a portal to monitor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and alert people to their presence.Sherrill, a U.S. Navy veteran who entered office just a few weeks ago, encouraged New Jerseyans to film federal immigration enforcement operations when they see them, saying on a recent episode of The Daily Show, […]

todayFebruary 5, 2026