Vice President JD Vance said Monday that he is directing the Fraud Task Force to investigate suspected Medicaid fraud uncovered in his home state, thanks to a Daily Wire investigation.
Vance addressed the unfolding story in an X post, first saying he wanted the task force to review the evidence and then, if warranted, take immediate action to put an end to the fraud.
&#8220;These shocking allegations, if true, show why the Fraud Task Force’s work is so important. I’m directing the task force to look into it and take immediate action to prosecute any fraudsters involved and stop all further payments as appropriate,&#8221; he posted, sharing a thread from Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak detailing the uncovered fraud.
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These shocking allegations, if true, show why the Fraud Task Force’s work is so important. I’m directing the task force to look into it and take immediate action to prosecute any fraudsters involved and stop all further payments as appropriate. <a href="https://t.co/dg9prv9mYz">https://t.co/dg9prv9mYz</a>
— JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/2051391872623362379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2026</a></blockquote>
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In the thread that followed, Rosiak explained how he had found one building that purported to house 94 &#8220;home health&#8221; companies — companies that were supposed to provide the kinds of home health services that keep people out of nursing homes, saving on costs. But the potential for fraud and abuse, he noted, is massive.
&#8220;This includes people getting paid to provide &#8216;companionship &amp; conversation&#8217; to their own relatives. Fraud [is] almost impossible to prove because service happens in private houses,&#8221; Rosiak noted, adding, &#8220;Home health was supposed to save money because it&#8217;s cheaper than being in a nursing home. Problem is, no one fakes their way into a nursing home. But lots of people will claim to be sick if they get to stay at home and get free checks for their family.&#8221;
In the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medicaid-millionaires-how-the-feds-pay-immigrants-billions-to-hang-out-with-their-families">full report,</a> Rosiak wrote:
<blockquote>The business model is simple: a 40-year-old Somali immigrant gets paid for spending time with, and maybe cooking for, his own 65-year-old mother. The middleman is one of thousands of “home health” firms that have the “NPI” number necessary to bill Medicaid.
The 40-year-old becomes an “employee” of that company, but has no clients other than his mother. There is no way to verify whether he actually even provided the “services” — unless his own mother is willing to testify against him.</blockquote>
Rosiak&#8217;s investigation, conducted over two months, uncovered additional examples of fraud and abuse, and more details are expected to be revealed in the days to come.

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JD Vance Vows Crackdown After Daily Wire’s Ohio Medicaid Investigation

JD Vance Vows Fraud Probe Inspired By Daily Wire Investigation

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Politics

President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated photo of himself lounging in the Reflecting Pool on Washington, D.C.&#8217;s National Mall.
The photo showed Trump floating in a gold-colored pool inflatable alongside a smiling Vice President JD Vance, who gave a thumbs-up. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also appeared in the photo, along with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.  <iframe style="aspect-ratio: 9/16; max-width: 220px; display: flex; justify-content: center; width: 100%; margin: 20px auto 5px; border: 0;" src="https://player.mux.com/6KXDHPJQWahYQOR00v7k5eb200PXeg00012l?metadata-video-content-type=short&amp;metadata-video-id=39c7625e-3c29-470d-b682-83f523dfb33e&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=Trump%20shares%20AI%20pic%20lounging%20in%20Lincoln%20Memorial%20Reflecting%20Pool%20with%20Marco%20and%20JD&amp;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fdailywireplus-v2.imgix.net%2Fimages%2Fshorts%2F20784120-58cc-48de-9585-e1b125441bcd.jpg&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
The Reflecting Pool has been drained in recent days to allow for construction workers to come in and repaint the bottom with a protective coating — in &#8220;American Flag Blue&#8221; — ahead of this summer&#8217;s events celebrating the United States&#8217; 250th birthday. The coating is supposed to stop a number of leaks and help to avoid more costly repairs to the monument in the future.
The updates, according to the White House, are expected to take about one week to complete and have a price tag of $2 million — and add to the series of major renovations and updates being made by the Trump administration all around the White House and the nation&#8217;s capital.
Not everyone is happy with the updates, however. Charles Birnbaum, former coordinator of the National Park Service’s Historic Landscape Initiative, complained that the blue color made the reflecting pool look more like a swimming pool than a historical monument.
&#8220;The reflecting pool is hallowed ground,&#8221; he told <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/trumps-reflecting-pool-spruce-up-fails-charm-preservationists-00895457">POLITICO</a>. &#8220;It shouldn&#8217;t resemble a swimming pool.&#8221;
&#8220;It will look far more beautiful than it did in 1922,&#8221; Trump argued, adding, &#8220;It was filthy dirty, and it leaked like a sieve.&#8221;
The Department of the Interior, headed by Burgum, also championed the effort to &#8220;restore and preserve America’s most iconic landmarks.&#8221;
The Reflecting Pool, according to the National Park Service, is classified as a memorial and is designed solely for viewing. Wading or swimming in the pool are illegal, as is walking in the shadow water.

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro gave an update on the investigation into Cole Tomas Allen — who opened fire one week earlier at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner — and said that it was clear the would-be assassin had an inflated sense of his own capabilities.
Pirro, the U.S. Attorney assigned to Washington, D.C., spoke with CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper about the ongoing investigation in Allen&#8217;s actions and motives — and she described the shooter&#8217;s actions leading up to the moment he charged a security checkpoint manned by the United States Secret Service.
Tapper began by asking Pirro — who was in attendance at the dinner herself — whether the fact that she could have been a potential target meant that she should recuse herself from the case entirely. Pirro was adamant that the two things were unconnected.
&#8220;Absolutely not. I mean, there is no way &#8230; my ability to prosecute this case has nothing to do with my being there,&#8221; she said.
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TAPPER: &#8220;Has it been suggested to you, at any point, by anyone that maybe you need to recuse yourself because you were both a witness and a potential target?&#8221; 
JEANINE PIRRO: &#8220;Absolutely not. I mean, there is no way&#8230; my ability to prosecute this case has nothing to do with my… <a href="https://t.co/clLO5SJ9DA">pic.twitter.com/clLO5SJ9DA</a>
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/2050932287219359922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Pirro went on to address Allen&#8217;s behavior and actions leading up to the assassination attempt, much of which was either recovered from his personal effects or captured by security cameras at the Washington Hilton.
&#8220;Clearly, the president is a target. And make no mistake, it is not just the manifesto. It is his actions,&#8221; Pirro said of the suspect, who referred to himself as the &#8220;Friendly Federal Assassin&#8221; throughout the manifesto he sent to family. &#8220;I mean, this guy thought he was Rambo.&#8221;
&#8220;And he takes a picture of himself. He is smug, he is proud, and he is focused on what he’s doing,&#8221; Pirro added.
&#8220;I think if you read the manifesto … it is very clear who the intended target is. It is very clear, based upon the fact that as soon as this president said that he was going to be at the Hilton for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on March 2nd, [Allen] then made the decision to hatch the plan,&#8221; Pirro told Tapper, adding, &#8220;I can tell you, we will be able to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt.&#8221;
She went on to say that the defense might have a difficult time if they opted to go for an affirmative defense and claim that Allen was insane: &#8220;The one issue that people might think about is, is he insane. He is far from insane. He is brilliant. He has a master’s degree. He work[ed] at a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.&#8221;
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US Attorney Jeanine Pirro on case against alleged press dinner gunman: &#8220;We have a lot of evidence that indicates his intent&#8230; whether it was, you know, following what the president was doing, where he was going, to the day of the of the event at the hotel. Tracking on his phone:… <a href="https://t.co/J9NtXGI3HU">pic.twitter.com/J9NtXGI3HU</a>
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/2050937470800343261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Why Jeanine Pirro Says Would-Be Trump Assassin ‘Thought He Was Rambo’

Jeanine Pirro: DC Shooting Suspect 'Thought He Was Rambo'

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Shooting

Michigan Senate Democratic candidate Mallory McMorrow said on Sunday that deleting thousands of tweets trashing rural America reflects her authenticity rather than an effort to hide her past.
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/kfile-mallory-mcmorrow-deleted-tweets">A CNN report</a> this week found that the Senate hopeful had deleted about 6,000 tweets — including posts mocking Middle America and bending the truth about where she was living, working, and voting. 
In a recent autobiography, McMorrow said she moved to Michigan in 2014, but on social media, she described herself as a California resident in 2016 and voted in California’s June 2016 primary, according to CNN. 
 Reporter Manu Raju pressed McMorrow on the contradictions. 
 “And I don’t need to tell you, but of course, you’re required to vote in the state where you’re a resident. So why were you voting in California two years after moving to Michigan?” Raju asked.
 &#8220;Like a lot of millennials, moving takes time,&#8221; McMorrow said, describing a &#8220;two-year process&#8221; before settling in Michigan from Southern California. &#8220;I registered to vote in Michigan in August of 2016 and voted in the general election in November that year.&#8221;
 McMorrow dodged when asked whether she should have voted in California while claiming to live in Michigan.
&#8220;We still had our place out in Southern California, and as I mentioned, we had multiple jobs. Moving is ugly. I wish we could have just up and moved in one fell swoop, but that&#8217;s not the case, just like it is for a lot of people,&#8221; she said. 
 Raju noted that in 2024, McMorrow criticized another Twitter user for voting in Michigan after moving to California.
 &#8220;You called it illegal then,&#8221; Raju told McMorrow. 
 &#8220;Yeah, absolutely, if you are doing that intentionally, after moving permanently to a place that is illegal,&#8221; she said.
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CNN: “Why would you be voting in California 2 years after moving to Michigan?”
MCMORROW: “Moving takes time.”
CNN: &#8220;You had criticized a Twitter user in 2024 for voting in Michigan after moving to California, you called it illegal&#8230;&#8221;
MCMORROW: “Yeah, absolutely.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/kE4xYSuXdo">pic.twitter.com/kE4xYSuXdo</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/2050927855152898198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-dem-candidate-scrubs-social-media-after-trashing-rural-americans?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Top+Dem+Candidate+Scrubs+Social+Media+After+Trashing+Rural+Americans">Two days after President Trump </a>rocked the political establishment and defeated Hillary Clinton, the Democrat urged her followers to read a thread posted by journalist Patrick Thornton, who wrote, “All of this talk about coastal elites needing to understand more of America has it backwards.”
“It is much of white working class America that needs to reach outside its comfort zone and meet people not like them,” Thornton wrote at the time. “Many rural Americans have isolated themselves from the rest of the country. They live in very unrepresentative areas.” McMorrow said the thread “rings 100%.”
McMorrow, who currently serves in the Michigan State Senate, framed her comments as evidence of her authenticity. 
 &#8220;Was it the most eloquent tweet I&#8217;ve ever tweeted? No, I&#8217;ve tweeted 1000s of times. There is a level of authenticity and just grappling in the wake of the 2016 election, of how somebody like Donald Trump could have been elected.&#8221; 
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Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow defends her tweet calling middle Americans &#8220;backwards.&#8221;
CNN: “Do you stand by that sentiment that rural parts of America can learn from coastal elites?”
MCMORROW: &#8220;I stand by that.&#8221;
That’s the quiet part out loud. <a href="https://t.co/objg7VHcSy">pic.twitter.com/objg7VHcSy</a>
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/2050934343820833117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
In another tweet, McMorrow drew comparisons between Nazi Germany and the Trump Administration, a view she still holds today. 
“Do you personally see parallels between Nazi Germany and what’s happening under the Trump administration?” Manu Raju asked her.
&#8220;Yeah, I do. It is deeply concerning that we see an authoritarian slide,&#8221; McMorrow said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think that a lot of people would argue that there are shades of authoritarianism here that we need to be deeply concerned about.&#8221; 
The winner of the divided Democratic primary, which also includes Abdul El-Sayed and Congresswoman Haley Stevens, will likely face Republican Mike Rogers in the general election.
&#8220;I tweeted normal things, like a normal person, and people are desperate for authenticity, so that is what we need in November,&#8221; McMorrow said.
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CNN: “Why would you be voting in California 2 years after moving to Michigan?”
MCMORROW: “Moving takes time.”
CNN: &#8220;You had criticized a Twitter user in 2024 for voting in Michigan after moving to California, you called it illegal&#8230;&#8221;
MCMORROW: “Yeah, absolutely.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/kE4xYSuXdo">pic.twitter.com/kE4xYSuXdo</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/2050927855152898198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a></blockquote>

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Middle America-Hating Dem Calls For Authenticity. But What Happened To Her 6,000 Tweets?

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has added yet another title to his growing list of jobs: wedding deejay.
Rubio, who inspired thousands of memes as President Donald Trump persisted in heaping more and more responsibilities onto his plate, was caught on video — initially shared by Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino — as he took a turn behind the turntables at a family wedding.
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Rubio has held several official jobs within the Trump administration, where he was initially confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Secretary of State on January 20, 2025. By February 3, however, he had already been handed his second role: Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Later that same month, when Trump fired the archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Rubio slid into the role of Acting Archivist.
In the months since, Rubio has been nicknamed The Secretary of Everything — and thousands of memes have depicted him doing everything from Cuba&#8217;s new leader to a minesweeper in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Marco Rubio preparing to run Cuba after the U.S takes control. <a href="https://t.co/YKYJy3Hp4s">pic.twitter.com/YKYJy3Hp4s</a>
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlanetOfMemes/status/2050385947175289314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Rubio on his way to the strait of Hormuz to locate Irans lost underwater mines 😂 <a href="https://t.co/p91fFGk0Wm">pic.twitter.com/p91fFGk0Wm</a>
— Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 (@TheRicanMemes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRicanMemes/status/2042787254590927134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Rubio has leaned into the memes, and even used them to play a few practical jokes of his own. The day after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt began her maternity leave, for example, Rubio popped into the press room to take a photo of himself posing as the &#8220;Acting Press Secretary.&#8221; Prompting laughter around the room, he asked the reporters who witnessed the gag to refrain from posting anything until he&#8217;d had the chance to share the joke with the person for whom it was meant.
&#8220;I&#8217;m just here to take a quick picture &#8230; you&#8217;re going to ruin my joke,&#8221; he complained. &#8220;You guys can&#8217;t put this out, is that okay? &#8230; Can you guys hold for at least an hour, please, or you&#8217;re going to ruin the joke &#8230; it&#8217;s not a joke on the public, it&#8217;s a joke on one person.&#8221;
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🚨 LMFAO! Marco Rubio just walked into the press briefing room to pretend he’d been appointed White House Press Secretary, as Karoline Leavitt’s on maternity leave
Can’t help but love this guy 🤣
NOBODY would be surprised if it was true! 😂 <a href="https://t.co/bqwe8tacKI">pic.twitter.com/bqwe8tacKI</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2049575801482359227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 29, 2026</a></blockquote>
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President Donald Trump tore into comedian and HBO host Bill Maher late on Saturday, delivering a blistering review of Maher&#8217;s recent interview featuring Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA).
Trump made his thoughts on the matter abundantly clear in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116507513607934090">Truth Social post</a>, trashing both Newsom and Maher before concluding that the latter, whom he dubbed a &#8220;moron&#8221; was still &#8220;slightly more talented than Jimmy Kimmel.&#8221;
&#8220;I hate seeing Fox, and other Conservative Outlets, constantly making Low Rated Bill Maher &#8216;relevant&#8217; as it pertains to the Republican Party, and beyond,&#8221; Trump began his pos with a complain about the number of people, even on the conservative side of the aisle, who appeared to take Maher seriously. &#8220;Bill Maher is a weak and ineffective person who I got to know very well during my dinner with him at the White House.&#8221;
&#8220;He was nervous, scared, and the first words he uttered as he entered the Oval Office were, &#8216;Can I have a drink?&#8217; It was very endearing but, at the same time, absolutely pathetic,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;He was much different from what people think.&#8221;
Trump went on to say that he&#8217;d taken the time to watch some of Newsom&#8217;s interview on Maher&#8217;s show — an interview in which Maher had repeatedly pressed Newsom, albeit in a friendly manner, about the California policies that most Americans might see as abject failures.
&#8220;Last night, I happened to watch Gavin Newscum, an admittedly Low IQ person, who said he can’t read a speech, is dumb, and essentially, incompetent, and he took Bill Maher &#8216;over the coals,'&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Bill Maher was defenseless, and totally deficient. Either he didn’t have the knowledge, or he choked, because Gavin went on and on about how good California is doing, while it’s doing very poorly, having, by far, the worst year it’s ever had where, for the first time in History, more people are leaving than coming. Bill Maher started by saying that California was doing poorly, only to have Newscum speak for an extended period of time, and lie about the facts.&#8221;
&#8220;All you have to do is look at what’s happened to Los Angeles, San Francisco, the horrendous homeless problem all over every street, the Railway catastrophe that is Billions of Dollars over budget, and has never been built, the inability to rebuild the 25,000 homes that were destroyed by the fire because he refused to allow water into the street from the Southwest (If it weren’t for our Superstar EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and me, they wouldn’t have any homes being built right now!),&#8221; Trump continued.
The president&#8217;s conclusion was simple: &#8220;Fox should stop putting this person on. He’s not representing us. You look weak, stupid, and ineffective, and I hate seeing that. DON’T USE BILL MAHER ANY LONGER AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF YOU! I hate hearing that &#8216;Bill Maher said …&#8217; — Bill Maher is a MORON, though slightly more talented than Jimmy Kimmel.&#8221;
Trump has also been at war with Kimmel in recent weeks, calling on ABC to fire the late night comedian over a line directed at First Lady Melania Trump stating that she had &#8220;the glow of an expectant widow.&#8221;
The &#8220;joke&#8221; angered the president and Melania, particularly since it came just 48 hours before yet another assassination attempt against Trump at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner — but Kimmel has insisted that it was only meant to be a jab at the dramatic age difference between the pair.

Bill Maher

Trump Trashes Bill Maher In Scathing Review Of Newsom Interview

Gavin Newsom

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security resumed after a 75-day shutdown — but Democrats are already threatening to cut funding again in September if their demands are not met.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), a ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Democrats would “absolutely” shut down DHS again if Republicans do not agree to proposed reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — such as banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requiring judicial warrants for immigration-related arrests.
“In America, police shouldn’t wear masks while walking the streets,” Thompson said, ignoring the dramatic uptick in threats and violent assaults against immigration enforcement officers and their families. “They need identification, they need cameras, and they need judicial warrants.”
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NEW: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) says Democrats “absolutely” may shut down DHS again in September if the ICE/CBP reforms they demanded aren’t included in the next DHS approps bill. Dems failed to get any reforms with this shutdown &amp; GOP plans to go around them to fund ICE/CBP. <a href="https://t.co/FOjRZcXOvf">https://t.co/FOjRZcXOvf</a>
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/2050575956427891178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 2, 2026</a></blockquote>
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The House of Representatives ended the record-setting shutdown on Thursday after passing a bill funding most of the DHS — including the Transportation Security Administration and the Secret Service — through the end of September. ICE and Customs and Border Patrol were left out of the measure. Republicans are relying on a reconciliation bill — which would let the Senate bypass the 60-vote procedural threshold and thus the Democrats’ demands — to move ahead with funding for ICE and CBP.
The shutdown began in February after Democrats refused to approve DHS funding unless Republicans agreed to include sweeping federal immigration enforcement reforms. Travelers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travelers-spent-nine-hours-in-tsa-line-as-major-hub-becomes-dhs-shutdown-flashpoint?author=Cameron+Arcand&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Travelers+Spent+Nine+Hours+In+TSA+Line+As+Major+Hub+Becomes+DHS+Shutdown+Flashpoint">spent</a> hours in TSA security lines at major airports, and the Coast Guard <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-lights-go-out-coast-guard-faces-shutoffs-financial-crisis-as-dhs-shutdown-hits-day-75">faced</a> utility shutoffs at military installations.
Despite the hardships shouldered by everyday Americans during such shutdowns, Thompson was clear that Democrats are willing to trigger another shutdown if they do not get what they want.
CNN&#8217;s Victor Blackwell pressed Thompson on his answer, asking whether Democrats were willing to force government employees to go without pay again.
“When you say ‘absolutely,’ that suggests that there could be another shutdown, and there could be another lapse in pay for those TSA workers, the Coast Guard, if Democrats withhold those votes at the end of September,” Blackwell said.
“Absolutely. Victor, look, we have to stand for democracy. If we have to fight for it, there has to be sacrifice,&#8221; Thompson added, apparently unconcerned with the fact that it would be average American families making the &#8220;sacrifice&#8221; he was so quick to offer.

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Democrat ‘Absolutely’ Willing to Trigger Another Shutdown If Demands Aren’t Met

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A massive liberal donor network is planning to spend “ten of millions” of dollars on new media to counter conservatives.
Democracy Alliance, founded in 2005 to pool liberal funds, spent most of 2024 trying to flip House seats in New York and California. The group has spent $2 billion on electoral campaigns, media outlets, and think tanks since its creation. But following the new media success of conservatives, the group is shifting its strategy to developing alternative media, Semafor first <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/05/01/2026/progressive-megadonors-bet-big-on-content-creators">reported</a>.
“It became crystal clear after 2024 that we collectively had relied too much on forms of media that were not reaching people,” Pamela Shifman, president of Democracy Alliance, told Semafor. “Too much focus on paid advertisements, too much focus on broadcast television, and that is simply not where the majority of people consume their news.”
The 2024 election cycle – during which President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance made huge gains through appearances on podcasts — convinced liberal donors to change their strategy.
“Donors are more fired up, are more clear about the stakes, and more ready to go all in to defeat authoritarianism,” Shifman said. “Because it is more than just about one election, right? It is about defeating authoritarianism.”
An internal memo recommended donors invest in Democracy Alliance’s new media fund, which would promote organizations such as More Perfect Union, an advocacy journalism nonprofit. The fund would also help liberals break into predominantly conservative spaces, such as Make America Healthy Again influencing, Semafor reported.
In 2024, President Donald Trump went on a variety of podcasts, including those hosted by Joe Rogan and Theo Von, for interviews that got millions of views. Former Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee, attempted to counter by going on podcasts such as Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy,” but her efforts failed to sway voters.
“The right has spent decades cultivating and organizing young people,” the memo, which was shared with Semafor, said. “They build relationships through culture and community — and engage in politics after. We can’t cede these voters. It’s time for progressives to invest heavily in our own trusted messengers who can meet young people where they are — both online and in-person.”
Shifman told Semafor the problem has been progressives’ messaging strategy.
“That is not why we are losing, because the Democrats are too ‘woke,’” Shifman said. “Our strategy really is about meeting people where they are. And we also need to have a vision of what we are going to do to improve people’s lives.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used social media to effectively reach voters, she said.
“I live in New York, and I saw the Mamdani campaign use media and tactics that reached people, that spoke to people, that resonated with people, and that was joyful and positive and compelling,” Shifman said. “It doesn’t have to be negative to reach people.”
Despite Mamdani&#8217;s ability to reach people and sell a message, his administration has stalled as he&#8217;s been forced to beg for more money to fund his socialist agenda.

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President Donald Trump came clean to supporters in Florida on Friday, admitting that First Lady Melania Trump does not like it when he dances to The Village People&#8217;s 1978 hit &#8220;Y.M.C.A.&#8221;
Trump, speaking at The Villages retirement community, referred to the disco tune as the &#8220;Gay National Anthem&#8221; and said that his wife felt it was &#8220;unpresidential&#8221; that he insisted on dancing to the upbeat tune at every opportunity.
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&#8220;She hates when I dance, too, at the end,” Trump said with a smile, prompting laughter from the audience. “She hates when I dance to what’s sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem. You know that? She hates it.”
&#8220;You know, that song was No. 5, 32 years ago, and it went to No. 1, 32 years later,&#8221; the president asserted — although when the song was first released in 1978, it ultimately landed at Number 2 on the Billboard charts. It first hit Number 1 on the charts in 2024, during the presidential campaign.
&#8220;There’s never been anything like it. It never hit No. 1. It was No.5, 32 years ago. And it went No. 1 for months during the last months of the game,&#8221; Trump added.
&#8220;We love that song,&#8221; Trump said of his supporters.
He continued: &#8220;But she goes, ‘Darling, please –’ you know she’s a very elegant woman – she goes, ‘Darling, please don’t dance. It’s not presidential.’ I said, ‘It may not be presidential, but I’m leading by 20 points in the polls or something.&#8221;
Trump has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nfl-says-it-has-no-issue-if-players-celebrate-with-trump-dance">dancing</a> to the disco beat on rally stages across the United States for years — and has inspired many to follow suit. Even NFL players have taken to doing &#8220;The Trump Dance&#8221; to celebrate after major plays.

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Trump Comes Clean: Melania Hates It When He Dances To 'Gay National Anthem'

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Comedian and HBO host Bill Maher pulled no punches in an interview with Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), grilling him about his recent Trump-like behavior and the billion-dollar black hole that is California&#8217;s proposed high-speed rail system.
Maher spoke to the California politician — who is term-limited out of his current office and widely expected to run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination — and pressed him on his record in The Golden State.
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Maher began by warning Newsom that as soon as he officially threw his hat into the presidential ring, Republicans would be begging to discuss his tenure as California governor.
&#8220;The other side, what they are going to say though is, but have you seen the stats from California?” Maher pointed out.
Newsom did not appear to be bothered by the prospect, firing back, &#8220;Good! Fourth largest economy. Let’s go!&#8221;
&#8220;Well … are they going to say good about gas prices?” he replied. “Are they going to say good about how high their rents are? So many people live … I mean there’s a whole litany,&#8221; Maher cautioned before bringing up the train. &#8220;I mean the train! Gavin, you got to get rid of the train! I say this as a friend, you got to let that train go! Let the train go. It’s up to $231 billion.&#8221;
Newsom pushed back, claiming that he&#8217;d inherited the problem from previous administrations and blaming &#8220;legal challenges&#8221; and environmental concerns for the delays and added costs. He went on to say that the project was finally making progress and laying the first tracks. The <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/california-high-speed-rail-project-soars-231b-worst-public-infrastructure-failure-us-history">project</a> was initially funded in 2008 and should have been completed by 2020 at a cost of $33-45 billion. The cost has since ballooned to $231 billion and the project&#8217;s first phase may not see completion until 2032.
<a href="https://x.com/overton_news/status/2050409805798388001">In addition</a> to the rail project, Maher jabbed at Newsom over recent behavior he said mimicked that of President Donald Trump.
&#8220;Many people would say that you are imitating him,&#8221; Maher said, referencing legal threats Newsom recently made against Fox News.
“Fox better look to settle right now or apologize for defamation,” Newsom replied.
&#8220;Okay, but that sounds exactly like what he does. Suing media?&#8221; Maher pressed again.
&#8220;Well, don’t defame, don’t lie,&#8221; Newsom said.
&#8220;Okay, again! But that does sound like him!&#8221; Maher said again.

Bill Maher Corners Gavin Newsom Over High-Speed Rail Disaster: ‘Let The Train Go’

Bill Maher Corners Gavin Newsom Over High-Speed Rail Disaster: 'Let The Train Go'

Thousands of activists, union members, and left-wing organizers are mobilizing across the country Friday for sweeping May Day demonstrations, with organizers calling for an “economic blackout” aimed at disrupting daily life.
More than 3,000 events are expected nationwide — more than double last year’s total — under the banner of “May Day Strong,” a coalition that includes labor unions, immigration groups, and political organizations such as the Democratic Socialists of America. The coordinated effort centers on a simple directive: “No School. No Work. No Shopping.”
Organizers say the goal is to flex collective economic power. “We’re really trying to actually start organizing people to see that the power that we collectively have to do economic disruption is really the power that we need in this moment,” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/may-day-economic-blackout">said</a> Neidi Dominguez, executive director of Organized Power in Numbers.
In New York City, demonstrators including Amazon workers and Teamsters marched from the public library toward corporate offices, demanding the company sever ties with federal immigration enforcement. In Washington, D.C., activists blocked intersections, carrying signs reading: “WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES” and “HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE.”
Across the country, similar scenes are expected to unfold in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis, with rallies, walkouts, and block parties planned throughout the day.
The demonstrations are not limited to labor issues, as many of the same groups planning these protests are the same that organize the “No Kings” series of protests. Organizers have tied the labor movement to a broader set of political demands, including abolishing ICE, opposing U.S. military actions abroad, expanding voting access, and raising taxes on high earners.
“This includes unions, nonprofit groups, grassroots groups and faith groups,” said Pedro Trujillo of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. “We’re bringing back that energy of shutting it down.”
In Chicago, major unions, including the Chicago Teachers Union, have backed a citywide “day of civic action,” with leadership framing the protests as part of a broader ideological fight. “This is about building a more popular united front,” said union president Stacy Davis Gates. Teachers and students are playing a visible role in the demonstrations. In North Carolina, at least 15 school districts gave educators the day off to participate in rallies, while student organizers across multiple states coordinated walkouts.
Some organizers have been explicit about their long-term goal: a nationwide general strike. While such strikes have been heavily restricted under federal law since the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, union leaders have floated plans to align contracts in an effort to enable mass work stoppages in the coming years.
Despite the fresh coat of paint, the May Day Strong demonstrations bear much of the same activist infrastructure behind earlier anti-Trump mobilizations. Groups like Indivisible and the Democratic Socialists of America — both heavily involved in the “No Kings” protests — are again helping drive turnout, messaging, and coordination. The overlap suggests these are less an organic eruption of worker-led activism and more a repackaging to project momentum rather than reflect it.
Critics argue the one-day boycott is unlikely to have meaningful economic impact, and could instead hurt smaller businesses. Economist Peter Morici dismissed the effort as largely symbolic. “If you&#8217;re talking about non-perishable activities, like going to the movies, you&#8217;ll go see the same movie on Saturday,” Morici <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/may-day-protests-take-place-friday-agitators-across-us-push-workers-billionaires-motto">said to Fox</a>. “It&#8217;s not a hit on the billionaires.”
He added that shifting consumer behavior for a single day may simply redistribute spending rather than reduce it. “Somebody will go to store B instead of store A,” he said.
May Day itself has a long and contentious history. Originating in the late 19th century as a labor movement demonstration tied to the push for an eight-hour workday, the holiday later became closely associated with socialist and Marxist movements worldwide, particularly after the Russian Revolution.
In the United States, early May Day demonstrations turned violent, most notably during the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, where clashes between anarchists and police left multiple people dead and sparked a national controversy that still reverberates today.
Modern organizers have embraced that legacy as they attempt to tap into large-scale labor activism in the U.S. “When the billionaires break every rule, it’s going to take more than a rally to stop them,” the May Day Strong&#8217;s <a href="https://maydaystrong.org/">website reads</a>. Leah Greenberg of Indivisible described the effort as a test run for more aggressive tactics. “We are asking people to take a step into further exerting their power in all aspects of their lives,” she said, calling the blackout a “structure test” for future actions.
Whether Friday’s demonstrations remain peaceful or escalate into broader disruption remains to be seen. Organizers have made clear, however, that they view this year’s protests not as an endpoint, but as a stepping stone toward more sustained and coordinated economic action.

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The search for a missing Oklahoma state Senate candidate came to a tragic conclusion Thursday after authorities <a href="https://www.koco.com/article/barry-christian-missing-state-senate-candidate-erick-oklahoma/71179582">discovered the body</a> of 54-year-old Barry Christian in a remote wildlife management area.
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Christian, a Republican candidate for Senate District 38, had been the subject of an intensive search after failing to appear for a scheduled meeting on Tuesday. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), Christian was last seen in Sayre, Oklahoma, driving a 2024 charcoal gray Ram pickup truck.
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The breakthrough in the case came Thursday morning when a deputy from the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, patrolling the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area, was flagged down by a hunter. The witness reported seeing a vehicle that had crashed off a high ridge overlooking Fish Creek. Upon reaching the scene, investigators confirmed the vehicle belonged to Christian and discovered his body inside.
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The OSBI has since taken over the investigation, and Christian’s remains have been transported to the medical examiner’s Office to determine the official cause and manner of death.
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Christian, a staunch conservative who launched his bid for the state Senate last year, had built his platform on traditional values, including border security, energy independence, and the protection of constitutional freedoms. His campaign gained attention through his apparent friendship with musician Kid Rock, who appeared in an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzH8FFCV-v/">Instagram</a> video on Christian&#8217;s page, calling him a candidate with &#8220;common sense and a voice for the people.&#8221; Only days before his disappearance, Christian was reportedly <a href="https://x.com/collinrugg/status/2049981227009196380?s=46&amp;t=5nB3R1hthzMlYMrXjZyN8Q">seen</a> at the Mangum Rattlesnake Derby.
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In a heartbreaking statement released to KOCO, Christian’s daughter, Brooklyn, expressed the family’s shock and grief. &#8220;Our world is upside down right now,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We are still not sure of everything that happened, so please act with grace and treat my dad&#8217;s legacy with dignity.&#8221; She also expressed gratitude to the volunteers and media outlets that assisted in the search.
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His youngest daughter also shared a tribute via <a href="https://www.news9.com/oklahoma-city-news/barry-christian-oklahoma-senate-candidate-found-dead">News 9</a>, describing her father as a man who &#8220;lived only for his kids&#8221; and &#8220;wanted nothing more than to provide and protect his family.&#8221;
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As the investigation continues, the tight-knit community of Erick and the broader Oklahoma political landscape are left mourning a candidate whose life and campaign were cut short. Authorities have not yet indicated whether foul play is suspected.
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