The 22-year-old son of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has raised $30 million for a financial trading startup that is already valued at $300 million, according to a report, drawing attention to the young entrepreneur&#8217;s rapid rise as his mother remains one of the cryptocurrency industry&#8217;s most influential allies in Washington.
Theodore Gillibrand, who graduated from Stanford University this week, secured the funding round for American Perpetuals Exchange Corporation (APEC), a startup that plans to offer perpetual futures contracts tied to U.S. equities and stock indexes. Venture capital firm Lux Capital reportedly led the investment round, which values the company at $300 million.
The fundraising effort comes as Sen. Gillibrand has spent years positioning herself as a leading Democratic advocate for cryptocurrency and digital asset legislation. She partnered with Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) on major crypto regulatory proposals and played a key role in advancing the GENIUS Act, which established a federal framework for regulating stablecoins.
&#8220;My son is a grown adult starting his own independent business,&#8221; Gillibrand said in a statement to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/19/business/kirsten-gillibrands-22-year-old-son-raises-30m-for-trading-startup-as-dem-champions-crypto-in-dc/">New York Post</a>. &#8220;I have no involvement in it whatsoever. That said, I&#8217;m enormously proud of him and wish him nothing but the best.&#8221;
According to <a href="https://fortune.com/2026/06/18/theodore-gillibrand-senator-kirstin-gillibrand-apec-american-perpetuals-exchange-corporation-lux-capital/">Fortune</a>, APEC intends to seek approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to offer perpetual futures contracts, a type of derivative that allows traders to speculate on asset prices without owning the underlying assets and without traditional expiration dates.
While perpetual futures have become popular in cryptocurrency markets, APEC said its platform will focus on U.S. equities and stock indexes rather than digital assets. &#8220;The American Perpetuals Exchange Corporation will be offering perpetual futures on U.S. equities,&#8221; a company spokesperson said. &#8220;There will be no cryptocurrencies on the platform and the platform is not built on blockchain technology.&#8221;
Theodore Gillibrand previously worked as a fellow at crypto-focused venture firm Paradigm and interned at Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley&#8217;s most prominent investors and a major player in the cryptocurrency sector.
The size of the fundraising round and the company&#8217;s reported valuation have attracted attention given Gillibrand&#8217;s age and the startup&#8217;s early stage. According to Fortune, the company has not yet launched its trading platform and must still obtain regulatory approval before offering its products to investors.
&#8220;It is clear that the future of these markets is not in offshore and unregulated foreign entities but rather in a regulated and institutional American company,&#8221; Theodore Gillibrand said in a statement.

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The CEO of the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue was a font of absolutely no information during a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday.
Regina Wallace-Jones gave the same answer to every question — invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination — throughout the hearing, provoking a shocked response from Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) when she offered the same response to a question about her name.
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&#8220;So I do have a series of questions for you, but I want to make sure I’m respectful. Is it Miss Jones or Miss Wallace-Jones?&#8221; Loudermilk asked.
&#8220;On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully decline to answer this question pursuant to my Fifth Amendment rights under the Constitution,&#8221; Wallace-Jones replied, prompting a few laughs in the room.
&#8220;Okay, wow! Okay, didn’t, uh … expect that one,&#8221; Loudermilk reacted in surprise.
But Wallace-Jones also refused to answer the more substantive questions — including a series of questions from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) about whether ActBlue had allowed illegal foreign donations to pass through the platform or had weakened fraud safeguards to help Democrats.
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After Rep. Garcia (D-CA) claimed that the hearing on ActBlue is nothing more than a charade, Rep. Jim Jordan made him eat his own words.
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Jordan, pushing back on claims from Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) that the hearing was more of a political performance than substance, pointed out that statements from ActBlue&#8217;s former legal counsel had prompted the hearing.
As laid out in a <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/in-the-news/actblue-employees-took-fifth-house-depositions-146-times">press release</a> from the House Judiciary Committee in April, former ActBlue general counsel Darrin Hurwitz, ex-director and associate general counsel Aaron Ting, and former counsel Zain Ahmad all parted ways with ActBlue after warning that unspecified changes to fraud standards could leave the political action committee and fundraising platform open to legal risks.
In the investigation that followed, ActBlue employees invoked their 5th Amendment rights at least 146 times — and Wallace-Jones did the same throughout her hearing on Wednesday, declining to answer questions such as:
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<li>&#8220;How much fraud is too much fraud?&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;How many foreign contributions did ACTBlue accept?&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;How much money did ACTBlue accept from Russia?&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Why did your entire legal team quit, your in-house legal team?&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Did your legal team quit because of reduced fraud standards?&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Did you weaken your fraud standards to help Democrats?&#8221;</li>
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&#8220;The crux of this misconduct is simple: ActBlue appears to have accepted illegal foreign donations en masse and tried to cover it up, lying to and withholding information from Congress in the process,&#8221; the Judiciary Committee&#8217;s report concluded.

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Senate Republicans on Thursday defeated a Democratic amendment that would have permanently barred the Justice Department from establishing its proposed $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, despite a handful of GOP senators from competitive states breaking ranks to support the measure.
The amendment, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5910245-senate-gop-amendment-anti-weaponization-fund/">failed</a> in a 49-50 vote after nearly three hours of procedural wrangling on the Senate floor. All Democrats voted in favor, while Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Jon Husted (R-OH) joined them. 
It would have permanently prohibited any future administration from using the federal Judgment Fund to establish the Anti-Weaponization Fund. 
The vote highlighted growing political tensions surrounding the fund, which Democrats have repeatedly characterized as a &#8220;MAGA slush fund&#8221; and which some Republicans have privately worried could become a liability in the months leading up to the midterm elections.
The three GOP senators who voted with Democrats are all facing competitive re-election campaigns this November. Collins is expected to face one of the toughest races of her career in Maine, while Sullivan and Husted are also preparing for competitive contests in states Democrats hope to contest aggressively.
Democrats argued that verbal assurances from the Trump administration that the fund was dead were insufficient.
&#8220;It’s heinous and it won&#8217;t die until we permanently ban it by law,&#8221; Schumer said on the Senate floor ahead of the vote.
The amendment came despite repeated statements from Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that the Justice Department has abandoned plans to move forward with the fund. 
&#8220;We are not moving forward with the fund. Period,&#8221; Blanche <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/todd-blanche-doj-anti-weaponization-fund-rcna348154">told lawmakers</a> during congressional testimony this week. 
The Anti-Weaponization Fund was initially proposed in May as a mechanism to compensate Americans who believe they were improperly targeted by government agencies. Supporters argued that victims of politically motivated prosecutions, including some January 6 defendants, pro-life activists, and others who believed they had been unfairly targeted by the federal government, should have an avenue for restitution.
The proposal quickly drew backlash from both Democrats and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-gop-revolted-against-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several Senate Republicans</a>, who expressed concerns about potential beneficiaries and the program&#8217;s projected cost.
Thursday&#8217;s vote also exposed divisions within the Republican conference. Several senators who opposed Schumer&#8217;s amendment nonetheless pushed for alternative language that would codify Blanche&#8217;s pledge not to pursue the fund.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reportedly threatened to support Schumer&#8217;s amendment unless Republican leadership allowed consideration of a separate proposal prohibiting the fund. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) similarly argued that formally eliminating the proposal would spare vulnerable Republicans from having to defend it on the campaign trail.
&#8220;Why not use this moment to codify that?&#8221; Tillis <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senate-republicans-grapple-with-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-ice-funding-vote-2026-06-04/">told reporters</a>. &#8220;Otherwise, you&#8217;re exposing every one of our members who are in an election cycle to having to deal with this between today and Election Day.&#8221;
Ultimately, however, most Republicans voted against Schumer&#8217;s amendment, helping preserve the underlying $70 billion reconciliation package, which focuses primarily on immigration enforcement and border security.
The fight over the Anti-Weaponization Fund has become one of several politically charged issues Democrats hope to use to divide Republicans ahead of November. With control of both chambers of Congress at stake, Democrats have sought to force difficult votes on issues ranging from government spending and tariffs to immigration enforcement and Trump&#8217;s legal battles.
For Republicans, the challenge is maintaining unity while defending a narrow Senate majority in what is expected to be a difficult midterm environment. Thursday&#8217;s vote demonstrated that while some vulnerable GOP incumbents are willing to distance themselves from controversial Trump administration proposals, Republican leadership remains determined to avoid handing Democrats procedural victories that could derail the party&#8217;s broader legislative agenda.
And despite Democratic efforts to permanently kill the proposal, the amendment&#8217;s failure means Republicans avoided a headline-grabbing rebuke of the administration — even as the administration itself insists the fund is already dead.

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) made it clear on Thursday that he would not be surprised to see more damaging information come out about Maine&#8217;s Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner.
Fetterman, when asked whether he was &#8220;concerned&#8221; that Platner might be at the center of additional scandals, pointed out the fact that Platner — who assured Senate Democrats earlier in the week that there would be no additional allegations against him — had been dishonest about some of what had already been revealed.
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NEW: Senator John Fetterman slams fellow Democrat and embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner following a string of damaging personal controversies.
&#8220;Well, he lied to everybody. He said that there wasn&#8217;t any after his Nazi tattoo situation, and now there&#8217;s more and more… <a href="https://t.co/bacJZN8fl8">pic.twitter.com/bacJZN8fl8</a>
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&#8220;Are you concerned that there&#8217;s more to drop?&#8221; one reporter asked.
&#8220;Well, he lied to everybody,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;He said that there wasn&#8217;t any after his Nazi tattoo situation, and now there&#8217;s more and more other things. So he&#8217;s already lied about that.&#8221;
&#8220;So I assume, you know, it&#8217;s like they say, for every ranch you see in Texas, there&#8217;s 50 that you haven&#8217;t seen. So I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s plenty — a lot of more ranches in P-Hustle&#8217;s life,&#8221; Fetterman added.
Platner, who went by the name &#8220;P-Hustle&#8221; on Reddit, has been the center of several scandals, ranging from his now-covered Nazi-inspired tattoo to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/platner-promises-dem-senators-there-will-be-no-new-accusations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexually explicit</a> text messages sent to several women while he was married. He has also faced backlash for a number of comments he posted on Reddit — some of which were vulgar and at least one in which he mocked and derided a wounded combat veteran and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/didnt-deserve-to-live-leftist-candidate-appears-to-mock-wounded-soldier-in-resurfaced-post">Purple Heart recipient</a>.
The Maine Democrat, who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-am-still-on-the-ballot-janet-mills-reappears-as-platner-stumbles">leading</a> Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) in the primary before she suspended her campaign, is set to face off against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November.

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‘He Lied To Everybody’: Fetterman Says Graham Platner Saga Isn’t Over

'He Lied to Everybody': Fetterman Says Graham Platner Saga Isn't Over

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For months, Americans have watched President Donald Trump deliver on the promises that helped fuel his return to the White House. The border is more secure. Tax relief is moving forward. No taxes on tips became reality. Republicans have shown that when they are united, they can govern with speed and purpose.
The chance to shape history is rare. Right now, Congress has that chance — and the clock is ticking.
But one major promise remains unfinished: making America the crypto capital of the world.
The good news is that Congress can finish the job — and deliver the perfect birthday gift to America in the process.
When the Senate Banking Committee <a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/chairman-scott-senate-banking-committee-advance-clarity-act-in-historic-bipartisan-vote">advanced</a> the Clarity Act with bipartisan support, it sent a clear signal that lawmakers understand what is at stake. Even more encouraging, Senator Cynthia Lummis recently <a href="https://www.binance.com/en-TR/square/post/06-04-2026-senator-lummis-expects-clarity-act-passage-by-august-recess-330303642523329">suggested</a> the legislation could reach President Trump&#8217;s desk by July 4. The opportunity is real. The momentum is real. But momentum means nothing if Congress allows delay to become defeat.
The forces opposing this legislation understand they are losing the argument. That&#8217;s why they aren&#8217;t trying to defeat it outright. They&#8217;re trying to delay it.
Slow it down. Demand more studies. Hold more hearings. Push it past July 4. Kick it into election season.
Washington calls it &#8220;process.&#8221; The American people call it failure.
The digital asset revolution isn&#8217;t coming — it&#8217;s already here. The only question is whether America leads it or watches from the sidelines while competitors race ahead.
President Trump has made his position clear: America should be the crypto capital of the world.
He&#8217;s right.
The nations that lead digital assets, blockchain technology, and next-generation finance will enjoy a significant economic advantage for decades to come. America can either write the rules or live under someone else’s.
There is no third option.
China understands what&#8217;s at stake. Beijing is investing aggressively in the technologies that will define the next century because it wants to dominate the infrastructure of tomorrow&#8217;s global economy.
Congress should not hand China that opportunity.
For more than two centuries, America has led the world in the most important innovations—from the Industrial Revolution to the Internet Revolution. There&#8217;s no reason to surrender leadership now.
The stakes extend far beyond cryptocurrency. This is about whether the next generation of financial innovation is built in America or overseas, whether American workers benefit from that growth, and whether consumers gain access to faster, cheaper, and more efficient financial tools.
The current system rewards gatekeepers and middlemen. The American people deserve better.
Trump voters support it. Independent voters support it. Young voters support it. Entrepreneurs support it. Small-business owners support it.
Lawmakers should also recognize that not every bill moving through Washington has a clear path forward. The ROAD to Housing Act passed the House with several toxic Maxine Waters amendments that complicate its prospects for timely advancement in the Senate. Housing affordability remains an important priority, but with the housing package facing a rocky road and the Clarity Act gaining momentum by the day, the choice should be obvious for legislators looking for their next major bipartisan win.
The legislative calendar is shrinking. Campaign season is approaching. Every day without Congressional action makes success more difficult.
America&#8217;s 250th birthday should be more than a celebration of our past — it should be a declaration about our future.
Passing the Clarity Act before July 4 would do more than fulfill a campaign promise. It would demonstrate that America still has the courage to lead. Congress has a chance to send a message heard around the world: the United States is not retreating from innovation, surrendering to bureaucracy, or allowing Beijing to dictate the future.
America intends to win the race, lead the future, and remain the world&#8217;s economic powerhouse for generations to come.
With bipartisan support growing and momentum building, Congress has a rare opportunity to deliver a victory that is both symbolic and substantive.
The question is whether lawmakers will seize it — or let it slip away.
***
Ben Ferguson is a nationally syndicated talk radio host and author. He is the host of &#8220;The Ben Ferguson Podcast&#8221; and the co-host of &#8220;Verdict with Ted Cruz,&#8221; one of the top-ranked political podcasts in the country.

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The House struck comments made by Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller after he blasted Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib on the House floor Wednesday as someone who &#8220;advocates for terrorists on a daily basis&#8221; — but a look at Tlaib&#8217;s decade-long record suggests Miller&#8217;s got the receipts to back up every word.
Miller unloaded on Tlaib during debate, telling her directly: &#8220;Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, gentle lady from Michigan, and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent.&#8221;
When Tlaib erupted in anger, Miller didn&#8217;t flinch.
&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;m sorry. Are we getting a little emotional?&#8221; he shot back.
After the chairman asked him to suspend, Tlaib erupted again — and Miller doubled down: &#8220;I certainly believe you advocate for them, yes. You advocate for terrorists on a daily basis. You advocate for a terrorist regime every single day.&#8221;
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A chaotic exchange grinds House floor debate on Lebanon war powers to a halt.
Max Miller says of Rashida Tlaib: &quot;Hezbollah is a terrorist organization &#8230; and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent.&quot;
Tlaib moves to take down his words. &quot;Are… <a href="https://t.co/KDQ7qHGsFo">pic.twitter.com/KDQ7qHGsFo</a>
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Tlaib immediately demanded Miller&#8217;s words be stricken from the record, calling them &#8220;a direct attack on my character.&#8221; The House struck the comments after Miller refused to voluntarily retract his remarks, Axios <a href="https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2062310787314524349">reported</a>.
&#8220;Such remarks impugn the patriotism and loyalty of a member of the House, which is not in order,&#8221; said California Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte, who was presiding over the House. &#8220;Without objection, the offending words are stricken from the record.&#8221;
The House itself has already weighed in on Tlaib&#8217;s record. In November 2023, the chamber voted 234–188 to censure her, with 22 Democrats crossing the aisle to support the rebuke. The resolution cited a years-long pattern of anti-Israel rhetoric, her <a href="https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/maxmiller.house.gov/uploads/2023/11/MILLOH_024_xml5.pdf">promotion</a> of the &#8220;from the river to the sea&#8221; slogan — a Hamas rallying cry calling for Israel&#8217;s destruction — and her inflammatory statement the day after the October 7 massacre, in which she called Israel an apartheid state and suggested the U.S. cut off support for its closest Middle East ally.
That was far from an isolated incident. She once said on the ‘‘Skullduggery” podcast, “There’s always kind of a calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust.&#8221;
In 2021, Tlaib <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-rashida-tlaib-speaks-at-fringe-rally-where-activists-call-for-the-elimination-of-israel">spoke at a rally</a> outside the State Department where activists chanted for the elimination of Israel — even as Palestinian terrorists were firing hundreds of rockets into Israeli cities. In 2020, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rashida-tlaib-expresses-support-for-palestinian-terrorist-who-tried-to-kill-israeli-soldiers">boosted</a> defenders of Ahmad Erekat, a man Israeli police say drove his car into a border checkpoint in a deliberate terrorist attack. In February 2024, she was the sole member of the entire House — Democrat or Republican — to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rashida-tlaib-votes-present-on-resolution-condemning-hamas-rape">refuse</a> to vote yes on a resolution condemning Hamas&#8217;s use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war, voting &#8220;present&#8221; instead.
She was also a member of a private Facebook group whose members <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rashida-tlaib-is-a-member-of-facebook-group-that-praised-hamas-after-its-attack-on-israel-report">glorified</a> Hamas in the immediate aftermath of October 7, posting photos of Hamas fighters posing with elderly hostages and celebrating the slaughter of Israeli soldiers as &#8220;achievements.&#8221; The group&#8217;s founder — one of Tlaib&#8217;s key fundraisers — has posted videos questioning the Holocaust and calling Jews &#8220;satanic.&#8221;
Miller called Tlaib a terrorist advocate on the House floor. The House censured her. Her own colleagues slammed her. Her own Facebook group cheered Hamas.
Strike his words? They&#8217;re the most documented words spoken in Congress all week.

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House Strikes Rep’s ‘Terrorist’ Jab At Rashida Tlaib — But Her Own Record Tells The Story

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An emerging clash over the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) has placed former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on opposite sides of a major debate over the future of college athletics.
As lawmakers considered the legislation on Wednesday, the CBC sent a letter urging senators to delay consideration of the bill until college athletics leadership breaks its “silence” on what the caucus called &#8220;ongoing attacks on black political representation&#8221; — a reference to Southern redistricting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-revolt-and-hand-dems-stunning-win-against-trumps-redistricting">efforts</a> the CBC claims dilute black voting power.
The CBC sent the letter as the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing, where Saban testified in support of the legislation and argued that Congress must establish a national framework for collegiate sports.
“Congress does need to fix the mess in the courts and create a national framework so the people inside college sports can enforce fair rules,” Saban said in his opening <a href="https://x.com/RossDellenger/status/2062132922505740482">sworn statement</a>. “Without that legal certainty, every rule becomes another lawsuit, every standard becomes another risk, and the system keeps drifting toward a professional model without ever admitting that is what is happening.”
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The CBC argued that Congress should not provide additional protections or legal certainty to college athletic institutions until their leadership both speaks out against supposed efforts to weaken black voting power in the South and engages on the caucus&#8217;s concerns about the legislation, including athlete protections and institutional accountability.
“Until college athletics leadership demonstrates a willingness to both engage on these issues and take concrete action in support of the communities that have contributed so much to their success,” the CBC <a href="https://cbc.house.gov/uploadedfiles/cbc_letter_regarding_protect_college_sports_act.pdf">wrote</a>, “Congress should refrain from advancing legislation that would provide additional protections, authorities, benefits, or legal certainty to these institutions.”
The caucus further urged lawmakers to pause consideration of the bill until those concerns are addressed.
Saban, meanwhile, emphasized what he sees as the urgency of congressional action amid ongoing changes in the college sports landscape.
“It’s become an arms race, who spends the most has got the best chance to win,” Saban told the Senate. “But I think it’s a race to the bottom because if you don’t spend to win, you lose your fan base and you don’t have any revenue.”
The proposed legislation has also divided major athletic conferences.
The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 Conference have endorsed the bill, while the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten Conference have raised concerns about key provisions.
In a joint statement, the SEC and Big Ten thanked Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) for their work on the legislation but argued that significant issues remain unresolved.
“It does not meaningfully preempt the patchwork of state laws or provide the protections needed to make and enforce consistent rules, both essential to long-term stability in college athletics,” the SEC and Big Ten explained in their <a href="https://x.com/PeteNakos/status/2061932342294307112?s=20">statement</a>. “It also shifts ongoing rulemaking to Congress, limiting the ability to adapt quickly as the landscape evolves.”

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A furious Democratic lawmaker interrupted Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak’s Capitol Hill testimony on Wednesday, shouting over Rosiak as he spoke about the massive Medicaid fraud he exposed as part of an explosive, multi-part <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medicaid-millionaires-how-the-feds-pay-immigrants-billions-to-hang-out-with-their-families?author=Luke+Rosiak&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DW+Investigation+Reveals+One+Of+The+Biggest+Government+Waste+Scandals+Hiding+In+Plain+Sight">investigation</a>.
“I&#8217;m not waiting on the committee, but this is ridiculous,” Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) exclaimed as Rosiak was in the middle of his testimony. 
Brown, who represents Ohio’s 11th district covering Cleveland, is not even a member of the <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/subcommittee/task-force-on-defending-constitutional-rights-and-exposing-institutional-abuses/">bipartisan task force</a>, which includes six Republicans and four Democrats. 
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“This is not your committee. You are not recognized,&#8221; Chairman Gill responded. 
“This is absolutely absurd,” Brown replied. 
Another Democratic lawmaker jumped in, questioning the fairness of the hearing. 
“I hope you’re gonna be fair in this hearing,” Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA) said. 
On Wednesday, the House Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held its first hearing, dubbed “Universal Basic Fraud: Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Waiver Programs.” Task Force Chairman Brandon Gill (R-TX) said the task force is “going after institutions that stopped fearing accountability and abused the American people.”
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.<a href="https://x.com/lukerosiak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LukeRosiak</a> blew the lid off one of the biggest Medicaid fraud scandals in the country.
Tomorrow, he testifies before my Task Force &#8211; and we start holding people accountable. <a href="https://t.co/QSOS9dfC4K">pic.twitter.com/QSOS9dfC4K</a>
— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) <a href="https://x.com/RepBrandonGill/status/2061860894397673546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2026</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-ohios-home-health-empire-7-buildings-288-medicaid-companies-250-million?author=Luke+Rosiak&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Inside+Ohio%E2%80%99s+Home+Health+Empire%3A+7+Buildings%2C+288+Medicaid+Companies%2C+%24250+Million">Recent reporting</a> by The Daily Wire highlighted how state oversight agencies failed to stop shell companies from allegedly operating out of empty offices that billed taxpayers for services that were never performed.
On Capitol Hill, <a href="https://x.com/greg_price11/status/2062182280001364241?s=20">tensions flared</a> as Rosiak detailed the scope and enablers of the rampant fraud.
“Companies are committing fraud by paying kickbacks for no-show jobs. The patients are committing fraud, but we&#8217;re just beginning to look into the root of the monster, the network of doctors who rubber-stamp this fraud,” Rosiak said. “That&#8217;s a criminal enterprise.” 
Republican members of the committee appeared more receptive to The Daily Wire’s reporting. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) entered all five of Rosiak’s investigative reports on fraud into the Congressional Record.
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Congressman <a href="https://x.com/ByronDonalds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ByronDonalds</a> just had ALL FIVE of <a href="https://x.com/lukerosiak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lukerosiak</a>&#8216;s Medicaid fraud investigations introduced into the Congressional Record!
Be like <a href="https://x.com/RepDonaldsPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepDonaldsPress</a>. Head over to <a href="https://x.com/realDailyWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDailyWire</a> and read the stories now.<a href="https://t.co/JYfe3pak1g">https://t.co/JYfe3pak1g</a>
— Tim Rice (@TimRiceDC) <a href="https://x.com/TimRiceDC/status/2062185475884896353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
Before the chaos, Rosiak detailed how members of the Somali community in Columbus, Ohio, have exploited healthcare programs. 
“Whistleblowers in the area tell me companies knock on doors in ethnic neighborhoods where most people are on Medicaid, and most people live in multi-generational households, and they tell the older family member to go to particular doctors and plan particular symptoms,” Rosiak testified to the committee. “Then they will put the younger family member on their payroll with the parent as their only patient.”
&#8220;I visited hundreds of home healthcare companies and only saw, I think, two people who didn&#8217;t have an accent,&#8221; he added.
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WATCH: Dem Shouts Over Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak, Calls His Medicaid Fraud Findings ‘Ridiculous’

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WASHINGTON—Daily Wire Senior Investigative Reporter Luke Rosiak is on Capitol Hill today to brief lawmakers on the massive Medicaid fraud he exposed with an explosive, multi-part investigation.
The House Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses is holding it first hearing, titled “Universal Basic Fraud: Vulnerabilities in Medicaid Waiver Programs.” Task Force Chairman Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said the task force is &#8220;going after institutions that stopped fearing accountability and abused the American people.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-ohios-home-health-empire-7-buildings-288-medicaid-companies-250-million?author=Luke+Rosiak&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Inside+Ohio%E2%80%99s+Home+Health+Empire%3A+7+Buildings%2C+288+Medicaid+Companies%2C+%24250+Million" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recent reporting</a> by The Daily Wire uncovered how state oversight agencies failed to stop shell companies from allegedly operating out of empty offices that billed taxpayers for services that were never performed.
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WATCH: Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak Briefs Lawmakers On Medicaid Fraud

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A coalition of free market advocates urged lawmakers to reject a pro-union bill they warn would create a “dangerous” new power for federal bureaucrats that has the backing of some Republicans. 
The <a href="https://norcross.house.gov/_cache/files/f/9/f9d6776b-2d3a-472c-bcbe-c4040a8fd4b8/77C8E6BDE7FD695BC9C678680EB984933BBA6A66466177E02C69BA329B6A0C42.norcro-010-xml.pdf">bill</a>, known as the Faster Labor Contracts Act, would allow either side in a labor dispute to call in federal mediators if a contract agreement is not reached within 90 days. A House vote on the proposal is expected in the coming days, setting up a fight between some Republicans and free market advocates that oppose government intervention in the economy. 
More than two dozen organizations led by Advancing American Freedom demanded that GOP members of Congress vote against the proposal, saying that it would create a “dangerous new power” for the federal government to intervene in labor disputes, according to a <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/1045628652/AAF-FLCA-Coalition-Letter?_gl=1*1d3o3wo*_up*MQ..*_ga*OTI5NTkwMDEuMTc4MDMyOTk0NQ..*_ga_Z4ZC50DED6*czE3ODAzMjk5NDQkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODAzMjk5NDQkajYwJGwwJGgw*_ga_8KZ8BV0P5W*czE3ODAzMjk5NDQkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODAzMjk5NDQkajYwJGwwJGgw">letter</a> obtained by The Daily Wire.
“Even with the best of intentions, government arbitrators could never wield this abuse-prone power effectively,” the coalition wrote in the letter. “At a time when Congress and the White House are working to rein in the federal bureaucracy and reduce government overreach, this legislation would move in the opposite direction by inserting Washington directly into private workplace negotiations.”
The proposal moved to the floor after a majority of Democrats and several Republicans signed onto a discharge petition last month. 
Republicans in the House who signed on to a discharge petition included Mike Lawler (NY), Nick LaLota (NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA),  Don Bacon (NE), Max Miller (OH), Riley Moore (WV), and Rob Bresnahan (PA). Republican supporters of the proposal argue it is pro-worker and will help blue-collar workers get back to work quicker. 
The Daily Wire reached out to their offices for comment on their support for the proposal. 
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The bill has been pushed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who argue that it would prevent management from prolonging contract negotiations in an effort to wait out workers. 
“Delays in the processing of collective bargaining contracts primarily benefit employers opposed to representation by the labor organization,” the text of the proposal says. “The employers can use those delays to sap labor organization resolve and secure more favorable terms for the employer.”
In previous interviews, Fitzpatrick <a href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_21eb5e24-3adf-4465-9d4f-c7871e550d2b.html">told</a> union members that it would be the “most imminent piece of legislation that’s going to have the biggest impact on you all.” He said last month that he believed it would pass in the House. 
“And then our job is to find a way to navigate the Senate on that,” he said. “But if that emerges out of the House, there&#8217;s going to be a lot of pressure for them to put that up for a vote, and it&#8217;s a two party bill, so I actually feel quite good. And in a town where it&#8217;s hard to get things done, I actually feel quite good about the prospects, and that&#8217;s going to be a huge win for the Teamsters.”
Advancing American Freedom President Tim Chapman said that the proposal would undermine the negotiation process by involving government bureaucrats. 
“The Faster Labor Contracts Act should be dead on arrival under a Republican trifecta, but labor union leadership and populist pundits are telling members that this legislation is ‘pro-worker&#8217;,” Chapman told The Daily Wire. “Conservatives shouldn’t be fooled. Putting workers’ jobs in jeopardy by subjecting their workplaces to terms written by uninformed federal ‘arbitrators’ is anti-worker.”
The letter was also signed by representatives from organizations like the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, Americans for Prosperity, the Eagle Forum, the Institute for the American Worker, the Goldwater Institute, and others. 
Akash Chougule, the President of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, told The Daily Wire that Republicans supporting the legislation are “making a catastrophic policy and political mistake.”
He said that the bill would cut workers out of the process and primarily benefit union leaders, not workers. 
Vinnie Vernuccio, the president of the Institute for the American Worker, also said that it would give “unprecedented power” to federal bureaucrats. He said that his organization was “proud to stand for union democracy by joining the larger coalition and sounding the alarm on this harmful legislation.”
The Senate version of the proposal was introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and also supported by Republican Senators Roger Marshall (Kansas) and Bernie Moreno (Ohio) and 12 other Democrats. 
After the discharge petition advanced in the House, Hawley told The Daily Wire that the proposal would give workers more power against “woke corporations.” 
“We need real labor reform that puts workers first. For too long woke corporations have blocked workers’ rights while sending jobs to China,” he said. “I’m glad to see the House doing the right thing by American workers. Congress needs to pass my bill and get this done.”

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Republicans’ Latest Pro-Union Move Has Some Conservatives Sounding The Alarm

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WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) &#8211; President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration will transfer control of the Kennedy Center to Congress, after a judge ordered the removal of Trump&#8217;s name from the iconic Washington venue and blocked his plans to close it for renovations.
Trump said on social media that he instructed the U.S. Commerce Department to &#8220;make all necessary arrangements with Congress to allow a full and complete transfer of this Institution&#8221; and give lawmakers responsibility over its operation, maintenance and management.
It was not immediately clear how Trump&#8217;s directive could be carried out. The Kennedy Center was created by Congress in 1958 and is run by a board of trustees that the president has packed with allies in his second term.
Trump&#8217;s announcement came after a judge on Friday ruled that the performing arts center, which Trump renamed the &#8220;Trump Kennedy Center,&#8221; cannot be renamed without an act of Congress.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington directed the Trump administration to take down all physical signage bearing Trump’s name and to eliminate any references to a &#8220;Trump Kennedy Center&#8221; from official materials within 14 days.
&#8220;The Kennedy Center&#8217;s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board&#8217;s unilateral say-so,&#8221; Cooper wrote. &#8220;Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.&#8221;
Cooper&#8217;s order also stopped the Trump administration’s planned two-year closure of the Kennedy Center for major renovations, though the judge said &#8220;sorely needed&#8221; repairs to the aging building could move forward.
The judge said his decision &#8220;does not purport to dictate how the Center should be run, nor does it prescribe any particular plan for the institution — construction, closure, or otherwise — moving forward.&#8221;
In a Friday post on Truth Social, Trump said large-scale renovations set to begin next month would be impossible without a closure and that Cooper&#8217;s order to keep the center open would be dangerous.
&#8220;I cannot be involved with a situation where danger to the Public is allowed to flourish in plain and open sight,&#8221; Trump said.
Cooper ruled in a lawsuit brought by Ohio Democratic U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty, a member of the Kennedy Center&#8217;s board by virtue of her position in Congress. Beatty in a statement after the ruling said the &#8220;Kennedy Center is an institution that belongs to the American people, not to Donald Trump.&#8221;
PUSH TO REMAKE WASHINGTON
Trump&#8217;s plan to renovate the center is part of a broader push by the Republican leader to reshape Washington&#8217;s monumental core. He also intends to erect a 250-foot (76-meter) arch and to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the site of the demolished East ​Wing of the White ​House.
Those efforts also face court challenges. A federal appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to move ahead with building the ballroom as ​it considers a lawsuit seeking to block it.
Beatty sued the Trump administration in December, calling the renaming of the building “a flagrant violation of the rule of law&#8221; that &#8220;flies in the face of our constitutional order.”
Her lawyers in a statement applauded Cooper&#8217;s decision. &#8220;This is a powerful blow against the Trump administration’s corruption,” attorneys Norm Eisen and Nathaniel Zelinsky said.
The board could still close the Kennedy Center, Cooper wrote, “should it come to this decision anew after independently balancing its multiple obligations to the Center in a prudent fashion.&#8221;
The Kennedy Center opened in 1971 as a living memorial to the late President John F. Kennedy.
(Reporting by Mike Scarcella; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Edmund Klamann and Andrea Ricci )

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A Democrat known for his State of the Union stunts will be exiting Congress after more than two decades following a crushing primary defeat on Tuesday. 
Longtime Democratic Rep. Al Green (D-TX) was crushed by Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) in a runoff election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, which represents parts of Houston. Menefee earned nearly 70% of the vote to Green’s 30%. Both ended up in the same district after Texas redrew its election maps last year. 
In his concession speech, Green, 78, rambled on about how he would continue to support abortion. 
“I’d like to indicate to you that this effort has been one that was sincere. It&#8217;s something that I have done as a labor of love. I have enjoyed all of my time as a member of the Congress of the United States of America,” he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHBKgIEsYbo">said</a>. “And I want to assure you that when I go back to Congress next week, I still plan to take up the cause of women in this country. I still will fight to make sure a woman has a right to choose. This is something that we cannot allow men to deprive women of.”
Green, who was first elected to Congress in 2004, has become <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-democrat-moves-to-impeach-trump-over-dastardly-deeds">known</a> for his opposition to President Donald Trump, introducing articles of impeachment just two weeks after Inauguration Day in 2025. 
During Trump’s State of the Union in March 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/deported-dem-rep-al-green-booted-from-trump-address-to-congress">removed</a> Green from the House chamber after he started yelling during the speech and refused to remain quiet. Green was later <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/189/text">censured</a> by the House for his protests. 
Green was again kicked out of the State of the Union in February 2026 after he disrupted Trump’s speech while holding up a sign reading “Black People Aren’t Apes.” 
Menefee, 38, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/tx-18-house-runoff-primary-election-winner-menefee-beats-green-rcna346549?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&amp;taid=6a163d9f42698e0001d2c0f1&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">received</a> about $5 million from Protect Progress, a pro-cryptocurrency political action committee that supports Democratic candidates. The PAC ran one pro-Menefee ad featuring failed Texas Democrat Senate candidate and outgoing Rep. Jasmine Crockett. 
“We need a new generation of fighters who are ready to throw down for what&#8217;s right,” Crockett <a href="https://host2.adimpact.com/admo/viewer/1a24214d-3fcc-4d4f-84e6-b8c617a83393/">said</a> in the ad. “My friend Christian Menefee is that fighter. Christian Menefee took on MAGA in Texas and won.”
Green has been a skeptic of crypto during his time in Congress. 
Menefee, facing off against Republican Ronald Whitfield in November, is expected to win in the heavily Democratic district.

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