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Tim Walz speaks at the Climate Solutions Grant in 2024
US NewsPoliticsDecember 7, 2025

Minnesota's $1 Billion Somali Welfare Fraud Scandal: Billions Stolen From Taxpayers Through Systematic Fraud

By Tommy Flynn

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have uncovered a sprawling fraud scheme that siphoned more than $1 billion from taxpayer-funded programs intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the vast majority of the theft linked to individuals from the state's Somali...

Screenshot of Executive Order from whithouse.gov
US NewsEconomyDecember 7, 2025

Trump Signs Executive Order Launching Task Forces to Combat Food Price Fixing and Foreign Influence

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump on December 6, 2025, directing the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to establish dedicated task forces to investigate price fixing, anti-competitive practices, and foreign control in the U.S. food supply chain. Titled "Addressing Security...

Rep. Adelita Grijalva obstructing ICE agents.
US NewsImmigrationDecember 6, 2025

Arizona Rep. Grijalva Falsley Claims She Was Pepper Sprayed During ICE Raid. Her Own Video Shows That Isn't True.

By Tommy Flynn

The incident, captured on video by Grijalva and her staff, occurred outside Taco Giro, a westside restaurant, as roughly 40 ICE agents executed warrants related to immigration and tax violations in a years-long investigation targeting multiple Tucson establishments.

Judge Rodney Smith on left, Epstein on right.
US NewsIn the CourtsDecember 6, 2025

Florida Judge Orders Unsealing of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts in Landmark Ruling

By RWTNews Staff

The ruling paves the way for the release of these documents within weeks, further expanding access to Epstein-related records amid growing demands for accountability in the financier's case.

J6 Pipe Bomber on surveillance video on left, Brian Cole mugshot on right.
US NewsPoliticsDecember 5, 2025

FBI Arrests Suspect in 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case After Years of Stalled Investigation

By Tommy Flynn

Cole, who has no prior criminal record, was taken into custody without incident and appeared in court via video that afternoon, where Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather ordered him detained pending a preliminary hearing on December 11.

Letitia James speaking at a NYC event.
US NewsIn the CourtsDecember 5, 2025

Grand Jury Declines to Indict New York AG Letitia James in Revised Mortgage Fraud Case

By RWTNews Staff

James was first indicted on October 9, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on a single count of mortgage fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341, alleging she misrepresented a Virginia property as her primary residence on a 2020 loan application to secure a lower interest rate.

Reid Hoffman on left, Epstein on right.
US NewsPoliticsDecember 4, 2025

DOJ Probe Targets Reid Hoffman's Epstein Ties and Dark Money Network Funding Democratic Causes

By RWTNews Staff

Hoffman, a billionaire with a net worth of $2.7 billion per Forbes, has donated over $500 million to Democratic causes since 2016, primarily through anonymous vehicles like ActBlue, which processed $1.6 billion in 2020 for left-leaning PACs.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony, June 26, 2025.
US NewsHealthDecember 3, 2025

Johnson: Democrats 'broke the system' of U.S. health care

By Thérèse Boudreaux

“Health care is a very complex issue. And I want to point this out, it is not the Republicans who broke American health care,” Johnson told reporters. “The Democrats broke health care when they created the unaffordable care act 15 years ago..."

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rings the Closing Bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in celebration of the launch of NYSE Texas in Arlington, Aug. 20, 2025.
US NewsPoliticsDecember 3, 2025

Abbott asks Treasury Department to suspend Islam group’s tax-exempt status

By Bethany Blankley

Abbott was the first governor to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations. He also directed state and local law enforcement to investigate them and an Islamic Tribunal in north Texas.

Michael Dell speaks at the Whitehouse event announcing the Trump Accounts.
US NewsEconomyDecember 3, 2025

White House Launches Trump Accounts for Newborns, Seeded by $6.25 Billion Dell Donation

By Tommy Flynn

Trump, joined by tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife Susan, highlighted the program's potential during a Roosevelt Room event, stating, "Trump Accounts will be the first, I guess, you could say, real trust funds for every American child."

Split image: Alleged DC shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal seen being loaded into an abulance on left, and headshot on right.
US NewsIn the CourtsDecember 3, 2025

Afghan National Pleads Not Guilty in National Guard Shooting, Appearing Virtually from Hospital Bed

By Tommy Flynn

Lakanwal, who was also wounded in the November 26 incident, appeared via video from his hospital bed in Washington, D.C. Superior Court, wearing a hospital gown and struggling to keep his eyes open.

Biden Autopen signatures
US NewsPoliticsDecember 3, 2025

Trump Declares Biden's Autopen-Signed Documents 'Null and Void,' Sparking Legal Questions

By RWTNews Staff

Ramifications could ripple across policy and personnel. Among 162 Biden executive orders, Trump has already revoked 89 since January 2025, including those on climate and immigration. The declaration could target the remaining 73