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The U.S. war effort against Iran was gaining momentum Wednesday, top U.S. officials said. A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship. LA Times
The prospect of extended combat creates novel political risks and uncertainties for President Trump. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Liberal media stupidity.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced tough questions from Republicans as well as Democrats in an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. LA Times
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The freshman House Democrat underperformed in the Tuesday primary, suggesting that GOP "cheating" doomed her candidacy. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Foolish talk, as usual.
Maternal deaths spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic because the coronavirus was particularly dangerous to pregnant women. New York Post
The health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has tapped into an old debate about how much doctors should know about nutrition. But some of his ideas, and tactics, concern medical experts. New York Times
Some kind of severe weather is expected every day into early next week, forecasters warned. Friday is expected to be among the riskiest. New York Times
The administration has no control over the disciplinary authorities of state bar associations, but a new proposal would let the attorney general ask them to suspend proceedings involving department lawyers. New York Times
Two-term GOP Senator Tom Cotton will face Democrat challenger Hallie Shoffner in the November 3rd midterm elections for the U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas. OANN
VOA VIEW: Cotton will win.
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Texas Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett is blaming Republicans for creating confusion among voters in her state. OANN
After neither candidate in the Texas U.S. Senate race secured more than 50% of the vote needed to win their party’s nomination, Texas Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will advance to a May runoff. OANN
The results are in for the North Carolina races, as Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley have clinched their parties’ primary nominations and will face off in the general election in November. OANN
VOA VIEW: Hopefully Whatley will win.
A driver wearing a camouflage hat, sunglasses, gloves and a ski mask was detained by authorities outside Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s primary election watch party for failing to properly display a license plate. Upon searching his car, officers discovered multiple types of ammunition. OANN
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Surgeries to manage obesity "declined substantially" for eligible patients starting in 2023, fueled by surging prescriptions for appetite-suppressing GLP-1 drugs, a new study finds. Washington Times
Minnesota sued President Donald Trump's administration in an attempt to stop it from holding back $243 million in Medicaid spending, warning it may have to cut health care for low-income families if the funding is held back. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Minnesota should not have committed so much fraud.
Insects and rodents have been found in President Trump's New York golf club in eight of 15 inspections since 2016. Washington Times
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More states are expanding programs letting parents spend public money on private schools, buoyed by the Trump administration's support. Washington Times
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas lost his primary race to Republican state Rep. Steve Toth. CBS
VOA VIEW: A serious lose.
United said it could permanently ban travelers who refuse to wear headphones while listening to audio or video content on its flights. CBS
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals. CBS
VOA VIEW: Formulars and contents should be made known.
President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News that Iranian negotiators said Iran had the "inalienable right to enrich all their nuclear fuel." CBS
VOA VIEW: They are dead now,
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Echinus Geyser is about 66 feet wide and is surrounded by rocks that resemble sea urchins. CBS
Crude oil prices are surging due to the Iran war, pushing up prices at the pump across the U.S., according to AAA. CBS
The Supreme Court last month ruled that President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs are not authorized under the law known as IEEPA. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Dems stupidity.
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Lower mortgage rates last week caused a run on refinancing and renewed interest from homebuyers, but rates have already moved higher again. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It's called supply and demand.
Last week, CISA's acting director was reassigned to a new division within DHS and the agency is operating under a partial shutdown. CNBC
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told CNBC on Tuesday that Netflix's previous Warner Bros. Discovery offer "raised a lot of competition concerns." CNBC
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launch joint operations against suspected narco-terrorists in Ecuador, marking latest partnership to combat drug trafficking, SOUTHCOM announced. FOX News
Two unidentified Black girls were found dead inside suitcases buried in shallow graves in Cleveland after a dog walker made the discovery near Ginn Academy, police said. FOX News
Waymo self-driving car reportedly blocked ambulance responding to deadly Austin shooting, sparking concerns about autonomous vehicle emergency protocols. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It should be checked out.
A federal jury convicted Cynthia Raygoza and Ashleigh Brown of stalking a federal immigration agent during a livestreamed pursuit to his California home. FOX News
Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts faces trial for third-degree rape charges involving her son's 16-year-old friend at a 2024 pool party in DeRidder, Louisiana. FOX News
Iran's air defenses, ability to launch ballistic missiles and wage war at sea have been "severely degraded" the commander of U.S. forces has declared. UPI
VOA VIEW: The U.S. won already.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick agreed to be interviewed by the House oversight committee about his ties to convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. UPI
The Supreme Court heard arguments on what limitations should exist for defendants who waive appeals if their sentence would otherwise be illegal. UPI
VOA VIEW: To be determined.
The State Department ordered workers to leave six countries in the Middle East after at least two U.S. embassies sustained damage in Iranian strikes. UPI
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified on the Trump administration's immigration policies before a Senate committee. UPI
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A top Trump administration Education Department official exposed a pair of blue states that he says are among the worst for federal student aid fraud as officials crack down on scammers who are exploiting the taxpayer-funded programs. They should be arrested and found guilty.
In 2025, the Department of Education said it prevented $1 billion of fraud in the aid programs. Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent said these schemes are not only a waste of taxpayer money, but also disproportionately affect low-income students trying to pay for their education.
"We talked about California being certainly a hub of fraud, waste and abuse, but we also see Minnesota, for example," Kent told Fox News Digital. "You know, one of the things that has been brought to light over the course of the last couple of weeks is the enormous amount of fraud, waste and abuse under the governor's leadership there, and this is something that the federal Department of Education had lifted up and highlighted months ago."
"And to kind of put that into perspective, that's 1,700 Pell Grants for low-income students that that money could have gone toward," Kent continued. "So when we think about limited resources, we think about taking away these things that low-income and middle-income students really need in order to get in and through their educational journey."
During a 12-month period between 2024 and 2025, scammers stole at least $10 million in federal financial aid from community colleges in California. According to one report, 34% of applications to community colleges in the state last year were likely fake. Kent explained that in many cases, "ghost students" are to blame.
"What we see often in terms of financial aid fraud are what we call ghost students, and these are students who really never intend to enroll in post-secondary education," he said. "They never intend to take classes and to graduate. They enroll for the sole purpose of defrauding the federal student aid program."
