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Federal Audits Demand California Repay Over $1 Billion in Misused Medicaid Funds for Illegal Aliens

January 19, 2026 2:03 pmJanuary 20, 2026 10:57 am

In a major escalation of federal oversight, audits by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump administration have determined that California must repay more than $1 billion in improperly claimed federal Medicaid funds tied to healthcare...

Khanna and Swisher’s Wealth-Grabbing Tantrum: California’s Billionaire Shakedown Hits Peak Entitlement

January 18, 2026 2:27 pmJanuary 19, 2026 2:16 pm

SACRAMENTO – In the latest episode of “How to Alienate Every Job Creator in Silicon Valley,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) sat down with tech journalist Kara Swisher to defend California’s controversial billionaire tax proposal – a move that’s drawing fire...

Dr. Oz Slams California as ‘Worst Offender’ in $1.8 Billion Medicaid Scandal: Withholds $300 Million From State

January 14, 2026 1:07 pmJanuary 15, 2026 11:13 am

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on X that audits have uncovered over $1.8 billion in unlawful federal Medicaid spending on non-emergency health care for illegal immigrants across eight states—with California leading the pack...

House Republicans File Reconciliation Bill Banning Illegal Aliens From Welfare Benefits

January 13, 2026 9:47 amJanuary 13, 2026 9:56 am

House Republicans, led by the Republican Study Committee (RSC), unveiled a sweeping framework for a second reconciliation bill on Tuesday, aiming to ban illegal aliens from accessing taxpayer-funded welfare programs and reform federal funding allocations to states based solely on...

President Trump Announces Fraud Investigation Of California

January 6, 2026 12:00 pmJanuary 6, 2026 12:00 pm

President Donald Trump announced today that his administration is launching a comprehensive investigation into widespread fraud in California. Posting on Truth Social, Trump declared, “California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible??? The Fraud Investigation...

Federal Agency Revises Health Care ‘Quality’ Metrics to Dismantle Vaccine Coercion

January 6, 2026 4:14 amJanuary 6, 2026 4:15 am

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a major change in federal health policy: states will no longer be required to report childhood vaccination levels as a “quality measure” for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance...

Judge Rules Trump Admin Can Share Medicaid Data with ICE, Overruling California-Led Challenge

December 30, 2025 10:10 amDecember 30, 2025 10:10 am

In a refreshing dose of judicial sanity, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has handed President Donald Trump a significant victory in his push to enforce immigration laws and protect American taxpayers. On Monday, Chhabria ruled that the Trump administration can...