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Exclusive: AZ DCS Whistleblower Reveals 127 Medicaid Fraud Referrals — Federal Reports List Zero

August 25, 2026 2:22 pmAugust 25, 2026 2:22 pm

A whistleblower within the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) told Republican state Rep. John Gillette (R-LD30) that the department’s health plan submitted 127 suspected fraud, waste and abuse referrals to the state Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost...

Why Is the San Diego Sheriff Barring ICE From Local Facilities? ‘Community Concerns’?

August 25, 2026 11:30 amAugust 25, 2026 11:30 am

When it comes to law enforcement, I firmly believe that local police officers and national agencies are working towards the same common goal – law and order. Making sure that people are equally treated before the law. Going after criminals...

Justice Thomas Feels Unwelcome at Institutions Like Stanford Law School

August 25, 2026 6:25 amAugust 25, 2026 10:52 am

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently stated the obvious at a Hoover Institution forum: places like Stanford Law School are effectively “off limits”to conservatives like him. He has never set foot there. “That’s the reality. That’s the world we’re in....

Trump Administration Proposes $103,265 H-1B Fee To Prioritize American Workers, Fund Immigration Enforcement

August 24, 2026 3:02 pmAugust 24, 2026 3:25 pm

The Trump administration on Monday proposed a new six-figure fee of $103,265 for most new H-1B visa petitions, aiming to overhaul the program for highly skilled foreign workers and prioritize American labor, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Vice...

Arizona Lawmaker Calls For Federal Investigation Into Gov Hobbs Sunshine Case After AG Mayes Declines Charges

August 24, 2026 1:29 pmAugust 24, 2026 1:30 pm

An Arizona Republican lawmaker says he referred the Sunshine Residential Homes controversy involving Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs to federal authorities more than 90-days ago, calling for the Department of Justice and federal health officials to examine whether federal money was...

From Prison Abolition to TPS Protections: Horsford Aligns with PLAN’s Far-Left Network in NV-04 Race

August 21, 2026 4:01 pmAugust 21, 2026 4:09 pm

Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) is once again aligning himself with radical progressive operatives and left-wing funded NGOs as he seeks re-election in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District. In a recent X post, the congressman highlighted a roundtable with members of Nevada’s...

Ninth Circuit Dismisses RNC Challenge to Nevada’s Post-Election Mail Ballot Counting

August 21, 2026 12:36 pmAugust 21, 2026 12:48 pm

In a memorandum disposition filed Friday (see below), a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed the Republican National Committee’s long-running appeal challenging Nevada’s law that permits counting certain mail-in ballots received up to...