05/22/2026 05:00 CDT
TRUMP DOJ DROPS HAMMER ON MINNESOTA FRAUDSTERS; COAL MAKES A COMEBACK
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TRUMP DOJ CRACKS DOWN ON MINNESOTA FRAUD
TRUMP DOJ, FBI, HHS announce federal fraud charges for 15 in Minnesota who allegedly stole $90 million in fraud schemes. The Last Refuge.
Medicaid fraudster jumps off roof to flee feds. PJ Media.
WILL ELECTRICITY BILLS prove to be the midterms 2026 election wild card? ZeroHedge.
POURING MORE MONEY into Wisconsin’s well-funded, failing schools won’t fix anything, data shows. Restoration News.
COAL’S REVENGE: New coal-fired power plants surge to 10-year global high. Breitbart.
DEMOCRATS STILL TRYING to protect discredited smear machine Southern Poverty Law Center. The Federalist.
DEMOCRATS IN COLORADO censure Governor Polis of their own party for reducing prison sentence of political prisoner Tina Peters. Just the News.
LIBERAL AMERICAN Bar Association finally moves to end DEI standard. Legal Insurrection.
FLOUNDERING NAACP DEMANDS boycott of college sports in 8 Republican states. The College Fix.
HOPELESSLY BIASED NPR shrinks further as government funding dries up. Breitbart.
DEMOCRAT VOTERS WANT their party to move even farther left on healthcare, new poll finds. Daily Caller.
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COMMENTARY WORTH READING
The coming AI boom. Jeffrey Carter.
Virginia Democrats show they don’t believe in a constitutional republic. Jacob Grandstaff.
Vote fraud charges scream for Senate to pass SAVE America Act. M.D. Kittle.
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TWEETS OF NOTE
(@GrageDustin) Democrats haven’t been able to shake off their fraud problem. I’ve been told internal polling showing voters don’t trust them to fix it. Rightfully so, it’s because Democrats created the environment for fraud to thrive. Minnesotans want their money back. Tweet.
(@ClayTravis) Tennessee, Florida and Texas are replacing California, New York and Illinois as the cultural and economic hubs of America. No state income tax vs highest state income taxes in the country. Pay attention to this over next generation, it’s a monster story. Tweet.
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TRUMP BLASTS SENATE GOP for being “soft” by not passing SAVE America Act. The Western Journal.
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DOGE SAVINGS
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