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The Trump administration is cracking down on noncitizens receiving Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The center launched an oversight program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to provide states with reports of individuals enrolled in Medicaid who do not appear on federal databases. “We are tightening oversight of enrollment to safeguard taxpayer dollars and guarantee that these vital programs serve only those who are truly eligible under the law,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The following post contains discussion of alleged sexual assault, stalking, and predatory behavior. Most links are to conversations on Threads, some of which contain victim blaming and defense of assault. Please exercise caution and look after yourself before clicking links. … The con drama has been nonstop this year, as people try to launch weekend events and one, two, or nineteen things go wrong. The latest: Sinners & Stardust. Sinners & Stardust is a weekend event that hosts an author signing and a Dark Romance Ball to celebrate the readers and authors of dark romance. At the ball, apparently many,...

Lucy Connolly has today been released from prison after being jailed for writing a 'racist' tweet during last summer's riots. The mother had spent more than nine months behind bars after admitting making the inflammatory post on X in the wake of the Southport attacks in July last year. Connolly, who is the wife of Tory councillor Ray Connolly, pleaded guilty to a charge of inciting racial hatred and was handed a 31-month sentence in October.

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On Wednesday's Morning Joe, Scarborough offered a profoundly deceptive defense of DEI. Scarborough claimed that the 'E' in DEI stands for "equality." But as he well knows, it stands for "equity"—the diametric opposite of equality. The American ideal is equality of opportunity. Equity stands for equal outcomes, regardless of merit. It's the difference between the right of people to the "pursuit of happiness" and the government being in the happiness-providing business—for favored groups. Scarborough also claimed that "diversity" is fundamentally American, citing E Pluribus Unum—out of many one. But DEI advocates don't call for assimilation into "one" America of shared...

An unidentified flying object reportedly crashed into a cornfield and exploded in the eastern Poland village of Osiny early Wednesday (August 20) morning, the Polish news agency PAP reported via the Associated Press.

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Teach us to number our days,...

A Brief History of Tucker Carlson – From Conservative Star to Qatar’s Mouthpiece Following the passing of conservative legend Rush Limbaugh and the fall of Bill O’Reilly, Tucker Carlson emerged as a leading voice on the American right. His popularity soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, largely due to his anti-establishment rhetoric and combative style. For a time, he filled a vacuum in conservative media, channeling public frustration into high ratings for Fox News. However, Carlson’s trajectory shifted in 2023 when he was abruptly ousted from Fox News. The dismissal followed a series of controversies—including a high-profile lawsuit by a former...

Fried and furious. Disturbing footage captured the moment a massive melee broke out on a Carnival Cruise ship between fuming passengers seemingly upset over “chicken tenders.” The violence between about two dozen brawlers erupted aboard the Sunshine at about 2 a.m. Monday morning — the last day of its voyage — as the ship was heading back to Miami, according to a passenger who filmed the mayhem. “Where the f--- is security?!” one bystander could be heard yelling in the footage as passengers trade blows and slam each other to the ground. Multiple security guards could be seen trying to...

Earlier today, the Gateway Pundit reported that Bed Bath & Beyond is bailing on Gavin Newsom’s California. Now it is being reported that Kroger is closing a number of their supermarkets in Washington state due to crime. BREAKING: Grocery stores closing in Everett, Washington due to high crime and open air drug markets. — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) August 20, 2025 This is what people on the left don’t seem to understand about crime. When you tolerate it, everyone suffers for it. The people in Washington who depend on these stores for the goods they need are now going to suffer...

The Democrat Party is hemorrhaging support with no end in sight, according to a shocking analysis of new voter registrations. Fueled by President Donald Trump’s gains among men, younger voters, and Latinos in 2024, more new voters nationwide chose to be Republicans than Democrats for the first time since 2018, according to a report from the New York Times which relies on voter registration data compiled by L2, a nonpartisan data firm. Perhaps more troubling for Democrats, the data suggests Democrat Party activists can no longer rely on the party’s tried-and-true methods to reverse the trend, leaving panicked party leaders...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday the opening of what is being called the “Cornhusker Clink” in Nebraska, which will serve as yet another detention space for criminal illegal immigrants, aiding in President Donald Trump’s deportation agenda. The partnership between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services will result in an expansion of 280 beds at the Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Nebraska. According to DHS’s press release, the agreement was made possible by President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” “This law fully funded the 287(g) program and provided funding to secure 80,000...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Thursday is expected to be a contentious day in Sacramento, where state lawmakers are scheduled to debate – and vote on – a controversial plan to redraw California's congressional map, with the goal of adding seats for Democrats in Congress. It comes on the heels of a major vote in Texas on Wednesday to revamp that state's districts to help the Republican Party. Democratic Congresswoman speaks out on redistricting at Albany town hall Democratic U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon did not mince words at an Albany town hall Wednesday night, voicing support for a plan to redraw California's...

In May of this year the world was shocked by the Moscow City government decision to unveil a grand bas-relief of Stalin at the Taganskaya metro station in the heart of Moscow. Widely seen as a murderous dictator on a par with Hitler by westerners, Stalin is a much more complicated figure for Russians. He is responsible for the Red Terror of the 30s where millions were shot or sent to the GULAG as well as the mass deportations that still fuel hatred of Russians today in countries like Estonia that were worst affected. But for the average Russian he...

Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga discovered and named the Sacramento Valley and the Sacramento River in either 1799 or 1808; accounts vary. Moraga wrote, “Canopies of oaks and cottonwoods, many festooned with grapevines, overhung both sides of the blue current. Birds chattered in the trees and big fish darted through the pellucid depths. The air was like champagne, and (the Spaniards) drank deep of it, drank in the beauty around them. ‘Escomo el sagrado sacramento!’” (It’s like the Holy Sacrament.)

BALTIMORE — Thousands of businesses applied for assistance following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse with nearly half being rideshare and taxi services, followed by trucking companies and restaurants. But Relentless Management Group LLC, a business management firm for athletes and entertainers, received nearly $1 million in taxpayer funds - the second-highest amount among all applicants. Despite attempts to understand how the Key Bridge disaster impacted this business enough to warrant substantial taxpayer support, the managing partner did not respond...WMAR-2 News Mallory Sofastaii traveled to Hyattsville, Maryland, about 40 miles from the Key Bridge, to the address listed on the...

Animal Farm's 80th anniversary reminds us of Orwell's enduring influence. Dive into the narratives that have shaped our understanding of power and truth.This year, Animal Farm celebrates its 80th anniversary - a remarkable milestone for a book that has remained in print and in the public imagination since 1945. And George Orwell’s influence is felt not only in literature but in politics, journalism, and culture - his clear-eyed observations of poverty, totalitarianism, and the corruption of ideals resonate today as much as they did in the mid-20th century. From his earliest reporting on life in the streets and workhouses...

A US Navy sailor in California has been convicted of espionage for selling the force's secrets to a Chinese agent who recruited him through social media. Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted of six charges, including espionage, conspiracy to commit espionage, and unlawful export of classified data about US Navy ships. "The defendant's actions represent an egregious betrayal of the trust placed in him as a member of the US military," US Attorney Adam Gordon said in a statement after the verdict was read. "By trading military secrets to the People's Republic of China for cash, he jeopardised not only the...

Chinese scientists are in a battle to save one of the last large animal species living in the Yangtze River – and a complete ban on fishing in the region is helping them. At the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan, just 5km (3.1 miles) from the banks of the river, the preserved bodies of the now-extinct river dolphin (baiji in Chinese) and paddle fish sit silently behind panes of glass. "Now that those have become extinct, we're going to save the Yangtze river porpoise," Professor Wang Xi tells the BBC. "It has become the most important animal here." It was...

The church's move is the most spectacular and symbolic moment of the wider relocation of buildings in Kiruna, which lies 145km (90 miles) north of the Arctic Circle. The old city centre is at risk from ground fissures after more than a century of iron ore mining. Since the mid-2010s, buildings have been moved to safer ground. Most were demolished and rebuilt, but some landmarks – including the church - were moved intact. Kiruna Church is 35m (115ft) high, 40m wide and weighs 672 tonnes. It was once voted Sweden's most beautiful pre-1950 building.