January 9, 2026 Bessent blames Walz as Treasury probes whether Minnesota fraud funds reached terror group al-Shabab Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Minnesota tax dollars could have potentially been diverted to terrorist organization al-Shabab through alleged fraud schemes.
January 9, 2026 'Tip of the iceberg': Senate Republicans press Gov Walz over Minnesota fraud scandal Senate Republicans give Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz until Jan. 22 to provide a paper trail on Minnesota's handling of alleged fraud and reiterated that Congress controls the flow of taxpayer funds.
January 8, 2026 FLASHBACK: Jill Biden visited Minnesota to tout billions in childcare spending during husband's administration Former first lady Jill Biden praised billions in federal childcare aid passed by Democrats during a 2022 stop in Minneapolis alongside Gov. Tim Walz.
January 8, 2026 Carville and Al Hunt agree Minnesota fraud scandal is bad, say Walz made right choice to ditch campaign Podcast hosts James Carville and Al Hunt agreed Gov. Tim Walz made the right choice to end his campaign amid Minnesota's massive welfare fraud scandal.
January 8, 2026 Bessent says Minnesota fraud recovery could help fund Trump’s $1.5T defense plan Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's proposed defense spending boost could be funded by recovering money from welfare fraud investigations.
January 8, 2026 Elon Musk responds to a former MSNBC host calling for 2028 Democrats to prosecute him Tesla founder Elon Musk called out ex-MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan after he said the next Democratic president should prosecute Musk as part of an accountability platform.
January 8, 2026 House passes nearly $180B funding package after conservative rebellion over Minnesota fraud fears The House passed a multibillion-dollar federal funding package in a bipartisan vote, moving Congress closer to averting a government shutdown by the Jan. 30 deadline.
January 8, 2026 Trump defends ICE agent, shows NYT reporters video of deadly Minneapolis shooting President Donald Trump showed video footage of the fatal Minnesota ICE shooting to reporters, saying Renee Nicole Good "behaved horribly" before fatal shooting.
January 8, 2026 Vance calls Walz ‘a joke,’ claims Minnesota governor enabled massive fraud Vice President JD Vance called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz "a joke" and accused him of enabling fraud schemes plaguing the state's social services system.
January 8, 2026 JD Vance announces multi-state fraud task force in wake of Minnesota scandal Vice President JD Vance says the administration is creating a new position at the Justice Department to lead anti-fraud efforts across the country.