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BERLIN - MARCH 23: A gasoline station attendant pumps diesel into a car at a filling station on March 23, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. German President Horst Koehler said on Sunday higher petrol prices is the surest means to convince traditionally car-loving Germans to seek more environmentally-friendly alternatives, and his comment has already sparked the ire of the automobile lobby. (Photo Illustration by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

2026 predicted to be cheapest year for gas since COVID

2026 is expected to be the cheapest year for gas in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 30: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference about Islamophobia on Capitol Hill on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. A video of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) circulated on social media last week of the conservative lawmaker making anti-Muslim remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump: 90% of fraud in Minnesota is carried out by illegals from Somalia, with Rep. Omar being ‘one of the many scammers’

President Donald Trump renewed calls for Somali fraudsters in Minnesota to be sent “back from where they came” from in a recent Truth Social post, while labeling Minnesota Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as another “one of the many” Somali “scammers” stealing from hardworking taxpayers.

Screen capture of Minnesota Lt. Gov. Penny Flanagan - via Somali TV of Minnesota

Minnesota Democrat Lt. Gov. says Somalis are an essential part of the state’s ‘fabric’

Minnesota Democrat Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan faced backlash after wearing a hijab and calling the Somali community an essential part of the state’s “fabric,” amid reports connecting the local immigrant community to widespread federal tax fraud.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) leaves a House Democratic caucus meeting at the Capitol on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats as well as the White House are working to stave off a federal government shutdown before the September 30 deadline. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rep. Omar defends introducing ‘MEALS Act’ during COVID-19 amid massive ongoing fraud schemes tied to Minnesota’s Somali community

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar asserted that she has no regrets about introducing the MEALS Act in 2020, arguing that the legislation did in fact help feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite widespread fraud and arrests resulting from the pandemic era’s $250 million “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme.

(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz listens during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R) US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 20, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Education Secy. McMahon slams Walz’s ‘Careless lack of oversight’ leading to theft of over $12M in student grants and loans

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon rebuked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Tuesday, issuing a sharply worded letter that slammed his administration. In it, McMahon highlights Walz’s “careless lack of oversight,” while tying his leadership to deep failures in the state’s welfare system that allowed widespread, ongoing fraud to flourish.

Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

What to know as the annual sign-up window for health insurance arrives

Higher prices, less help and a government shutdown all hang over health insurance markets as shoppers start looking for coverage this week.