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View of the merchant tanker Bella 1 in the North Atlantic Ocean (via: U.S. European Command; X)

U.S. seizes 2 more ‘ghost fleet’ oil tankers linked to Venezuela

The United States has seized two additional oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.

(Background) A protester holds an sign as she marches through frigid conditions, with temperatures near 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 Celsius), in a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 20, 2025, where many Somali, Latino and Hispanic immigrants live and work, during the "MN Love Our Immigrant Neighbors - ICE Out of MN!" rally calling for the removal of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Minnesota. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Google street view of Hilton-owned Inn.

DHS: Hilton Hotels have engaged in ‘coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to refuse service to DHS law enforcement’

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly accused Hilton Hotels of engaging in a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to DHS law enforcement officers, specifically by canceling hotel reservations in the Minneapolis area that were booked using official government emails.

WOODLAWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 19: A sign in front of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid payment infrastructure as a way to make cost-saving cuts in the system. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Trump admin. halts child care payments nationwide until states provide evidence of legitimate spending

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Trump administration is freezing federal child care funding to every single U.S. state after introducing a freeze on Minnesota’s program — in response to ongoing allegations and evidence of widespread fraud.

(Background) U.S. President Donald Trump calls children as he participates in tracking Santa Claus' movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) / (L) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Trump admin. looking into revoking citizenship for Somali Americans convicted of defrauding taxpayers

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the Trump administration is looking at revoking the citizenship of Somali Americans convicted of defrauding social services.

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Minn.: HHS freezes all child care payments amid ongoing widespread fraud allegations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially frozen all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota. The decision follows a series of widespread fraud investigations and allegations regarding millions in taxpayer funds being funneled to non-operational or fraudulent day care centers.

(L) A photograph of the missing 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos Via X / (R) A screengrab from a dashcam video potentially showing Camila Mendoza Olmos days after disappearing from her home Via X

New dashcam video released of missing Texas teen as authorities warn she’s in ‘imminent danger’

A new dashcam video released by Texas authorities may assist investigators in locating a missing teenage girl who has been unaccounted for since Christmas Eve. Authorities believe the 19-year-old is “in imminent danger.”