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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.

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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaks to reporters following a meeting of the House Republican Conference on March 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)

Texas: lawmakers launch ‘Sharia-Free America Caucus,’ aimed at countering Islam and Sharia law’s growing influence in U.S.

Two GOP lawmakers announced the launch of a new caucus in the House of Representatives, aimed at “protecting Western civilization in the United States” to educate Americans on the growing influence of Islam and specifically Sharia law.

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TOPSHOT - US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and US President Joe Biden attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2024, on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images

Harris defends Biden admin’s decision not to release Jeffrey Epstein files: ‘It was the right thing to do’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris stated that the Biden administration made the right move in keeping the files relating to convicted pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein sealed, framing the decision as a necessary separation of interests between the administration and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS Chris Comp (L), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz stand together while President Donald Trump delivers remarks on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. introduces measures to end transgender treatments for minors nationwide: ‘Our children deserve better’

The federal government announced measures to end transgender treatments for children, aimed at protecting minors from what the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) refers to as “sex-rejecting procedures,” by effectively defunding hospitals offering the treatments.

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