New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has laid the groundwork for a 2029 reelection campaign, launching an early fundraising drive while warning supporters that political opponents are organizing years ahead of the next mayoral race.

'LAHSA’s failures have been so severe and pervasive that Los Angeles County has withdrawn its funding for the agency,' HUD says in letter

A man accused of participating in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme surrendered himself and was arrested in Minneapolis.

“Gen-Z socialism is a me-first doctrine,” says the editorial, unlike the selfless doctrine of capitalism. The young socialists have succumbed to “a zero-sum mindset, where a better outcome comes not from creating but from taking”.

"With all of the things we say we support, you really can’t do them unless you’re going to tax the rich unless you’re in favor of cutting something else."

Ereg, 47, surrendered to authorities less than a week after being placed on the FBI’s roster of shame and faces charges of money laundering, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Progressive Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is being ripped for unveiling a village of tiny homes being likened to porta-potties — with no rules stopping the homeless people who move in from doing drugs.

Report links Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison's alleged inaction to $300M stolen through Feeding Our Future and $9B in Medicaid fraud

The latest Kids’ Share report from the Urban Institute provides a view of federal resources targeted towards children, placing such spending in the larger context of the country’s budget. The United States spends more on interest on the national debt than on children.

Comer sent a letter to JD Vance urging full review of Minnesota's social services programs for vulnerabilities to fraud

Federal officials were in Columbus this week to announce prosecution of a variety of alleged fraud schemes, along with a "fraud-fighting enforcement partnership" with Ohio.

For his champagne socialist handlers, the more scandals that engulf Platner and the more centrist outrage he can stoke, the better as it gets more stories written and drowns out his opponent in November, incumbent Susan Collins.

Mamdani has been criticized for his actions on two key campaign promises before, including public school class sizes and housing initiatives amid the city's historic $12 billion budget deficit.

“Washington’s abject failure to protect tax dollars has resulted in an unprecedented scale of fraud that threatens not only the sustainability of our safety net programs, but also the future economic viability of our nation.”

Janeese Lewis George is courting D.C.'s business community, pitching a vision to reshape downtown's federal buildings and trying to win over skeptics who're wary of her democratic socialist credentials.

Endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and complimentary of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Robert LeVertis Bell of Louisville is on track to make history in Kentucky. He’ll become the first self-described Democratic Socialist in modern times to be sworn in as a member of the state legislature, which is dominated by Republicans.

Audits found payments to dead people, prison inmates and residents enrolled in multiple states

A jury found Sonia Rajpaul of Rotterdam didn’t report income from her cleaning business or her husband’s income, even lying about it to a grand jury. Prosecutors say she collected the benefits from 2019 to 2023.

In a secret federal law enforcement warehouse in Southern California, dozens of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and stacks of coveted sports memorabilia – like Mickey Mantle rookie cards and game-worn Kobe Bryant sneakers – offer a modest testament to the mountains of taxpayer money being illegally diverted through fraud.

Federal prosecutors said Tracy Denise Jones, who headed city’s housing voucher program, will spend nine months in prison.

The Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing significant changes intended to accelerate investigations of alleged public benefits fraud. The memorandum requires pre-intervention investigations to be completed in a dramatically shorter period of time, and it contemplates an increased role for relators in managing litigation.

In 2026, we know more than ever before about the schemes, distorted incentives, the networks of bad actors, and the impact of improper enrollment and fraud on taxpayers.

Left faces a statutory maximum sentence of 25 years in federal prison for one count of a securities fraud scheme, and up to 20 years in federal prison for each count of securities fraud.

Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 60, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for voter fraud, identity theft and illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in government benefits.