Day: June 26, 2026

DOJ Announces Indictment of Tennessee Woman as Part of Trump Administration Push Against Healthcare Fraud

Tom Pappert
Nurse

The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced federal charges against a Tennessee woman who allegedly used the identities of two women with similar names to falsely present herself as a nurse and scam over 30 healthcare providers, in an investigation tied to the Trump administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.

Court records reveal the indictment against Heather May Wilbanks Greene was issued last week, and U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant confirmed the charges in a Tuesday press release, alleging she orchestrated “a multi-year scheme to impersonate a licensed registered nurse” involving identity theft and wire fraud.

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U.S. Military Strikes Iranian Missile, Drone Storage Locations

Just the News
Trump situation room

The United States Central Command said Friday that it has struck Iranian drone and missile storage locations in response to Iran’s attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday evening.

Iran’s strike Thursday came just hours after the Iranian military warned that ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz require their authorization. Those that don’t comply, it said, “will be dealt with.”

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AOC, Ilhan Omar Endorse State Rep. Justin Pearson for Redrawn TN-9, Further Consolidating Progressive Support

Tom Pappert

U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) have joined the growing list of nationally recognized progressive Democrats throwing their endorsements behind State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), who seeks his party’s nomination to represent Tennessee in the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District.

Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of Pearson was announced via the New York Democrat’s congressional campaign account on the social media platform X.

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EJ Haust Warns ‘Peppa Pig’ AI Deal Could Open the Door to Deepfake Chaos

Kaitlin Housler
EJ Haust

EJ Haust, official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, is raising concerns over reported artificial intelligence clauses in contracts for child voice actors on the kids’ cartoon program Peppa Pig, arguing the matter extends far beyond one children’s television series and represents a warning about the future of AI-generated voices.

Speaking on Friday’s show, Haust discussed reports that Peppa Pig owner Hasbro is requiring child voice actors to sign contracts granting the company rights to “use, clone, train, and reuse” their voices indefinitely for AI-generated content.

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Spies Gone Wild: Intel Agencies Often Slow to Punish Misconduct from Guns to Grift, Watchdog Warns

Just the News
Christopher Fox

When an intelligence agent purchased illegal firearm components from China, an Intelligence Community contractor searched through employee security files and another such contractor profited off of government service, the IC watchdog raised the alarm. But federal agencies within the community failed to act for months, according to bombshell testimony delivered to Congress this week. 

The Intelligence Community Inspector General Christopher Fox testified that his watchdog office lacks the proper authority to carry out investigations into alleged wrongdoing inside the Intelligence Community and instead is often hampered by “tribalism” among the agencies. 

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Trump Threatens 100 Percent Tariffs on Countries with Digital Services Tax on U.S. Firms

Just the News
Trump at rally

President Donald Trump on Friday warned European nations that they would face a 100% tariff on their goods if they imposed a digital services tax on American companies.

“Numerous European Countries have been discussing the imminent implementation of a Digital Services Tax on American Companies,” he posted on Truth Social. “Some of these Countries are close to actually doing this. Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America.”

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Judge in Charlie Kirk Murder Case Finds Prosecutor in Contempt for Public Comments

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BREAKING NEWS

CBS News   A prosecutor has been found in civil contempt after making comments on the strength of the murder case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting and killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Judge Tony Graf Jr. ruled in a virtual hearing on Friday that the prosecutor was in civil contempt for making comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body. The defense team asked that Graf block the death penalty in the case, claiming the prosecutors’ comments could sway potential jurors. Graf declined to do so, ruling that the prosecution could continue to pursue the death penalty. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Census: Populations in Every Age Group Explode in Southern U.S.

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BREAKING NEWS

Breitbart   The Southern United States is growing population-wise at break-neck speed, while other areas have not experienced such a boom. Every age group in the southern portion of the country grew faster than any other region over the course of several years, Vintage 2025 estimates showed, per the U.S. Census Bureau’s announcement Thursday: New data released today for all counties in the United States and Puerto Rico provide a closer look at what age groups were driving the growth of U.S. counties across different stages of life: childhood (0-17), young adulthood and higher education (18-24), early work and family-building years (25-44), midlife (45-64), and retirement (65 and older). READ THE FULL STORY   

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CDC Elevates Ebola Response to Highest Level

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BREAKING NEWS

The Hill   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising its Ebola response to the highest level, agency officials said Friday, as the outbreak continues to spread uncontrolled across Congo and Uganda. “Elevating the response level reflects the urgency, scale, and complexity of the outbreak, and allows CDC to bring additional resources to support the coordination and operational needs of our response,” Satish Pillai, the CDC’s Ebola response incidence manager, told reporters. More than 1,100 people across Congo and Uganda have tested positive since May, and officials said they expect that number to continue to grow. At least 250 people have died, though the number is likely much higher since the virus appears to have been spreading undetected for months. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Leahy Predicts Another Lawsuit as Metro Nashville Struggles to Produce Records on $1.5M Grants for Immigration Nonprofits

Kaitlin Housler
MPL and Pappert

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said Metro Nashville has yet to determine whether it possesses records required under Tennessee law to justify nearly $1.5 million in grants approved for two immigration nonprofits, prompting The Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy to predict the city could face another lawsuit if it fails to produce the requested public records.

On Friday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Pappert discussed The Star’s ongoing Tennessee Public Records Act request seeking documents related to the Metro Council’s approval of $735,000 for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) and $718,000 for Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors (TNJFON), appropriations included in Metro Nashville’s $3.8 billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

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Brewer: Data Centers Are ‘Non-Negotiable’ for America’s AI Race

Kaitlin Housler
data center

Public affairs specialist and veteran journalist Clint Brewer argued that opposition to data centers is being driven more by fear and uncertainty than facts, warning that widespread moratoriums could undermine America’s competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI).

Speaking on Thursday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Brewer described data centers as “the planning and zoning boogeyman of America right now.”

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Iran Warns Ships Must Work with Tehran for Safe Passage Through Strait of Hormuz

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Strait of Hormuz

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Friday warned that ships seeking passage through the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with Tehran, in accordance with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) it signed with the U.S.

“Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, with ambiguous arrangements, parallel routes, or decision-making outside of Iran’s considerations as the coastal state, cannot be guaranteed,” he posted on X. “Any credible framework must be based on coordination with Iran and the provisions of paragraph five of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. Otherwise, the outcome will be the suspension of the designated parallel route.”

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GOP Rep Demands Open-Ended Deportation Shield for 350,000 Haitians

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Mike Lawler

Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler called on the Trump administration Thursday to prevent the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian healthcare workers after the Supreme Court cleared the way for ending TPS.

Lawler stressed in an X post that the migrant workers should retain their protected status from deportation due to humanitarian issues in their native Haiti and their community’s contribution to the healthcare system. The GOP lawmaker’s comments followed the Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling that federal courts cannot review the executive branch’s decision to end TPS.

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DOJ Probe into ‘Russiagate’ Shifts to Multiple Conspiracy Cases, Sources Say

RealClearWire
President Donald Trump

Although Donald Trump’s defenders describe the Russia hoax and other efforts to frame the president as a “grand conspiracy,” RealClearInvestigations has learned that the man now leading the probe of that scandal is pursuing multiple conspiracy prosecutions that are smaller and more manageable, according to several sources with direct knowledge of the probe. 

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Analysis: Rockets, Feathers, and Trump’s DOJ Probe Into Gas Prices

The Daily Torch
Gas Station at night

“The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil. Those prices are dropping like a rock! In other words, customers are being ‘gouged.’ I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this. Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I’m seeing!”

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