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#1 Fragile Ceasefire Takes Effect as US and Iran Prepare for Talks in Pakistan - CNN, UN News, ThePrintIndia, Jason Epstein/Jon Gambrell | جون, eTimes Pakistan, and Dandalf/Karm on X
Both President Donald Trump and Iran have portrayed the last-minute ceasefire deal as a victory for their nations. The ceasefire pauses a spiraling conflict that has upended the global economy and sparked a historic oil crisis. Iran’s military will coordinate passage of vessels through the critical Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire, Iran’s foreign minister said. Trump said reopening the Strait was a key condition of the ceasefire deal. Pakistan’s prime minister has invited delegations from both Iran and the US to Islamabad for talks on Friday. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Vice President JD Vance are expected to attend...
#2 ‘Serious Fraud Problem’: Judge Allows Trump Administration to Withhold Minnesota’s Medicaid Funds - Mia Cathell for Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, Mark Feliz, Patrick Laidlaw, and KSTP On X
A federal judge has rejected the Minnesota government’s request to stop the Trump administration from halting more than $243 million in Medicaid funds from flowing to the fraud-fraught state pending an administrative review. Judge Eric Tostrud, an appointee of President Donald Trump, denied the state’s motions for a temporary restraining order and an expedited preliminary injunction on Monday, ruling that Minnesota officials prematurely filed the lawsuit before any Medicaid cuts were finalized. An Orange County man has pleaded guilty to submitting nearly $270 million in fraudulent claims over an 11-month span to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs containing generic ingredients that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided to the purported recipients, the Justice Department announced today. Paul Richard Randall, 66, of Orange, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of wire fraud committed while on release. He has been in federal custody since June 2025. “This defendant used a public health program as his personal piggy bank,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. “This guilty plea should send a message that this administration — consistent with the President’s war on fraud — will not turn a blind eye while criminals fleece taxpayers.” “Thanks to the leadership of President Donald Trump, the Department, working closely with the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, is supercharging efforts to take down every fraudster and bring them to justice,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. In one day, the Department prosecuted the theft of half a billion in taxpayer dollars. All those ripping off the American people are on notice.” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston announced the arrests of five illegal immigrants over the past month who are wanted for murder and other violent crimes in their home countries, including several subjects of Interpol Red Notices. The agency said in a series of posts on X that ‘‘each illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration's disastrous open border policy.’’ ICE said the migrants were apprehended in New England and are wanted overseas for serious violent offenses, including homicide and attempted homicide... Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran. In a deep red district that Greene won by 29 points and Trump carried by almost 37 points two years ago, Fuller was on track to prevail by about 12 points with almost all votes counted. The result added to a string of special elections where Democrats performed better than expected, a track record that the party hopes will create momentum toward November’s midterm elections when control of Congress hangs in the balance. In another election held on Tuesday, a Democratic-backed candidate for the... California governor candidate Eric Swalwell has broken his silence about online rumors that have swirled for days alleging inappropriate contact with female staffers. The East Bay congressman and Democratic frontrunner in the governor’s race slammed the allegations as a fake rumor designed to derail his candidacy weeks before voting begins in the June 2 primary election. “This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race,” said Micah Beasley, Swalwell spokesperson, in a statement... The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority will grow after state Appeals Judge Chris Taylor was elected to a 10-year term Tuesday. Her victory over her conservative opponent, Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, was declared by the Associated Press at 8:36 p.m. All results are unofficial until they’re certified in coming weeks. Addressing supporters at a watch party in downtown Madison less than an hour after the race was called Tuesday night, Taylor said her victory was about democracy. “Once again, Wisconsin, we showed the entire nation that we believe that the people should be at the center of government and the priority of our judiciary,” she told the crowd...
#3 Orange County Man Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Fraud Scheme that Submitted Nearly $270 Million in Bogus Claims to Medi-Cal - United States Attorney's Office Central District of California, Breanna Morello, Liz Churchill, F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli, Undocumented Criminality, and FBI Los Angeles on X
#4 ICE Nabs 5 Illegal Immigrants Wanted for Murder Abroad in New England Crackdown - Michael Dorgan for Fox News, Bill Melugin/ICE Boston (community note), Fall River Reporter, Duncan Burns, and PJ Media on X
#5 Trump-Backed Republican Clay Fuller Wins Election to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene - Jeff Amy for AP, @1ChicagoRay, Eric Daugherty, Fox News, Nick Sortor, and Real AF Patriot on X
#6 Eric Swalwell Denies Inappropriate Conduct Amid Rampant Online Rumors - Annie Gaus and Josh Koehn for New York Post, NEWSMAX/Mountain Man, Fred Guttenberg/Politics & Poll Tracker/God's Tigeris, Fred Johnston, Bad Hombre/Claire/Voyant/stop Scott “pro-censorship” Weiner/ and Captain C63 on X
#7 Chris Taylor Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Growing Liberal Majority - Anya Van Wagtendonk for Wisconsin Radio, Cowboys, Linda Brickley, Sadi Tzen, The Heartland Post, and Academic Block on X
#8 Spencer Pratt Criticizes L.A. Times Over Residency Report - iHeartRadio, Spencer Pratt, Kevin Dalton, studiGo and jay plemons on X
