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Vice President J.D. Vance’s Medicare fraud task force just froze billions in hospice care payments, slamming the brakes on new providers nationwide for the next six months. The move, announced on May 13, 2026, is the sharpest crackdown yet on what officials are calling a crisis of exploitation — one that goes far beyond simple […]

Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system is shaping up to be one of the most expensive military projects in U.S. history and experts say it might not even work when it matters most. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated the system will cost a staggering $1.2 trillion over the next two decades. That’s […]

Americans are shelling out $4.50 for a single gallon of gas, but the White House seems more fixated on Iran’s nuclear program than the pain at the pump. That’s the blunt takeaway after the president made it clear this week that the financial struggles of everyday people aren’t even a blip on his radar. When […]

Ron DeSantis’ $608 million Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail in the Florida Everglades is shutting down next month, state officials have confirmed. The notorious Trump-backed tented camp, celebrated for its harsh conditions, will begin dismantling after less than a year of operation. But the real cost of this facility goes far beyond the wasted taxpayer money. […]

The worst people you’ve heard of are mad that Lupita Nyong’o is playing an iconic character in The Odyssey. This week, we all learned that the Oscar-winner will be playing Menelaus’s wife Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic. (h/t to Time for that scoop.) That sounds amazing, but the usual suspects are upset […]

The Kastle agenda is just as tantalizingly out of reach as ever.

Spotify 20 is taking over people’s social media this week. We have learned a lot about what the Internet used to look like from this roundup. As a part of the celebration of Spotify being 20 years old, they’ve collected users’ all-time hits into a playlist. But, that’s not all! They also reminded people of […]

Virginia GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans just handed Democrats a loaded weapon in what’s shaping up to be the tightest House race of 2026. After agreeing with a conservative radio host’s racist remark about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Kiggans is now facing calls to resign from top Democrats, including the second-highest-ranking member of the party. […]

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are facing a defamation lawsuit from Miami police officers over their Netflix crime thriller The Rip. The film, which hit the streaming platform in January, has sparked a heated reputation battle after officers involved in the real-life 2016 Miami Lakes narcotics raid claim the movie unfairly portrays them as corrupt. […]