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Kash Patel claims $250m scheme that stole Covid aid is ‘tip of iceberg’ and alleges state’s Somalia population is to blameThe FBI has deployed additional personnel and investigative resources to Minnesota to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs”, director Kash Patel said on social media on Sunday.Amid the Trump administrations attacks on the state and its Somali immigration population, the FBI director said the agency had already dismantled a $250m fraud scheme that stole federal food aid meant for vulnerable children during the Covid pandemic in a case that led to 78 indictments and 57 convictions. Continue reading... Source

Greene gives lengthy interview with New York Times days before stepping down as congresswoman for GeorgiaMarjorie Taylor Greene, now just days away from stepping down as a congresswoman for Georgia, has said in her latest mea culpa interview that she “was just so naive” for believing that Donald Trump was a man of the people.In a lengthy interview with the New York Times that examines her break with the president after years of devotion, Greene explained that a series of minor ruptures with the president culminated in a total breach after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was killed in September. Continue

Future of Donbas region remains unresolved after Ukrainian president’s talks with Donald Trump in FloridaUkraine war – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy says the US has agreed to offer “strong” security guarantees to Ukraine for 15 years, but acknowledged that the future of the country’s eastern Donbas region was unresolved after his two-hour meeting on Sunday with Donald Trump in Florida.Speaking on his way back to Europe, Zelenskyy said the US Congress and Ukraine’s parliament would jointly vote on American pledges. These were a key part of a 20-point peace plan discussed with the US president at his Mar-a-Lago residence, he said.

Ukrainian leader had sought up to 50 years of security guarantees at Florida meeting with TrumpVolodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed this morning that control over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – Europe’s biggest – remained unresolved.Donald Trump said the status of the Russian-occupied plant was discussed “at length” yesterday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/29/ukraine-war-russia-us-zelenskyy-trump-security-guarantees-latest-news-updates Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-12-29 10:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.