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Whistleblowers who come forward with information related to Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scandal will receive cash payments, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday on Fox News.The Trump administration launched a wide-scale fraud investigation in Minnesota amid a growing web of allegations involving money-laundering schemes and misuse of taxpayer funds."We know that these rats will turn on each other," Bessent told "The Ingraham Angle.""We are going to offer whistleblower payments to anyone who wants to tell us the who, what, when, where and how this fraud has been done. I think that that will give us a great leap forward on

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is removing funding for its citizens to study in the United Kingdom, citing concerns that they could be radicalized abroad. The move means the UAE has removed British universities from a list of high education institutions that are eligible for state scholarships. It comes amid growing tensions over London's decision not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, the Financial Times reported. " don’t want their kids to be radicalized on campus," a person directly involved with the decision told the outlet. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ORDERED TO REINSTATE LAW STUDENT WHO WAS EXPELLED AFTER ANTI-JEWISH COMMENTSSince

The Baltimore Ravens underperformed this season, missed the playoffs and fired longtime head coach John Harbaugh, and offensive coordinator Todd Monken took blame for the results.Monken, 59, said he did not have as good a relationship with star quarterback Lamar Jackson as he could have."I didn't coach Lamar well enough," Monken said during a recent appearance on the "Ryan Ripken Show." "I didn't have as good of a relationship as I could have. I didn't do the things we needed to do this year to win enough games to give ourselves a chance. I believe that."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON

The Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence for the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent during an immigration operation in Minneapolis earlier this week.Renee Good, 37, was killed while, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, operating a vehicle that agents ordered her to exit. Good, according to Noem, refused and "attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle.""Our thoughts are with her family and everyone affected, and our hearts are with our community as we hope for healing and unity during this challenging time," the arena's public address announcer said. CLICK HERE

Kate Hudson is responding to criticism regarding her latest movie.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress addressed the recent controversy surrounding her new movie, "Song Sung Blue," which tells the story of the real-life husband-and-wife duo who made up the Neil Diamond tribute band, Lightning & Thunder."Honestly, I don’t even know — out of respect for our filmmakers, I’m not the right person to speak to it," Hudson told the outlet.In the film, Hudson portrayed Claire "Thunder" Sardina while Hugh Jackman played Mike "Lightning" Sardina, and though the movie was a critical success, Mike's real-life children, Michael

MS NOW host Rachel Maddow compared the Trump administration's reported plans to construct several large-scale holding centers for deportees to the internment camps built for Japanese Americans during World War II.During a Thursday appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Maddow was asked about her new podcast series "Burn Order," which examines the U.S. government's 1940s executive order for Japanese American internment following the attack on Pearl Harbor.After giving the audience a brief synopsis of her new show, the MS NOW host detailed how President Donald Trump's reported plans to build the holding centers reminded her of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's past

The San Francisco 49ers are back where they’re supposed to be.Injuries racked up from the jump last season, causing the Niners to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2020. After a market correction, they are back in the playoffs and fighting for a long-coveted Super Bowl.Brock Purdy said the team is "grateful" to be back in January football, but it's time to get going.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Obviously, we're grateful for it, but at the same time, it's like, man, we got to turn it up and have that chip on our shoulder to go

Russia's Defense Ministry said it used a new Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile Friday in a deadly strike on Ukraine.Four people were killed and at least 22 were injured, according to Ukrainian authorities.Russia said the attack was retaliation for what Moscow claimed was a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence last month. Both Ukraine and President Donald Trump have disputed that claim.The attack occurred hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alerted the nation that Russia intended to launch a large-scale offensive.ZELENSKYY DENIES RUSSIAN CLAIM THAT UKRAINE ATTACKED PUTIN RESIDENCEZelenskyy said that Russia was aiming to take advantage of

The Miami Hurricanes are heading to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, coming away with a narrow victory over Ole Miss, 31-27, in an all-time postseason contest. The Hurricanes will now await the winner of the other semifinal between the Indiana Hoosiers and Oregon Ducks to see who they will play on Jan. 19. But Miami will do so on their home turf, with the National Championship Game being played at Hard Rock Stadium – the site of their home games. The game began slowly for both teams, with only Miami getting on the scoreboard in the first quarter with a

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Washington next week.During an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity," Trump was asked if he intends to meet with Machado after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro."Well, I understand she's coming in next week sometime, and I look forward to saying hello to her," Trump said.This will be Trump's first meeting with Machado, who the U.S. president stated "doesn't have the support within or the respect within the country" to lead.According to reports, Trump’s refusal to support Machado

The Toronto Star published an opinion piece Tuesday questioning whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford needs to worry about President Donald Trump seizing and arresting him in Canada after the recent U.S. military strikes against Venezuela.Over the weekend, Trump announced military strikes in Caracas that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The recent acts drew renewed attention to Trump's initial push earlier in his administration to acquire other countries like Greenland.Considering Trump's public interest in acquiring Canada as the "51st state," Toronto Star columnist Vinay Menon questioned whether Ford needs to "beef up security" out

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday exposed that 54% of North Carolina’s non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to foreign nationals reviewed by federal officials were issued illegally.The discovery came amid the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) ongoing nationwide audit of the state’s truck licensing systems. If North Carolina does not revoke all illegally issued licenses, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will withhold nearly $50 million in federal funding."North Carolina’s failure to follow the rules isn’t just shameful — it's dangerous. I’m calling on state leadership to immediately remove these dangerous drivers from our roads and clean up their system," Duffy wrote

A few years before Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Cea Weaver to run his Office to Protect Tenants, Democratic Assemblyman Kalman Yeger says the NYC Council signaled it would not confirm her for an influential city planning commission because she was too radical. Mamdani has not pulled Weaver's appointment amid some of the same concerns city council members had back in 2021, including resurfaced comments she made calling homeownership a "weapon of white supremacy" and arguments that property should be treated as a "collective good." "Guess it's easier to name a communist to a position that doesn't require confirmation," Yeger said amid the

President Donald Trump unleashed his fury on a handful of Senate Republicans who rebelled against him on Thursday, demanding that they never be re-elected. Five Senate Republicans broke ranks to support a bipartisan war powers resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., geared toward reining in Trump’s ability to pursue further military action in Venezuela. It served as a rare rebuke from Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Todd Young, R-Ind., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., in a Republican-controlled Senate that has largely accepted and advanced many of Trump’s legislative desires. TRUMP EMBRACES US INTERVENTION IN VENEZUELA, OPENS DOOR TO BROADER

EXCLUSIVE: Department of Homeland Security officials said agents were out tracking down and arresting hundreds of criminal illegal immigrants, including domestic abusers, drug proliferators and robbers over the holidays. ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol have routinely conducted geographically targeted raids, beginning earlier this year in Los Angeles and Chicago; as the latest roundup focused on Ohio and California, officials told Fox News Digital.Emanuel Guijosa-Nonato, a Mexican national with a criminal record who illegally entered the U.S. multiple times, was nabbed following convictions for aggravated assault against a police officer, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, and illegal re-entry.DHS ARRESTS 'WORST

Christian author Philip Yancey, who has been married for more than five decades, confessed to engaging in a multi-year affair, telling Christianity Today in a statement that he had "disqualified" himself from ministry.Yancey did not mince words or seek to defend the affair — he acknowledged the sinfulness of his behavior and the devastating consequences of his actions."To my great shame, I confess that for eight years I willfully engaged in a sinful affair with a married woman. My conduct defied everything that I believe about marriage. It was also totally inconsistent with my faith and my writings and caused

As the details of Minnesota’s widescale social services fraud blew up on social media over the Christmas holidays, it was hard to miss the contrast between the reaction of Republicans and Democrats.  While Republicans were outraged, Democrats minimized and denied the very existence of the problem. With each new revelation of systemic fraud against the American taxpayer, we’re seeing a common denominator. Fraud protections have been deliberately bypassed in the pursuit of progressive political goals. Whether by incompetence or design, Democratic policies have turned the federal treasury into a piggy bank for fraudsters. American taxpayers have always been a fat target.  But the industrial

Pictures were released of Renee Nicole Good, the U.S. citizen killed by a masked ICE agent in Minneapolis during the Trump administration's migrant sweep on Wednesday.The fatal shooting happened during a migrant crackdown in south Minneapolis, where Good was struck while inside her car.Good, 37, was pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire. The agent who shot the woman has not been publicly identified, and the incident remains under investigation.Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.WHO WAS RENEE NICOLE GOOD, WOMAN KILLED IN MINNEAPOLIS ICE SHOOTING?Members of the Minneapolis City Council, in a

Two people are dead and six others are injured after a shooting in Salt Lake City Wednesday evening outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints while people were gathered for a funeral.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement that they are aware of a "serious incident" that took place outside a church meetinghouse at 660 North Redwood Road in Salt Lake City on Wednesday while a memorial service was being held in the chapel.Of the six injured, three were listed in critical condition, according to the Salt Lake Police Department. Authorities said some

Matt Damon revealed how he slimmed down to his "high school" weight to play legendary Greek hero Odysseus in his highly-anticipated movie "The Odyssey." The 55-year-old actor reunited with director Christopher Nolan, with whom he previously collaborated on the hit movies "Interstellar" and "Oppenheimer," for the upcoming action fantasy film, which is an adaptation of Homer’s epic poem "The Odyssey." During an appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast "New Heights," Damon opened up about how he achieved his body transformation after the retired Philadelphia Eagles player noted that the "Good Will Hunting" star was "getting pretty yoked up" in viral photos

An ex-girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice made a social media post Wednesday accusing Rice of domestic abuse. Rice's ex-girlfriend, Dacoda Nichole, posted a collection of photos that show damage to a house and bruising on her body and face. She posted a lengthy caption directed at Rice. "I’m so tired of keeping quiet I’m so tired of protecting his image. I’ve been through too much in a span of 8 years and I’ve had ENOUGH! I’ve dealt with abuse for years, me and this man decided to break up a couple months ago and since then it’s been

AXE FALLS – The Baltimore Ravens fired veteran head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons with the organization, a decision that came days after the team lost a winner-takes-all season finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Continue reading … PRESIDENTIAL PICK – John Harbaugh received a rousing endorsement from President Donald Trump after the Ravens fired him Tuesday, urging other NFL teams in search of a head coach to act "fast." Continue reading …BIDDING WAR – There are six NFL teams in the hunt for a new head coach, excluding the Baltimore Ravens, but according to reports, an additional team with the

The White House said that the Trump administration is working in tandem with interim Venezuelan authorities and has made it clear that U.S. dominance will prevail after the toppling of dictator Nicolás Maduro's regime. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. had conducted strikes in Caracas, Venezuela, captured Maduro, and that the U.S. would run the country until a safe transition could occur. Currently, Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, is serving as interim president. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the Trump administration, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other members of the

EXCLUSIVE: The No. 3 leader in the House of Representatives is arguing that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz could be leaving office earlier than he intended even after the progressive refused to resign over alleged widespread fraud in his state."I think perhaps this is a lot deeper, a lot larger than we knew," Emmer told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. "Tim should do the right thing and resign. And if he doesn't, I think he might be leaving the offices in cuffs."Federal prosecutors are investigating accusations of fraud within Minnesota’s social programs, with a significant amount of scrutiny on the state’s

A major state audit in Minnesota conducted by the nonpartisan Office of the Legislative Auditor found widespread failures and internal control problems in the Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Administration grant program, reaffirming concerns about massive fraud issues.The report, released on Monday, found that between July 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2024, DHS dished out more than $425 million in grants to 830 organizations, the majority being nongovernmental, and did not show proper oversight in watching over those taxpayer funds, which in many cases were meant to help those with addiction and mental health issues.The audit found missing progress reports