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Trump Falls Asleep After Declaring He’s Going to Crack Down on Fraud

America’s 80-year-old president is going to get tough on crime, as soon as he finishes his nap. As soon as Donald Trump stopped talking during a White House press conference Tuesday, he dropped his head, fluttered his eyelids, and seemed to power down. The sudden siesta came on the heels of an announcement in which Trump advertised an unprecedented $25…

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Trump names himself 'arbitrator' of new cash incentive scheme: ‘Does everybody trust me?’President Donald Trump announced a new program Tuesday offering Americans cash rewards for exposing government fraud — and declared that he would personally settle disputes over who gets paid. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside Vice President JD Vance , Trump unveiled a whistleblower incentive program that would pay people 1% of the fraud they help…

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Trump launches $25 million whistleblower incentive program; Nick Shirley receives first payoutPresident Trump and Vice President Vance announced a $25 million whistleblower program that would pay out cash for people who tip off the federal government about fraudsters. The Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program will offer a 1 percent commission to those who provide a tip that leads to a successful conviction. The president said he will...

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Trump says U.S. will pay fraud whistleblowers, and he'll decide who is paidPresident Trump said successful whistleblowers will get 1% of any fraud they report, although there may be limits.

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New York fends off challenge over handgun legislationAn upstate New York convict argued his criminal indictment ran afoul of Second Amendment rights affirmed by a landmark Supreme Court ruling from 2022.

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Social Security Corrects 15% of Active SSNs in Largest Cleanup in 91 YearsThe Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Tuesday that it has corrected records for nearly 15% of all active Social Security numbers (SSN), adding missing death and citizenship data as part of the Trump administration’s drive to curb benefits fraud. The post Social Security Corrects 15% of Active SSNs in Largest Cleanup in 91 Years appeared…

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