Mount Pleasant man sentenced in nationwide COVID relief fraud sweepA Mount Pleasant man who used federal pandemic relief funds to build a personal home and buy a luxury truck was among those targeted in a massive nationwide enforcement surge against COVID-19 fraud, federal prosecutors announced.Live 5 News WCSC21d agoWhole story →GovernmentHealthcovid relief fraud sweep
US Congress moves closer to restoring access to popular small business bankruptcy programCongress is moving to restore expanded access to a popular bankruptcy option for small businesses, with the US House of Representatives and Senate both passing bills to restore the program's debt-eligibility limit to $7.5 million after the higher threshold expired in 2024.Reuters21d agoWhole story →Economysmall business bankruptcy bill
Millions more in federal fraud discovered as part of national crackdownSix and a half years after the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES Act became law, more disturbing evidence is coming to light.WJLA21d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycares act fraud crackdown
House Passes 'Ratepayer Protection Act' 417-3 to Address AI Data Centers, Rashida Tlaib Votes Against ItThe House voted 417-3 this week to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, the first major bill on how data centers behind the AI boom affect utility customers' bills to make it through Congress. Squad member Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was one of only three Democrats to oppose the bill.Breitbart News Network21d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyRashida TlaibHR 9340house passes hr 9340