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FILE - A John Deer emblem is seen at the Husker Harvest Days farm show in Wood River, Neb., Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement

By Sarah Raza - Associated Press

Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

Welfare has sapped the Midwestern work ethic

By Jonathan Ingram

Financial fraud in the state of Minnesota illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

More Minnesota fraud uncovered

By Scott Walker

Attorney General Keith Ellison, right, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz give a news conference in Blaine, Minn., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) ** FILE **

Vance refers Minnesota’s Walz, Ellison to DOJ for fraud probe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, listens during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on oversight of fraud and misuse of Federal funds in Minnesota, Wed., March 4, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Seated left is Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.) **FILE**

Minnesota officials ignored years of fraud warnings, House report says

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Cities Church is seen on Jan. 19, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

What’s a little mob attack on a church service?

By Robert Knight

The New York Knicks celebrate after Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Spurs know they have to be better in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and Knicks feel the same way

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Chicago White Sox's Rikuu Nishida, of Japan, warms up before a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Chicago, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Nishida shows off his enthusiasm as he makes his big league debut with the White Sox

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

This Friday, March 22, 2019, fie photo shows the Department of Justice Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

DOJ exposes new ‘shocking’ fraud in Minnesota: 7 Medicaid programs infested by scams

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - Aimee Bock, the executive director of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, speaks Jan. 27, 2022, in St. Anthony, Minn. (Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Aimee Bock led one of the largest frauds in history; she’s blaming Minnesota for not stopping her

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Minnesota Frost forward Abby Hustler (74) attacks the goal of Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens (35) in the second period of a Game 4 in a PWHL hockey playoff series game, Friday, May 8, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP)

PWHL postpones Minnesota-Montreal Game 5 out of player safety illness concern

Associated Press

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a town hall in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Man who assaulted Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minnesota town hall pleads guilty

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FBI agents walk outside the Mini Child Care Center (formerly Mako Childcare) in Minneapolis, Minn. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Anthony Soufflé/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP) CORRECTION: Mini Child Care, not Mako Child Care

WATCH: The waste, fraud and abuse plaguing blue states

Dallas Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist speaks during media availability Monday, May 4, 2026, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Lundkvist ‘lucky’ after blade to face while Stars top center Hintz tore hamstring in two spots

By Stephen Hawkins - Associated Press

The seal of the Dept of Justice is shown on the podium, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump administration moves to block Minnesota climate change lawsuit against oil companies

By Todd Richmond - Associated Press

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump administration defers $91M more in Minnesota Medicaid funding, cites fraud vulnerabilities

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

FBI agent holding a gun in his hand, rear view. File photo credit: Dzelat via Shutterstock

FBI raids Minnesota childcare centers in crackdown on fraud

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Police investigate Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence after someone set fire to the building on Sunday, April 13, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP)

Keep political violence off our doorsteps

By Heather Lauer

A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. Machine guns have been illegal in the U.S. for decades, but in recent years the country has seen a new surge of weapons capable of automatic fire. Small pieces of plastic or metal used to convert legal guns into homemade machine guns are helping to fuel gun violence. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Feds won’t return rapid-fire trigger switches to Democrat-led states

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., delivers a speech at the Global Progressive Mobilisation summit in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Gov. Tim Walz to release ‘Good Neighbors,’ inspired by ICE surge in Minnesota and the pushback

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press