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New scrutiny has fallen on former Minnesota Department of Education leaders as the Feeding Our Future scandal tied to Gov. Tim Walz widens and President Donald Trump announces new measures targeting fraud in the state.
Feeding Our Future (FOF) was a Minnesota nonprofit that aimed to feed low-income children, though federal prosecutors claimed it illegally funneled more than $250 million in taxpayer funds to shell companies and people who used the money to purchase luxury cars, residential and commercial real estate, international travel and expensive jewelry. MDE was the government’s financial interlocutor responsible for approving and monitoring it.
In 2018, MDE conducted its only administrative review of the child and adult care food program operations (CACFP) at FOF…READ MORE.
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, during a roundtable in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
TECH FIGHT SPREADS: Bessent warned EU-style ‘regulatory nightmare’ creeping into Latin America — and aimed squarely at the US
'HISTORIC FIGURE': Kamala Harris declares herself a 'historic' figure: 'There will be a marble bust of me'
Defense analyst warns US far behind China in shipbuilding capacity. (Mass Communications Specialist 2nd class Trevor Hale/US Navy)
DEAL OR NO DEAL: Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to present new peace deal proposals to US
COSTLY CARE CRISIS: Key voting bloc boosts Obamacare to highest approval ever as Congress battles over soaring costs: Poll
PREMIUMS AT STAKE: GOP senator pitches 'Black Friday' Obamacare fix that bridges Democrat, Republican demands
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
TERROR TWINS BUSTED: New Jersey twins charged in threats to kill DHS official, ‘shoot ICE on sight’
CITY FOR ALL: Mamdani reveals why he appointed convicted armed robber to public safety transition team
DHS is slamming California Gov. Gavin Newsom for providing Medi-Cal and Medicaid benefits to illegal migrants while new data shows ambulance reimbursement costs have surged by up to 382%, driven in part by a federal-matching loophole the state uses to inflate Medicaid spending. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / Photo by Brandon Bell)
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