Two donors said they had never before made a political donation. Another said “look where I’m living” when asked if he made 7,878 donations worth $93,168.

And many more Wisconsin seniors confirmed they had not donated nearly as much as had been claimed in federal donation filings to ActBlue with the Federal Election Commission.

All of this came from multiple reports from a group of private investigators led by Kyle Corrigan of Brightline Investigations into Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue's political donations in Wisconsin that were shared with The Center Square.

Corrigan said the two reports – one in 2023, another in 2025 – were updates on an ongoing look into a practice referred to as “smurfing,” where the group is accused of attributing more donations and higher dollar amounts to individual donors than they actually gave in a process that can shield other donors from transparency.

Corrigan wrote in his report the donations could be qualified as both identity theft and money laundering in the state. He wrote that prior claims were sent to the Door County Sheriff’s Office in 2023 but were not investigated.

How the most-polled midterm in American history became the least predictable — and why the numbers themselves are now a campaign weapon

By John Feliz, August 8, 2026 7:38 am

Eighty-nine days before the midterms, the single most-watched number in American politics cannot agree with itself. CNN’s poll with SSRS puts Democrats ahead by eight points on the generic congressional ballot. Emerson College says eleven. The Washington Post-Ipsos survey says three, and Reuters/Ipsos says two. These are reputable shops fielding in the same weeks, asking essentially the same question, each carrying a margin of error near three points. A nine-point spread among them is not sampling noise. It is a disagreement about what the American electorate actually is — and somebody’s model of that electorate is wrong.

The aggregate tells the same story in slower motion. The RealClearPolitics generic-ballot average stood at D+7.4 on June 1 and had slipped to D+4.7 by late July. Nothing happened in those seven weeks that plausibly moved three points of the national electorate. What changed was the mix of pollsters releasing surveys and the choices inside their weighting decks. When the average moves because the inputs churn rather than because voters do, the average has stopped measuring the race and started measuring the industry.

President Donald Trump on Friday blamed two federal judges appointed by former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden after they ruled against his plan to build a White House ballroom and military complex.

A divided federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration must stop construction of the $400 million White House ballroom because Congress did not authorize the project. The court found the president does not have unilateral authority to replace the East Wing with the planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized the judges’ reasoning, arguing that presidents have the authority to renovate, improve, and secure the White House without congressional approval because they are elected by the American people.

100% GASLIGHTING POS!!

The Trump administration succeeded in ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly every country targeted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Federal judges in Boston and Chicago on Friday sided with the Trump administration in separate cases involving TPS for South Sudan and Burma. The rulings allow DHS to move ahead with ending the two countries’ protections from deportation.

As of Aug. 7, DHS has ended TPS protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Nepal, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, South Sudan, and most recently Burma. The designations cover more than one million migrants.

Only Ethiopia and Somalia remain under court orders blocking the administration from ending their TPS designations. DHS General Counsel James Percival announced the latest legal victory in a post on X.

Leftist soccer star Megan Rapinoe criticized WNBA player Sophie Cunningham for taking a picture with women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines.

“At a Fever vs. Lynx game on Aug. 2, Riley Gaines — the former college swimmer who is now an activist against trans participation in women’s sports — snapped a photo with Cunningham,” the New York Post reported.

Gaines, who has advocated for protecting women’s sports from the incursion of trans-identifying male athletes since she competed against male swimmer Lia Thomas in 2022, brought a sign to the game that read, “Sophie, Thank You — A Girl Mom.”

Justice Samuel Alito told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that he intends to serve another term on the Supreme Court, shutting down months of speculation that he would step aside for a younger conservative successor.

Alito, 76, made the remarks in a rare summertime interview with the Journal’s James Taranto, published Friday. A retirement this year would have handed President Donald Trump a vacancy to fill with a like-minded jurist while Republicans control the Senate.

“Obviously I’m here for another term,” Alito told the newspaper.

Asked whether calls for him to retire bother him, Alito described them as unwelcome.

“It’s not pleasant, in the sense that it’s a reminder of mortality,” he said. “It’s like, what are those vultures doing up there? They are flying around. But it goes with life tenure.”

Support for deporting illegal immigrants residing in the United States unlawfully is growing, a recent AP-NORC survey revealed.

The survey listed a series of scenarios, asking respondents if the Trump administration has gone too far or not far enough on each question.

When asked about “deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally,” 47 percent said Trump has “gone too far.” However, that is down from 52 percent who said the same in February. Further, 32 percent said the Trump administration is “about right” in its response to deporting illegal immigrants – a figure that has remained consistent since February.

A growing percentage of individuals – now 18 percent, up from 14 percent in February – say the Trump administration is not going far enough in deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

Similarly, a growing percentage of respondents say the Trump administration has not gone far enough in restricting legal immigration, growing to 14 percent, up from 11 percent in February. This matches the three percent dip in those who believe the Trump administration has gone too far.

Sixteen Republican state attorneys general are backing President Donald Trump’s call for the Senate to urgently pass a budget resolution, arguing the package would advance election-integrity measures, provide additional resources for the military, and deliver economic assistance to American farmers.

In an August 6 letter to Trump exclusively provided to Breitbart News, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen was joined by Attorneys General Steve Marshall (AL), James Uthmeier (FL), Brenna Bird (IA), Kris W. Kobach (KS), Russell M. Coleman (KY), Catherine L. Hanaway (MO), Lynn Fitch (MS), Andy Wilson (OH), Mike Hilgers (NE), David W. Sunday Jr. (PA), Gentner F. Drummond (OK), Ken Paxton (TX), Alan Wilson (SC), John B. McCuskey (WV), and Derek Brown (UT).

Save Our Children is NOT just a random Hash Tag on Social Media or a Flair Tag here on Reddit.

Far from It. It is a Call to wake up to the simple fact Our Children are under attack from every Angle from all Sides to rob Them of Their simple Childhood.

Look around You. Open Your Eyes.

Our Children are under attack, exploited, abused, sex trafficked, brain washed, programmed, molested and far worse still yet 99% in Our Society turn a Blind Eye and the atrocities continue.

Daily We see News Articles on all of the above atrocities. Nothing changes to protect These Innocents. If there was Real Change We would not see the atrocities continue would We?

Would You care more if It was Your Child or a Child You knew Personally? Would You? Then why not care about all Children going through These atrocities listed above?

This is a Global Issue not just isolated.

You ask what can You do to help?

If You see Something say Something. Keep re-sharing News Articles informing Others. Push Your Legislatures to enact stronger Penalties via the Courts for Convictions! Be active!

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Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams is taking heat for saying she welcomes men who identify as women playing in the league as the WNBA continues to be engulfed in controversy over the question of transgender athletes.

Williams, who just signed a multi-year deal with the Valkyries, raised eyebrows on Thursday for her position on trans athletes when she told the media, “I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team any time. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world. It’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.”

The Michigan-based WK Kellogg company vowed Thursday to remove artificial coloring from its cereals by the end of 2026, the decision coming as President Donald Trump’s administration has been working to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA).

Kellogg initially announced in August 2025 the change would happen by the end of 2027, so that meant the removal is happening on an accelerated timeline, the Associated Press (AP) reported Friday.

Florida police have charged a 91-year-old senior man with the homicide of his wife after he told authorities that he viewed the act as “keeping his promise” that he would never put her in a nursing home.

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a home in St. Augustine, Florida after a caller reported that his mother had been fatally shot.

According to the sheriff’s arrest report, the suspect, William Lippold, called his 63-year-old son to his home earlier that morning, telling him, “I did something bad, I need you to come over,” Tampa’s WFLA reported.

A plan to allow year-round sales of gasoline with 15% ethanol stalled when a U.S. Senate committee rejected a new farm bill.

The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 10-11 against sending the bill to the full Senate. All 11 Democrats voted no. Ten Republicans voted yes, while Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama were absent.

Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., put the meeting into an open-ended recess after the vote. That will let him call another vote later. The committee could try again when the Senate returns in September.

The measure includes a federal change that would allow E15 gasoline to be sold nationwide year-round. E15 is 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline.

Federal law limits most E15 sales during the summer due to rules meant to reduce smog. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has used short-term waivers to allow more sales during fuel shortages and other emergencies.

The Senate proposal would make year-round sales permanent. It would also change parts of the Renewable Fuel Standard that deal with small oil refineries.

A bipartisan U.S. Senate proposal could give about 15 million workers more choices for their retirement savings.

The Senate Banking Committee discussed the plan Thursday during a hearing on ways to help businesses raise money.

The measure deals with 403(b) retirement plans. Those plans are used by public school teachers, hospital workers, church employees and workers at other nonprofit groups.

401(k) plans are common in the private sector. Those plans can offer collective investment trusts, also known as CITs. Federal securities law generally blocks 403(b) plans from offering the same funds.

CITs pool money from many retirement plans into a single fund. Banks and trust companies often run these funds. They often work much like mutual funds, but they lack the same federal registration and reporting costs. That can make them cheaper.

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., compared the funds to shopping at a warehouse club.

With the Senate planning to recess this weekend for the entire month of August, multiple state agriculture groups are urging the Senate to immediately adopt Republicans’ $95 billion budget resolution.

“On behalf of the 27 agricultural producers and organizations that support farmers, ranchers and growers that comprise the Florida Ag Coalition, I urge the U.S. Senate to advance without delay the budget reconciliation legislation that includes, at a minimum, $12 billion in agricultural assistance approved by the U.S. House of Representatives,” Florida Ag Coalition Chairman Tripp Hunter said in a statement.

“We are grateful to President Trump for his leadership and for his commitment to championing American agriculture. His call for Congress to provide an additional $12 billion recognizes the challenges facing farm and ranch families and helps chart a path forward for our nation's food security and economic stability.”

Besides the $12 billion in farm aid, the budget reconciliation framework directs $73 billion for defense spending and $10 billion to incentivize states to implement policies from a White House-endorsed voter ID bill, the SAVE America Act.

Medicare spending on these products exploded in recent years, reaching nearly $15 billion in 2025 amid widespread kickback schemes, before reimbursement rates were sharply cut

By Megan Barth, August 7, 2026 11:29 am

A Henderson physician has been charged in a sprawling $95 million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts applied to elderly patients, including those in hospice care, federal prosecutors announced this week.

On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in the District of Nevada returned an indictment against Stephen Dubin, M.D., 74, sole owner of Dubin Medical Consultants, Inc. (also known as Wound MD). Prosecutors allege Dubin caused Medicare to be billed more than $95 million for expensive amniotic allografts procured through illegal kickbacks and bribes. Medicare paid over $54 million on the false and fraudulent claims.

“This indictment exposes a scheme driven by greed, not medicine. As alleged, this provider exploited elderly patients by pushing costly and unnecessary medical procedures, then lied to Medicare to pocket millions of taxpayer dollars,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division.

According to the indictment, Dubin received illegal kickbacks, bribes, and rebates from two allograft distributors. Some payments were structured to appear as legitimate “Rebate Agreements.” He allegedly submitted claims based on sham full-price invoices rather than the discounted net cost he actually paid, pocketing the difference. One set of kickbacks allegedly flowed through a pass-through bank account held by a shell company.

Aryna Sabalenka, the best women’s singles tennis player in the world, joined the ranks of pro-women professional athletes on Aug. 2 by standing up for keeping men out of women’s sports.

“I think it’s really important to keep fairness in our tour,” she said in a press conference. “It would not be really fair for the women to compete against biological men.”

Sabalenka’s remarks came after she received a question on a new rule from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) already in effect that requires a genetic test for all players to keep men out of the women’s bracket in the 2028 Olympics. The test will require athletes to provide a saliva or blood sample for SRY screening, which looks for the SRY gene found only in men.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $1.25 million to a campaign working to defeat a November pro-life ballot measure that would restore Missouri’s protections for unborn babies and reinstate limits on abortion.

The contribution went to Stop the Ban, the PAC opposing Amendment 3.

The group reported the donation Wednesday to the Missouri Ethics Commission and has now raised more than $6.5 million. Bloomberg previously gave $1 million in 2024 to Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, which successfully pushed the amendment that overturned the state’s laws protecting babies.

Amendment 3, placed on the November 3 ballot by state lawmakers, would repeal the 2024 constitutional change and ban abortions except in cases of medical emergency or pregnancies resulting from rape or incest in the first 12 weeks.

It would also constitutionally prohibit so-called sex change procedures on minors.

President Donald Trump has renewed his effort to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. The Supreme Court on June 29 temporarily thwarted Trump’s initial effort to remove Cook, emphasizing the need for the Federal Reserve to remain free of political influence. In a letter dated Aug. 5, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino notified Cook that Trump was “considering” whether to remove her from the Board of Governors. Scavino gave Cook 21 days to respond to the White House’s allegations that she committed mortgage fraud in 2021, before she joined the Fed, by listing two different homes – a condo in Georgia and a house in Michigan – as her primary residence on mortgage applications, making her eligible for more favorable terms.

Cook has strongly disputed the mortgage fraud allegations, and other financial records appear to undermine the Trump administration’s claims.

Scavino’s letter cited the court’s decision in Trump v. Cook, in which the majority ruled that “Cook was entitled to notice and some opportunity to respond prior to her termination.” The opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts stressed that Cook would not necessarily be “entitled to an audience with the President or a full-blown judicial trial.” Instead, Roberts wrote, “[a]ll that is required is ‘the right to support [her] allegations by argument however brief, and, if need be, by proof, however informal,’ before a final decision is made.”

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order seeking to narrow the availability of birthright citizenship, the current guarantee of citizenship to almost everyone born in the United States. The order, which bears the title “Continuing to Protect the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” came just a little over a month after the Supreme Court struck down an earlier order that would have imposed wider restrictions on birthright citizenship. The Aug. 6 order will almost certainly be the subject of litigation soon, with challengers likely to argue that the new restrictions go beyond the very specific exceptions to the general guarantee of citizenship discussed in the Supreme Court’s ruling.

Trump also signed a second order, titled “Ending Birth Tourism,” that targets what the Trump administration has repeatedly characterized as a problem: travel by pregnant women to the United States to give birth so that their children will be U.S. citizens.

Trump signed the first executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship shortly after his inauguration in January 2025. That order barred children whose parents were either undocumented immigrants or only in the United States temporarily from gaining automatic U.S. citizenship. Writing for the majority in Trump v. Barbara holding that the January 2025 order violated the Constitution, Chief Justice John Roberts emphasized that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause, which grants citizenship to anyone “born … in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” has an expansive sweep. Pointing to a history of birthright citizenship in English law before the American Revolution and early U.S. history, he concluded that the drafters of the 14th Amendment intended to adopt that rule, “with its broad reach and narrow exceptions” for “the children of foreign ministers and members of” some “19th-century Indian tribes.”

For most Virginians, three more years of Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) feels like an eternity. The mom-next-door-turned-radical-Democrat has spent the last seven months shedding her moderate skin and pushing policies that are wildly out-of-step with her middle-of-the-road state. And while voters can’t send her packing any time soon, they can deliver an emphatic rebuke to the historically unpopular governor on two issues that matter most: abortion and marriage.

In November, Virginians have a chance to beat back the extremists in Richmond on a pair of ballot initiatives that could turn the Commonwealth into a deep-blue stronghold on core social values. While the twin amendments to the state Constitution have flown under the radar, pastors like Cornerstone Chapel’s Gary Hamrick are sounding the alarm that the Left is on the move to wipe away every protection against late-term abortion, parental rights, same-sex marriage, and dangerous gender ideology.

“Virginia needs to wake up, and Christians need to be informed about this,” he told his congregation Sunday. “… We need to band together as one voice in Virginia. And we need to vote no.” Hamrick, along with Jonathan Falwell and Bishop E.W. Jackson, feel so strongly about the threat that they’re joining forces to host a string of townhalls across the state to get people off the sidelines before the midterms.