Dossier
welfare programs
Coverage of welfare programs in the Nexus archive.
- Democrats damn themselves with no-shows at hearing on fraud
Republicans highlight fraud in Medicaid and welfare programs during a Senate hearing chaired by Rand Paul, while most Democratic members of the panel absent themselves, with only Gary Peters attending. The Democrats' absence is portrayed as a failure to engage with the issue.
- Feds conduct Minnesota raids related to alleged welfare fraud
Federal agencies are conducting raids in Minnesota, specifically Minneapolis, to investigate alleged welfare fraud. The Department of Homeland Security Investigations, in cooperation with law enforcement partners, executed search warrants targeting the misuse of U.S. taxpayer funds.