This thoroughly disgusting. This is what Zohran Mamdani supports. It’s evil. “Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here,” the group could be heard shouting as cops barricaded them across the street from the synagogue. The red-green alliance is encouraged in New York City. Zohran allows terrorizing Jews with hate. They aren’t in […] The post Radicals Scream Support for Hamas in Zohran’s NYC appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that multiple money service businesses in Minnesota were under investigation for potentially transferring money stolen from the federal government overseas to Somalia. Bessent made the comments during a press conference from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area where he announced actions that the Treasury Department and the IRS are taking to crack down on fraud. He said that multiple money service businesses — non-bank financial institutions that transmit money — had been informed that they were under investigation. “Our citizens have a right to know that their tax dollars are not being diverted to fund acts of global terror, or to fund luxury cars for fraudsters. Democratic Governor Tim Walz has allowed welfare programs and fraud to spiral out of control,” he said. “Billions of dollars intended for hungry children, housing for disabled seniors, and services for children with special needs were diverted to people who cheated the system, some of whom are not even American citizens.” Bessent said that the IRS and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), the arm of the Treasury that investigates money laundering and terrorist financing, were looking into whether money fraudulently obtained through welfare programs went to Al-Shabaab, an Islamic terror group in Somalia. Both agencies are investigating whether financial institutions complied with regulations to detect money laundering and other illicit activities. He did not disclose which money service businesses were under investigation. “These businesses had an obligation to comply with anti-money laundering laws, and they will be held responsible for any crimes they committed,” he said. Additionally, Bessent said that banks in Hennepin County, which encompasses Minneapolis, and Ramsey County, home to St. Paul, were being required to submit information about money transferred overseas. Bessent estimated that around $300 million in funds had been fraudulently taken from the federal government through welfare programs meant to help impoverished children. When asked by The Daily Wire’s Mary Margaret Olohan during the conference if Walz may be potentially wrapped up in the investigation, Bessent said, “It’s clear that Governor Walz has been negligent in his fiduciary duties as the chief executive of the state of Minnesota that this would happen on his watch, and we are actively pursuing all leads to see the level of involvement, whether it’s limited to just negligence and incompetence, or is something more than that.” .@MaryMargOlohan asks Sec. Bessent what role Tim Walz played in the Somali fraud scandal: @SecScottBessent: “It’s clear that Gov. Walz has been negligent…We are actively pursuing all leads to see the level of involvement whether it’s limited to negligence and incompetence or… pic.twitter.com/AY5IGfprY9 — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) January 9, 2026 In recent weeks, the Trump administration has mobilized multiple departments to investigate alleged widespread fraud in Minnesota, including allegations that millions of taxpayer dollars have been funneled to fraudulent daycares across the state throughout the past ten years. The Department of Health and Human Services has stopped funding for childcare and other welfare programs to Minnesota while federal law enforcement investigates.

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Clever canines that have a talent for learning vocabulary can pick up new words by simply overhearing their handlers’ conversations, say scientists. Parents and dog owners know that some words should not be spoken, but only spelled, to prevent small ears from eavesdropping on the conversation, and previous research has shown that, at the age […] The post Some Dogs Learn New Words by Eavesdropping on Their Owners, Shows New Science appeared first on Good News Network.

President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 7 plans to ban institutional investors from buying up homes and renting them back to Americans. This is a huge policy change that will benefit young Americans and working-families. My father is laser focused on driving down the price of housing so every American has an opportunity to live the American Dream!!!! https://t.co/pvomV2Yx2z— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 7, 2026 You’ll Own Something and Be Happy Corporate landlord Blackstone’s stock plunged nearly 5% on the move to make housing more affordable. Trump’s goal is to lower house prices and prevent Wall Street outbidding the rest of us with their unfair access to cheap capital. And it’s something a lot of Americans have wanted, from the MAGA base to Bernie Bros. Home ownership has long been a bipartisan goal, as it promotes family formation, promotes community involvement, and lets people build a nest egg. A recent study found the average net worth of an American homeowner is close to $400,000. The average net worth of an American renter is $10,000. Ten grand makes for a thin retirement. The problem, of course, is Americans can no longer afford houses that skyrocketed in price to almost 40% under Biden. Toss in Federal Reserve rate hikes that doubled mortgage rates and, according to Bankrate, the median monthly mortgage payment, which doubled from $1,242 a month in 2019 to $2,207 in 2024. This then bled to rents—landlords have mortgages too. Meanwhile, wages for twentysomethings—who should be starting a family—actually went down under Biden. And have only made back part of the lost ground. This put institutional buyers in the spotlight, who have spent decades quietly hoovering up millions of homes to rent. The buying accelerated dramatically during COVID’s low rates—at one point in 2022 institutions were buying one in four single family homes. Banning institutional banners will lower prices. But not by much considering they make up just a couple percent of home purchases. So going by price elasticities you might get a 3-5% drop in home prices—possibly closer to 10% in sunbelt cities where institutions are most active. But this comes with a roughly equivalent 3-5% rise in rents if Blackstone drops the rental business, where price elasticities are similar. So, slightly cheaper houses, and slightly higher rent. Both nudge people into owning. At the expense of people with poor credit or no downpayment who will pay more rent. Moreover, we’re talking 3-5% when houses went up 40% and housing costs doubled. Buyers need a lot more. Since he took office in January 2025, Trump’s been trying everything. He’s tried to cut closing costs, promoted simplified local building codes, removed tariffs on construction materials, proposed opening federal land to housing. Additionally, just this week, he deployed $200 billion from government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lower mortgage rates. In the Big Beautiful Bill, he added tax relief for builders, which is already helping multi-family construction. He even floated 50-year mortgages, which lower payments at the cost of paying your mortgage when you’re 92. And, of course deportations, which have opened over a million houses and are finally lowering rent prices, especially in deportation-heavy cities like Austin. What’s missing is the two biggest drivers of house prices: inflation, which is driven by federal deficits. And mass deregulation in home-building, including environmental mandates, zoning, and rent control the National Association of Homebuilders estimates can add $94,000 to the cost of a home. For these, he needs Congress. Along with local governments like New York or San Francisco, where rent control has led to over a hundred thousand empty units despite citywide shortages and nosebleed rents that delivered New York to Comrade Mamdani. Affordability and inflation have been the top voter concern all year, and prediction markets currently have 77% odds the GOP loses the House in the midterms. Given Congress won’t meaningfully cut inflationary spending or regulation in areas like healthcare and insurance, housing costs are the last man standing. Trump’s doing what he can, but Congress has to do the heavy lifting if they want to keep their seats. The post Trump Bans Institutional Homebuys appeared first on The Daily Signal.