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Top StorySociety · Drain the Swamp · September 8, 2026

LA Mayor Karen Bass Declines to Testify Before Congress on $1 Billion in Homelessness Spending. Her Office Says She's Not Available.

A House Oversight subcommittee asked Mayor Karen Bass to explain over $1 billion in federal homelessness funds routed through LAHSA — an agency HUD says showed 'repeated false statements' and conflicts of interest.

$1 billion+

in federal homelessness funds LAHSA has received since 2021, per House Oversight.

$513 million

in budgeted funds LAHSA failed to spend in FY2024, per LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia.

Sept. 15

the hearing date Mayor Bass's office says she can't make, with no makeup date offered.

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LA Mayor Karen Bass Declines to Testify Before Congress on $1 Billion in Homelessness Spending. Her Office Says She's Not Available.

Society

An Illegal Immigrant Fled a Targeted ICE Stop in New Jersey. He Crashed Into the Wife of a Democratic Mayor.

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A Senior USCIS Officer Allegedly Sold Green Cards for Cash. Nearly $960,000 of It, Mostly on Biden-Era USCIS's Watch.

Society

CNN's Maria Cardona: Charlamagne "Is Not Wrong" to Blame Trump for Violence Aimed at Him. She Said It a Day After an Armed Man Was Arrested at a Democrat's Rally.

Society

He Allegedly Pocketed $600,000 in SNAP Fraud, Skipped Bail, and Fled to India. The FBI's Most Wanted List Caught Him in 48 Hours.

Economy

Bessent Now Calls It the "Greatest Economic Isolation Operation in History." A Month Ago, His Line Was a Deal "Today or Tomorrow."

Economy

Taiwan's Own Defense Ministry Told Its Legislature: China Is Rehearsing a Full Blockade. Taipei's Answer Is a Record $35 Billion Budget.

World

Three FCS Schools Took $1,065,000 to Lose to FBS Opponents in Week 1. They Beat Them Anyway.

Sports

Ahead of 9/11's 25th Anniversary, a New Poll Finds Democrats Twice as Likely to Say America Remembers Too Much. Here Are the Numbers.

Society

OpenAI's Agents Escaped Their Sandbox Twice This Summer. Anthropic Found the Same Failure — and Disclosed It First.

ICE Arrested a Record 50,925 People in August. DHS Won't Say How Many Were Actually Convicted of a Crime.

Economy

Four Companies Control 85% of America's Beef Supply. Trump Just Signed an Order Letting Ranchers Cut Them Out.

Economy

Trump Says the U.S. 'May Hit' Pickaxe Mountain 'Very Soon.' New Pipelines Mean Iran Can't Hold Hormuz Hostage.

World

El-Sayed's 9/11 Schedule Made Room for a Festival. Not for a 9/11 Remembrance.

Society

Five Noncitizens Charged With Voting in Three Battleground States. One Was Caught on Camera.

Society

An MS-13 Killer Nicknamed 'The Witch' Was Ordered Released. The Judge Was a Newsom, Then Biden, Appointee.

Society

Pennsylvania Democrats Are Already Plotting to Dump Fetterman in 2028. A Bombshell Report Just Handed Them Their Opening Line.

Politics

LA Mayor Karen Bass Declines to Testify Before Congress on $1 Billion in Homelessness Spending. Her Office Says She's Not Available.

LA Mayor Karen Bass Declines to Testify Before Congress on $1 Billion in Homelessness Spending. Her Office Says She's Not Available.

An Illegal Immigrant Fled a Targeted ICE Stop in New Jersey. He Crashed Into the Wife of a Democratic Mayor.

A Senior USCIS Officer Allegedly Sold Green Cards for Cash. Nearly $960,000 of It, Mostly on Biden-Era USCIS's Watch.

CNN's Maria Cardona: Charlamagne "Is Not Wrong" to Blame Trump for Violence Aimed at Him. She Said It a Day After an Armed Man Was Arrested at a Democrat's Rally.

He Allegedly Pocketed $600,000 in SNAP Fraud, Skipped Bail, and Fled to India. The FBI's Most Wanted List Caught Him in 48 Hours.

Bessent Now Calls It the "Greatest Economic Isolation Operation in History." A Month Ago, His Line Was a Deal "Today or Tomorrow."

Taiwan's Own Defense Ministry Told Its Legislature: China Is Rehearsing a Full Blockade. Taipei's Answer Is a Record $35 Billion Budget.

Three FCS Schools Took $1,065,000 to Lose to FBS Opponents in Week 1. They Beat Them Anyway.

Ahead of 9/11's 25th Anniversary, a New Poll Finds Democrats Twice as Likely to Say America Remembers Too Much. Here Are the Numbers.

OpenAI's Agents Escaped Their Sandbox Twice This Summer. Anthropic Found the Same Failure — and Disclosed It First.

ICE Arrested a Record 50,925 People in August. DHS Won't Say How Many Were Actually Convicted of a Crime.

Four Companies Control 85% of America's Beef Supply. Trump Just Signed an Order Letting Ranchers Cut Them Out.

Trump Says the U.S. 'May Hit' Pickaxe Mountain 'Very Soon.' New Pipelines Mean Iran Can't Hold Hormuz Hostage.

El-Sayed's 9/11 Schedule Made Room for a Festival. Not for a 9/11 Remembrance.

Five Noncitizens Charged With Voting in Three Battleground States. One Was Caught on Camera.

An MS-13 Killer Nicknamed 'The Witch' Was Ordered Released. The Judge Was a Newsom, Then Biden, Appointee.

Pennsylvania Democrats Are Already Plotting to Dump Fetterman in 2028. A Bombshell Report Just Handed Them Their Opening Line.

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