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Trump says anti-fraud efforts are uncovering billions in waste, claims savings could balance budget
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud efforts and claimed Republicans are uncovering enough government fraud to potentially balance the federal budget, while accusing Democrats of resisting investigations because they are «in on the act.»
In a Truth Social post, Trump praised Vance and Republican officials for what he described as a nationwide effort to identify fraud and waste in government spending.
«Vice President JD Vance and Republicans are doing a great job hunting down Fraud in the various States,» Trump wrote. «Billions of Dollars is being found, and we’ve just started!»
Trump’s comments come as the administration has sought to highlight anti-fraud efforts led by Vance. In April, Fox News Digital reported that Vance’s newly created anti-fraud task force had identified nearly $6.3 billion in government contracts believed to be tied to potentially fraudulent businesses.
Officials said nearly 400 businesses would be required to prove they had legitimate operations and physical addresses.
JD VANCE’S TASK FORCE FLAGS NEARLY $6.3B IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GOING TO POTENTIALLY FRAUDULENT BUSINESSES
Vance says anti-fraud funding will be cut to states that don’t respond to Medicaid letters. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, File)
The president argued that the amount of fraud being uncovered could have major implications for federal spending and taxes.
«If we found it all, we would literally be able to balance the Budget, and simultaneously reduce Taxes, cutting them even more than I have already done, which is a RECORD!» Trump wrote.
Trump did not provide evidence that fraud findings identified by Republicans would be sufficient to eliminate the federal deficit. While the president argued uncovering fraud could eventually balance the budget, the administration has not publicly released figures showing identified fraud totals approaching the size of the annual federal deficit.
BESSENT SAYS MINNESOTA FRAUD RECOVERY COULD HELP FUND TRUMP’S $1.5T DEFENSE PLAN
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order on a task force on fraud in the Oval Office with Vice President JD Vance. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo, File)
The anti-fraud task force was established by executive order in March, and is chaired by Vance. The administration has said the initiative is designed to identify fraud, waste and abuse across federal programs and government contracts as part of a broader effort to reduce spending and strengthen oversight.
Trump also sharply criticized Democrats, saying he was surprised efforts to uncover fraud had not received bipartisan support.
«Amazingly, Dumocrats are fighting us all the way,» Trump wrote. «This is something that I am surprised at, because I thought this would be a Bipartisan effort.»
JD VANCE WARNS BLUE STATE OFFICIALS COULD FACE PRISON OVER BILLION-DOLLAR FRAUD EPIDEMIC
Vance’s anti-fraud efforts have received praise from Trump. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, File)
Trump went on to suggest Democrats may oppose such investigations because they have a vested interest in preventing further discoveries.
«It’s looking like they’re in on the act,» Trump wrote.
The president further claimed Democrats do not want Republicans to uncover what he described as «Hundreds of Billions of Dollars of FRAUD!»
Trump later compared Democratic opposition to anti-fraud efforts with several other issues that have become central themes of his political messaging, including transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, mail-in ballots, voter identification requirements and proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting.
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The administration has made rooting out waste, fraud and abuse a recurring focus of its messaging as it seeks to reduce government spending and defend broader fiscal policy initiatives.
Democrats have argued Republicans frequently conflate fraud, waste and policy disagreements when discussing federal spending reductions and have questioned whether projected savings touted by the administration can ultimately be realized.
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Un fallo en el sistema de comunicaciones obligó a detener todos los trenes de Alemania durante la noche del martes
Un fallo en el sistema de comunicaciones obligó a la red ferroviaria alemana a detener todos los trenes -municipales, regionales y de larga distancia- en la noche del martes. El incidente dejó a pasajeros varados en diversas estaciones del país. Los servicios permanecieron paralizados mientras los usuarios formaban largas filas en los mostradores de información intentando averiguar alternativas para llegar a sus destinos.
El principal operador nacional, Deutsche Bahn, anunció poco antes de la 1 de la madrugada del miércoles que el problema se había resuelto y que el servicio comenzaba a reanudarse “paso a paso”.
La compañía explicó que la interrupción se debió a un problema nacional con el sistema de comunicación digital GSM-R, utilizado para la coordinación interna de la red ferroviaria. Aunque se identificó la causa, no se ofrecieron detalles al respecto.
La directora ejecutiva de empresa, Evelyn Palla, declaró al diario Bild que “lograron estabilizar la situación con un sistema de emergencia”. Durante la interrupción, la empresa ofreció vales de taxi y hotel a los afectados y mantuvo trenes en estaciones para facilitar el traslado de los pasajeros. Deutsche Bahn pidió disculpas por los inconvenientes.
En la estación central de Berlín, pasajeros como Reyna Ghoshal, de Atlanta, intentaban regresar a Múnich y describieron la escena como llena de “caras tristes”. Ghoshal señaló: “El revisor del tren fue muy amable, pero simplemente dijo: ‘No sabemos’”. También comentó que reservaron un autobús para la mañana siguiente ante la falta de información clara.
Las quejas por retrasos e interrupciones en los trenes alemanes han aumentado en los últimos años. Deutsche Bahn, empresa estatal, inició reformas profundas en sus principales rutas para mejorar su rendimiento tras años de escasa inversión. El sistema ferroviario solo se había visto obligado a detener la totalidad de sus trenes en ocasiones anteriores debido a tormentas, pero no por fallos técnicos.
En el norte de Alemania, los trenes quedaron “completamente paralizados, porque la radio ferroviaria está fuera de servicio a gran escala”, informó la compañía regional privada Metropol. Metronom, que opera líneas regionales en los alrededores de Hamburgo, Bremen y Hannover y transporta a más de 120.000 pasajeros diarios, comunicó a sus clientes que “no realizaran más viajes en tren hoy” y recomendó buscar medios de transporte alternativos.
El sistema GSM-R (Sistema Global para Comunicaciones Móviles – Ferrocarril) es esencial para el funcionamiento ferroviario, ya que proporciona servicios de voz y datos, incluyendo la comunicación entre maquinistas y centros de control. Según la Agencia Ferroviaria de la Unión Europea, esta tecnología se utiliza en toda Europa como estándar desde el año 2000.
Este incidente se sumó al que sufrió Deutsche Bahn en febrero de este año. El sistema ferroviario alemán sufrió un ciberataque que dejó fuera de servicio durante varias horas los sistemas de información y reserva de billetes de la empresa estatal.
El caso afectó tanto a la aplicación móvil DB Navigator como a la página web oficial bahn.de e impidió a miles de usuarios consultar horarios, adquirir boletos y acceder a información en tiempo real sobre el servicio de trenes.
Deutsche Bahn confirmó que el incidente fue provocado por una serie de ataques distribuidos de denegación de servicio (DDoS), modalidad en la que miles de dispositivos infectados saturan los servidores con solicitudes simultáneas, causando la caída o inaccesibilidad de los sistemas.
Un portavoz de la empresa indicó que “nuestros mecanismos de defensa fueron efectivos para minimizar el impacto en nuestros clientes” y aseguró que los datos personales de los usuarios no se vieron comprometidos durante el ataque.
(Con información de Associated Press y AFP)
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‘Party of Zohran’: Mamdani emerges as Democratic kingmaker after socialist allies sweep NYC primaries
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani cemented his status as a political kingmaker after all three Democratic Socialist candidates he backed won their primary races.
Major upsets unfolded in New York City on Tuesday night as Mamdani-backed candidates Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Reps. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., and Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., respectively.
And in the open 7th Congressional District, Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez won in spite of outgoing incumbent Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., endorsing another candidate.
The victories for the Mamdani-backed candidates have sparked questions about where the Democratic Party is headed is headed and whether the traditional party establishment’s influence is waning.
NYC Mayor Mamdani And Governor Hochul Hold News Conference On World Cup Transportation Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, during a news conference on 2026 FIFA World Cup transportation at the MTA Rail Control Center in New York, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
MAMDANI DISCOURAGES HAKEEM JEFFRIES PRIMARY CHALLENGER, TELLS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO ‘FOCUS’ ON NYC
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., alleged that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., cut a deal with Zohran Mamdani to ensure New York City Council member Chi Ossé did not challenge him, claiming Jeffries feared he would lose if Ossé entered the race.
«Tonight’s results in New York City prove one thing, @RepJeffries cut a deal with @ZohranKMamdani to save himself and threw everyone else under the bus,» Lawler wrote on X, alleging that Ossé would have primaried Jeffries.
«The Democrat party has officially become the party of Zohran, AOC, & Bernie,» Lawler continued.
SOCIALISTS CHEER ‘SHOCKWAVE’ PRIMARY NIGHT AS DSA-BACKED CANDIDATES WIN, ADVANCE ACROSS THE MAP
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed state Assembly Member Claire Valdez in the Democratic primary for New York’s 7th Congressional District. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images ; Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Bad Hombre, a conservative social media account on X, claimed that the Democratic Party now belonged to Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pointing to far-left progressive pickups also in New Jersey and in Pennsylvania primary races.
«If you’re John Fetterman, switching to the GOP never looked better,» Bad Hombre wrote. If you’re Chuck Schumer, you’re drafting your retirement speech and learning how to grill a burger. AOC is coming for that Senate seat.
Jeremy Carl, a senior fellow at Claremont Institute, argued that the outcomes reflected broader ideological and demographic shifts within New York City, warning that the city had become a «post-American city» and predicting similar changes nationwide.
REPUBLICANS RELENTLESSLY USE MAMDANI AS SOCIALIST CUDGEL TO BASH VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS
«The radicalism of these soon-to-be Congressmen is going to be a headache for Democrat leadership in the House and a gift to the GOP,» Carl wrote.
«The future of the Democrat party is radical and post-American in it’s (sic) orientation. Since all of these candidates are in the world’s media capital, they are going to get tons of attention,» Carl continued. «That isn’t going to play well for the Dems in 2026 and 2028.»
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in support of Brad Lander, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 10th Congressional District, in Carroll Park in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn on June 14, 2026. (Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Jason Rantz said that the wins for Mamdani Tuesday could work in Republicans’ favor as they work to paint the Democratic Socialists as the new direction of the Democratic Party.
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«Republicans are very obviously going to take advantage of this, and it’s going to hurt the Democrats nationwide,» Rantz said on CNN. «You could win in New York, you could win in Seattle, you can win in Portland, in Los Angeles. But that’s where you’re going to win.
«And if we’re able to define the Democrats who have tried to run away from this label of being socialist, being open borders, being, you know, pro-crime or anti-Israel, if that’s the goal of the Democratic Party to run from that. Yeah, you’re not going to be able to do that anymore,» Rantz continued.
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