Margot Sanger-Katz

Federal authorities in Massachusetts charged 11 illegal immigrants today for a massive taxpayer-funded benefit fraud scheme that exceeded a million dollars.

Prosecutors allege the suspects used stolen identities to collect taxpayer-funded benefits, including SNAP and MassHealth.

Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald told The Daily Wire that the Massachusetts government, under Democratic Governor Maura Healey, has not been cooperative with federal efforts to review benefit records, raising questions about whether more fraud remains hidden.

Late last week, the U.S.

struck the compound of the kingpin known as Nino Guerrero, who led the Tren de Aragua gang.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the attack was conducted in full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces.

The strike took place in a mining-rich region of Venezuela's Bolivar state, where criminal groups have run illegal gold mines for decades.

Over the past week, Venezuelan security forces have ramped up pressure on those illegal gold mines to scare away workers.

Experts say that the US strike against Guerrero could be part of a larger effort to secure the region and prepare for foreign investment in Venezuela's domestic mining industry.

Birth tourism is the practice of expectant mothers traveling to the United States to give birth so that their children will have United States citizenship.

The State Department recently uncovered operations in West Africa and North Africa that trained individuals to subvert the visa process, even allegedly forging documents.

The fraudulent visas have now been revoked and legal action will likely be soon to follow.

Through the operation, U.S.

officials have identified at least six companies who specialize in training and facilitating birth tourism.

The State Department has said that they are now seeking to dismantle birth tourism networks and hold accountable those who try to scam our system.

So as you may remember, the real crux of the fight over the shutdown was whether or not Congress was going to extend these subsidies that help people buy insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.

This was the thing that Democrats decided to make the centerpiece of their fight.

And they chose to fight over these subsidies specifically because I think they felt like this was a really strong issue for them.

Voters trust them more on health care.

It's like one of the Democrats strongest issues.