Trump and Vance announce a $25 million program paying rewards for tips on fraud in federal programs
AP reported the White House unveiled the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program on Tuesday as part of the administration's push against fraud in federal programs. The Justice Department said the program will pay $10,000 to $30,000 for information leading to criminal charges in areas including federal health care offenses and fraud on certain government benefit programs, paid earlier in a case than most existing whistleblower programs.
Source: AP (also U.S. Justice Department, The Washington Post) (opens in new tab)
Democrats' confidence that midterm votes will be counted accurately has fallen since 2022, AP-NORC poll finds
The AP-NORC Center said 55% of registered Democratic voters have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence votes will be counted accurately, down from 75% before the 2022 midterms, compared with 38% of Republican voters, whose confidence has risen. About 7 in 10 voters called AI-generated misinformation and partisan gerrymandering major problems, and only 17% were extremely or very confident the Supreme Court would handle midterm cases fairly. The poll was conducted Oct. 8-12.
Source: AP (also AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research) (opens in new tab)
Ramaswamy campaign says it made an ad featuring Democratic rival Amy Acton's estranged mother in Ohio governor's race
AP reported Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign confirmed late Tuesday it produced the video, in which Acton's birth mother, Donna Arthur, calls her "a liar," and said it will spend $4 million to promote it; a spokesperson said Arthur was not paid. Acton, who was removed from her mother's custody as a child after her stepfather was indicted for raping her, condemned the ad, and her brother called it a "disgusting attack," ABC News reported. Ramaswamy told reporters he viewed the ad as "legitimate."
Source: AP (also ABC News, The Hill) (opens in new tab)
