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Received — 9 June 2026 ⏭

Vance demands DOJ probe of Minnesota officials as White House presses 'war on fraud'

✇PBS NewsHour - The Latest
By: Alanna Durkin Richer · Associated Press
9 June 2026 at 17:19
Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud.

JD Vance accused of ‘political stunt’ after referring Tim Walz for Minnesota fraud investigation

✇The Guardian - World news
By: Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis
9 June 2026 at 17:12

House report alleged governor and state attorney general knew of ‘widespread taxpayer fraud’ in social programs

The US vice-president, JD Vance, asked the Department of Justice to investigate Tim Walz, his rival in the 2024 election, after a congressional report renewed allegations of inaction and retaliation over fraud schemes in Minnesota.

In the Trump administration’s latest broadside against the midwestern state and its political leaders, Vance referred Walz, its Democratic governor, and Keith Ellison, its Democratic attorney general, for investigation.

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