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Economy 1 of 9

SBA suspends 6,900 Minnesota borrowers over suspected COVID-era loan fraud totaling $400 million, a week after HHS froze child care payments citing YouTuber's video.

7,900 PPP & EIDL loans flagged

Source: The Hill

January 1, 2026

Grift 2 of 9

Trump family business blames government shutdown for delayed delivery of $499 gold smartphone customers pre-ordered with $100 deposits in August.

$47.45 monthly plan references 47th president

Source: The Guardian

January 1, 2026

Health 3 of 9

Trump now says he did not receive an MRI in October as he claimed, telling Wall Street Journal "it was less than that" after physician confirms it was a CT scan.

"I gave you the full results"

Source: Mediaite

January 1, 2026

Federal Personnel 4 of 9

IRS retirees who took government's Deferred Resignation Program have received no income since September 30, with 29,000 retirement applications still pending at OPM.

112,000 federal employees retired FY2025

Source: WUSA Washington

January 1, 2026

Arts 5 of 9

Trump moves to reconstitute Commission of Fine Arts with loyalists months after firing all six Biden holdovers, as panel faces reviews of his ballroom and triumphal arch.

90,000 square foot ballroom proposed

Source: The Washington Post

January 1, 2026

Foreign Relations 6 of 9

Russia asks White House to end Coast Guard pursuit of oil tanker whose crew painted Russian flag on hull after U.S. military tried to board it in Caribbean.

Two tankers already seized by U.S.

Source: NewsNation

January 1, 2026