Evening Wire: Student Visa Fraud Exposed & Medicaid Probe Freezes Billions | 5.13.26

May 13, 2026

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This Evening Wire episode from May 13 rounds up recent developments across investigations, international diplomacy, and domestic policy, with standout impacts from Daily Wire reporting on Medicaid waste and immigration fraud schemes.

Medicaid Probe Triggers Spending Freeze

A Daily Wire investigation by Luke Rosiak exposed over $1 billion in Ohio spending on home health care in 2024, prompting the Trump administration, Dr. Oz, and HHS to suspend $1.4 billion in all Ohio home health care payments. Rosiak testified in a closed hearing, highlighting waste and fraud in personal services Medicaid waivers. Momentum is building in Congress to urge RFK Jr. and HHS to terminate these waivers entirely in states including California, Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York, as the simplest way to eliminate fraud. The reporting underscores how journalistic scrutiny can directly halt federal spending and reshape programs.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:31) **Daily Wire Medicaid Probe Triggers $1.4B Freeze** - Investigation exposes Ohio home health care waste, leading to payment suspension and program termination talks
2 (02:11) **DHS Inspector General Probes Detention Center Purchases** - Audit launched into $38B warehouse conversion program pushed by Secretary Noem
3 (02:57) **ICE Uncovers Massive Student Visa Fraud Scheme** - Optional Practical Training program exploited with fake workplaces and pay-to-stay rackets
4 (04:07) **Trump Lands in Beijing with Tech CEOs** - Summit with Musk, Cook, Huang, and Rubio focuses on trade and AI tensions
5 (04:45) **Russian Ship Ursa Major Sinking Mystery Deepens** - CNN reports rare torpedo strike may have prevented nuclear reactor delivery to North Korea
6 (05:33) **Senate Passes No-Pay Resolution for Shutdowns** - Unanimous 99-0 vote blocks senators' pay during government closures
7 (07:18) **Trump Admin Targets TV Ratings for Kids' Shows** - Push for independent raters after audit finds 40% of Netflix kids' content with LGBTQ themes

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Show Notes

ICE makes a major fraud discovery involving over ten thousand foreign students, President Trump lands in Beijing, and a Daily Wire investigation triggers a $1.4 billion spending freeze by JD Vance. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.

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