Trump Calls for Minimum Sentences for Fraudsters
WASHINGTON, DC – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to impose mandatory minimum prison sentences on people convicted of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, proposing a major change in federal sentencing policy that would eliminate probation for covered offenders and impose increasingly severe punishment as the amount stolen rises. Trump announced the proposal Saturday in a video posted to his Truth Social account, saying Congress should also double sentences for repeat fraud offenders and create potential personal financial liability for state and local politicians who knowingly allow fraud to continue when they Source: Read Original Article
Missouri Businesses Warned About $92 Certificate Mailer
KANSAS CITY, MO – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) Missouri business owners are being urged to carefully review solicitations offering to obtain government business documents after STL.News received a mailing requesting $92.25 for a Missouri Certificate of Good Standing — a document available directly from the Missouri Secretary of State for $10. The solicitation reviewed by STL.News was sent by Business Document Center, using the mailing address 4741 Central Street, PMB 361, Kansas City, Missouri 64112, which checks out to be a UPS Store. The document is prominently titled “2026 – Missouri Compliance Satisfactory Request” and contains specific information about Source: Read Original Article
US Sends More Warships and Troops Toward Iran
WASHINGTON, DC – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) The United States is sending thousands of additional sailors and Marines, another aircraft carrier strike group and an amphibious readiness group toward the Middle East, significantly increasing American military capabilities around Iran as the risk of another round of fighting remains high. The deployment includes the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, according to multiple reports citing U.S. officials. The incoming forces include more than 7,000 sailors and approximately 2,000 Marines. Their arrival could temporarily put three U.S. aircraft carriers in or around Source: Read Original Article
Trump Taps Medicare Fund for $90 Senior Payments
WASHINGTON, DC – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will distribute one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees, tapping a Medicare fund created by Congress during the George W. Bush administration that, according to the Congressional Budget Office, went unused by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for years after its establishment. The White House announced the payments Friday, saying they are intended to help eligible Medicare beneficiaries offset the cost of their Part B premiums. Most qualifying beneficiaries are expected to receive $90 by direct Source: Read Original Article
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