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Evening Wire: Jack Smith Is Grilled on Capital Hill & Fraud Crackdown Targets Billionaires | 9.29.26

September 29, 2026·13 min·4-min readnews briefnews
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  • Senator Joni Ernst's report exposes $8 billion in Medicare and Medicaid fraud tied to eight individuals, including an illegal immigrant who billed $1.3 billion.
  • Former special counsel Jack Smith defends his Trump investigations before a hostile Senate Judiciary Committee.
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