We start the day's other headlines with the growing political tensions over fraud schemes in the state of Minnesota.

No, you all continue to fail. We've done nothing. You've had to gavel, Mr. Comer.

We barely do hearings on anything that actually affects change.

At a sometimes contentious hearing on Capitol Hill today, the House Oversight Committee heard from Republican

state lawmakers who claimed that state officials resisted efforts to address systemic financial

wrongdoing.

Committee Chairman, Republican James Comer, said the fraud was rampant.

Minnesota Social Services, which are funded by you, the American taxpayer, are being ripped off. The breadth

and depth of this fraud is breathtaking. And I fear that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The issue has become a lightning rod for President Trump and many top Republicans who point to

the involvement of members of Minnesota's Somali community in carrying out pandemic-era fraud schemes.

Today, Democratic Representative Summer Lee pushed back.

Republicans have cherry-picked a blue state and an immigrant population vulnerable to demonize.

To be clear, Minnesota is not the only state with a fraud problem.

To truly tackle waste, fraud, and abuse, we need to approach the issue with a scalpel, not a mallet.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walls called today's proceedings a show hearing.

German Comer has threatened to subpoena Walls, as well as Attorney General Keith Ellison,

to force them to testify about the ongoing probe in their state.

A GOP spokesperson said today that neither Democrat has confirmed that they'll attend a hearing scheduled for February, though they still have several weeks to do so.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session of the state's legislature in April to redraw its congressional maps.

At a news conference today, DeSantis said the session is aimed at getting out ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that bars discrimination in voting systems.

The governor says at least one or two districts in Florida could be affected. The state joins a nationwide redistricting effort ahead of this year's midterm elections. Republicans currently

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