Comer says the case is now with the Justice DepartmentRep. James Comer said the Minnesota fraud investigation has moved from congressional oversight to the Justice Department after work with whistleblowers and the House Oversight Committee. Appearing on Fox News, he said the case shows both misuse of federal money and retaliation against people who tried to report it, which is a tidy reminder that public agencies can still surprise themselves in the worst way.Whistleblowers told state leaders firstComer said nine Minnesota government employees came forward with evidence of fraud and brought their concerns to Attorney General Keith Ellison and Gov. Tim Walz. He said the complaints were not properly addressed and that the workers later faced retaliation for speaking out. In government, the memo is often more important than the message, unless the message threatens the wrong people.Arrests and big dollar figures keep growingComer said more than 30 people have already been arrested in connection with the scheme. He also repeated estimates that as much as $300 million in federal nutrition aid and $9 billion in Medicare billing may have been stolen. Those are not rounding errors. Those are the kind of numbers that make a budget look like it…

Photo Claims Ballots Sat in a Library SafeJames O'Keefe's media group released a photo Tuesday that it says was taken inside Stevenson Ranch Library near Santa Clarita, California. The image allegedly shows multiple ballots stored in the library's safe, the same safe the post says is also used for cash and other items. According to the group, the picture was taken last Friday, three days after the primary polls closed. That is the kind of timing that makes election managers ask for patience while voters ask for receipts, which is fair enough for both sides.The Group Wants the Ballots TracedThe post said the group hopes the ballots made it to the correct processing centers. It also urged people with tips about possible election fraud in California or Los Angeles to contact its newsroom by email or Signal. None of that proves wrongdoing on its own, but it does raise a plain question: why were ballots still sitting in a library safe after Election Day? In a system that asks the public to trust the chain of custody, little details like this tend to matter more than the usual parade of press releases.https://twitter.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/2064428008841388466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Late Ballot Counts Shifted Two California RacesCalifornia's late…