White House plans broader anti-fraud crackdown ahead of midterm elections

Published August 7, 2026 6:00am ET



EXCLUSIVE — The White House anti-fraud task force is preparing to expand its investigations into additional federal agencies this fall, a move that will keep one of the Trump administration’s signature government reform efforts in the spotlight heading into the midterm elections.

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who co-leads the task force with Vice President JD Vance, told the Washington Examiner that the administration will soon announce investigations and enforcement actions beyond the programs the task force has already targeted.

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