Vice President JD Vance hosted a roundtable at the White House focusing on anti-fraud efforts, highlighting the recovery of $160 billion in stolen benefits by the federal government. Despite successes touted by Vance, tensions arose as several Democratic Attorneys General, including Keith Ellison and Charity Clark, declined invitation to the meeting, citing insufficient notice and voicing concerns that the event was politically motivated. Vance insisted that combating fraud should be a nonpartisan issue, but Democrats criticized his approach, suggesting that their exclusion from the event undermined a unified effort against fraud. The ongoing crackdown, supported by the Trump administration, seeks to address an estimated $250 billion in government fraud.