4 MAY 26 SITREP

• Over the weekend, Katie Daviscourt, a journalist for The Post Millennial, was identified and targeted while covering an anti-ICE “May Day” riot outside a federal ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, after Antifa members recognized her despite her concealed identity and began coordinating against her as police activity shifted in the area.
• Footage from the scene showed multiple individuals confronting her verbally, including a woman yelling accusations and a man stating “My wife’s been waiting for you,” before a crowd surrounded her as she continued filming the protest activity.
• A Black Bloc-clad assailant ran toward Daviscourt and threw a rock from approximately 5 feet away that struck her in the face, after which multiple individuals chased her as she retreated, forcing her to run toward nearby police for protection.
• Following the assault, Daviscourt stated she had been violently mobbed and could not safely continue reporting even with security, called for policies to shut down protests involving Black Bloc participants, confirmed the incident occurred during organized May Day demonstrations against President Trump, and the Department of Justice acknowledged the incident and launched an investigation.

• Missile alerts were issued in the United Arab Emirates as Iran launched missiles toward the country, with 3 intercepted by the UAE Defense Ministry and additional strikes reported near the Fujairah port, a key oil and pipeline export location.
• Iranian forces fired on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, including vessels linked to third-party nations such as South Korea, while 7 Iranian IRGC gunboats were destroyed in retaliatory action.
• The United States Navy initiated escort operations for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz under orders to ensure freedom of navigation, directly opposing Iranian efforts to impose a maritime toll system.
• Israeli military forces conducted additional strikes in Lebanon while Hezbollah exchanged fire with Israel, and 2 U.S. aircraft carriers along with a broader naval flotilla remained positioned in the region amid rising tensions.

• A large-scale Medicaid fraud scheme centered in Columbus, Ohio involved “personal services” billing where individuals were paid to provide non-medical home assistance such as cooking, cleaning, and companionship, often for family members.
• A single building in Northeast Columbus contained 94 registered limited liability companies that collectively billed approximately $66 million to Medicaid, with many operators sharing similar names and unverifiable service claims.
• Fraud tactics included billing for services not rendered, using individuals’ Social Security numbers without proper verification, and operating companies linked to individuals with criminal records, tax debts, or revoked professional licenses.
• The system lacked effective oversight due to difficulty verifying in-home services, limitations on enforcement tools such as location tracking, and structural incentives where federal funds covered approximately 70 percent of costs, reducing state-level accountability.