On today’s NEWSMAX Daily, President Donald Trump discusses his decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Dr. Mehmet Oz joins “America Right Now” to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse across federal healthcare programs. Plus, Robert Pape and Walid Phares discuss developments in the military operation involving Iran. Former Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons weighs in on the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule and former FBI agent Jonathan Gilliam and retired special agent Richard Staropoli analyze the latest developments surrounding Thomas Matthew Crooks.
The conflagrations in France provide an occasion for deciding what is actually valuable. The post Preparing for the Fire appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Culture Preparing for the Fire The conflagrations in France provide an occasion for deciding what is actually valuable. All four of my grandparents were refugees, fleeing real persecution and the prospect of death. My mother was a refugee, and her sister was a refugee twice in her life by the age of 42. I, however, have never faced any danger (give or take a serious illness or two) that I did not court voluntarily. Sometimes I feel a little guilty at my own good fortune by comparison with that of my immediate ancestors. Recently, however, I experienced a very faint echo of what…Open
Over the past six years, nonprofit group Sungai Watch has cleaned up about 5,500 tons of non-organic waste from rivers across Indonesia. Jumping into waterways swamped with trash is “one of the most uncomfortable” situations imaginable, and yet the group’s co-founder tells CNN why he and his team keep doing it, day after day. #cnn #news #indonesia
Taxpayers could be on the hook for $65 billion in improper Obamacare and Medicaid spending. In this episode of America Uncovered, we look at how fake identities, dead people, shady brokers, and weak verification systems can exploit government healthcare programs—and why the incentives make the problem so difficult to stop. Leave a in the comments FOR THE ALGORITHM! Join our fight to expose what powerful people want to keep covered up—regardless of political affiliation: http://americauncovered.tv SOCIAL: Facebook...► https://facebook.com/America-Uncovered-1819821761677650/ Instagram..► https://instagram.com/americauncovered Twitter........► https://twitter.com/USUncovered OTHER CHANNELS: China Uncensored ..►…
Non-British citizens account for one in five student loans in the United Kingdom, according to new research.
The rising share of foreign students taking out tuition and maintenance loans in the United Kingdom, many of whom do not repay them, has sparked concerns about waste, fraud, and abuse . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: The share of student loans going to non-citizens has risen from 10.2 percent to 19.3 percent. This means that the share of student loans going to non-citizens has roughly doubled over the past decade. Foreigners from the European Union (EU) represent a large portion of these non-citizens, especially Romanians, who account for one in 20. Foreign students were handed approximately £4 billion (~$5.4 billion) in tuition and maintenance loans overall. Foreign students are also 25 percent less likely to repay their…Open
The Treasury Department's verification system has already intercepted $99 million in improper payments, fulfilling a key Trump-era mandate to combat fraud and waste in federal spending.
The Treasury Department’s verification system has already intercepted $99 million in improper payments, fulfilling a key Trump-era mandate to combat fraud and waste in federal spending . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it has implemented a new verification system designed to prevent federal payments from being issued to dead people, a move the agency says has already stopped approximately $99 million in improper payments. The system screens roughly 885 million federal payments against expanded death records, auditing nearly $2.7 trillion in payments and returning more than 4,900 transactions linked to deceased payees for further review. DETAIL: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the…Open
