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Labor Dept. deploys strike team to NY as unemployment fraud hits nearly $2M per day: officials

The Department of Labor announced that $9 million was being recovered from New Jersey that had been taken by COVID relief scammers.

GOP senator demands special counsel probe of Fauci over COVID-19 origins

Sen. Roger Marshall urged the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to investigate Dr. Anthony Fauci and test the bounds of former President Joe Biden's preemptive pardon of him.

LI nurse who made $1.5M selling fake COVID vaccine cards slapped with record-breaking fine

“This is the largest civil penalty imposed for vaccination fraud in the Department of Health's 125-year history,” State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said of the massive $544,000 fine.

California state workers unload on Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office order: ‘Doesn’t make sense’

Workers remain unconvinced the return to office mandate would help downtown Sacramento businesses.

With 250 years behind it, here’s how America can ensure another 250 — and more

Two hundred fifty years are officially under the nation’s belt; it's now time figure out how to ensure another 250 — and more.

CIA not fully cooperating with probe into COVID origins: intel watchdog

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has also accused intelligence agencies of "obstructing the Inspector General’s honest efforts to perform a thorough investigation.”

Ex-NYT journo tells ‘Pod Force One’ more Biden COVID records are coming

Berenson, one of the most prominent skeptics of the US response to COVID-19, settled a suit against Twitter in 2022 for banning him from posting.

Fast Takes: GOP still wins on immigration, the meaning of NY diploma and other commentary

“The general consensus in America is against illegal immigration — making it perhaps the most popular issue available to Republicans seeking to avoid midterm losses in November,” notes Paul du...

Rand Paul says Fauci’s power abuse has ‘nothing on’ J. Edgar Hoover with COVID ‘cover up’

Rand Paul told The Post's Miranda Devine in an interview with "Pod Force One," released Wednesday, that the former NIAID director had exerted a powerful influence for decades on US-funded...

Rand Paul subpoenas Dr. Anthony Fauci to appear before the Senate on COVID-19 origins

Paul also vowed to examine the pardon Fauci was given by then-President Joe Biden before the Democrat left office. 

Spy agency quashed complaint against Fauci for lying to Congress about ‘gain of function’ research, new documents show

Tulsi Gabbard declassified a trove of documents revealing how Dr. Anthony Fauci allegedly helped facilitate millions of taxpayer dollars to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

The best places in America for kids to grow up — and the biggest gains are coming in red states

South Carolina—which voted 58 to 40% in favor of President Trump in 2024— was one of only three states that did not see a decline in Education since 2019, the...

Remember June 5 — the day the elites shattered America’s trust

COVID-19 caused a catastrophic breakdown of public trust. Blame the partisan health officials whose top priority was furthering their political goals.

10 million Americans undiagnosed with disease that causes fatigue, brain fog and headaches: report

Previous studies estimate that 20 million Americans have this debilitating post-infection condition; however, new research suggests that an additional 10 million Americans may be affected.

New York may be facing a crime trend even worse than deadly gang violence

While New York’s leaders have been cheering the city’s steady decline in murder, another indicator has been giving public-safety advocates pause.

Sun Belt hot spot nearing a population of 1M is sounding the alarm to newcomers

With more Americans flocking to the Queen City than ever before, those who left other cities in previous years are getting uncomfortable flashbacks.

Labor Dept. demands banks freeze nearly $1B in fraudulent COVID benefits

The Labor Department demanded Thursday that financial institutions freeze almost $1 billion in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits made available during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dem policymakers plan to exploit AI job fears to push the ‘perfect recipe for fraud’

Many Washington policymakers are planning for an economic disruption: potential job displacement caused by AI. Yet instead of reforming programs, they’d create new ones — including one resembling a deeply...

How prepared is the US for another pandemic? New rankings show how we compare to other countries

As hantavirus cases continue to climb, many Americans are wondering if the US is prepared for another pandemic.

CIA whistleblower reveals Fauci ‘influenced’ COVID origins intel probe as part of lab leak ‘cover-up’

WASHINGTON — A CIA whistleblower appeared publicly for the first time Wednesday to testify to a Senate panel that Dr. Anthony Fauci improperly "influenced" intelligence analyses about the origins of...