PUBLISHED 8:15 PM ET Mar. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:15 PM EST Mar. 02, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. If the general public was asked to explain how Washington is using citizens tax dollars, would people be able to answer?
There’s actually a federal office that serves as the watchdog of Congress and it released a report on Tuesday that highlights the areas of government that are most vulnerable to waste or fraud.
What You Need To Know
New federal report on government waste and fraud released Tuesday by watchdog
Several Ohio lawmakers reviewed it during congressional hearings
The report highlights 36 areas of government where tax dollars may be wasted
The Career of Kathy Hochul, Next in Line to the Governorship By Bobby Cuza City of Albany PUBLISHED 6:57 PM ET Mar. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:57 PM EST Mar. 02, 2021
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NEW YORK The idea of Kathy Hochul stepping in to replace Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a hypothetical scenario for now but not one without precedent.
In 2008, after a prostitution scandal led Eliot Spitzer to resign, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson assumed the office.
Now, some are wondering if history could repeat itself.
Should the current firestorm of overlapping controversies force Cuomo from office, Hochul would become the state’s first female governor. As lieutenant governor, she’s spent the past five years as Cuomo’s surrogate, criss-crossing the state to promote his agenda, with a particular focus on economic development.
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North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn, with less than two months in office, is making a name for himself as a Trump-style Republican with regular appearances on conservative news outlets like Fox News.
But for all that friendly attention from the pro-Trump wing of the GOP, Cawthorn also faces new scrutiny over accusations of sexual harassment, misconduct, and lying to voters about his resume.
In recent days, CNN, The Washington Post, and
The Post’s lengthy story also detailed what it called the congressman’s “falsehoods,” specifically about his claim about being accepted into the Naval Academy and the story of the crash that left him without the use of his legs.