1+ day, 37+ min ago  (1774+ words) Sorry to be blunt," Wain-Hobson'told NIH researchers. I know these are former colleagues." Baric did not respond to multiple, detailed requests for comment and clarification about these matters and other issues reported by RCI. UNC Chancellor Lee H. Roberts did not…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (322+ words) Topline: The fox is guarding the henhouse at Montclair Public Schools in New Jersey. After the district's annual audit uncovered seven "deficiencies" with its financial records, school officials slashed the budget for a follow-up investigation into "potential irregularities such as…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (186+ words) On this week's episode of the Real Clear Investigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with Real Clear Politics reporter Susan Crabtree about her new bo California Dream Turns Nightmare, with Susan Crabtree On…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (474+ words) Topline: The firing of then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came after she funded a $220 million ad campaign without a competitive bidding process, but she is far from the only federal official awarding no-bid contracts. Washington spent a record $262. 6 billion on…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (378+ words) Topline: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was not kidding when he complained that there are too many "fat troops" in the military. The military has spent nearly $726 million buying Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs since 2021, including $274. 6 million in…...

6+ day, 37+ min ago  (368+ words) Topline: Pepsi Co's odd attempt at being associated with health foods ended in failure in 2015, when its Greek yogurt factory closed due to poor sales. The government tried its best to help Pepsi Co succeed, at taxpayer expense. The Departments…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (329+ words) Topline: In 2012, researchers at Purdue University used optical illusions to show that making a golf hole appear larger helps golfers improve their performance. The $350, 000 hole in the federal budget was sadly no magic trick. The National Science Foundation funded the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1185+ words) Working at a 24/7 bodega in the heart of Brooklyn, Tajuken Deli employees are prepared for almost anything " except having guns pointed at their heads by cops. "You don't know who to trust nowadays," local resident Danny Taylor'told'a TV reporter.' The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (353+ words) Topline: Employees at the Internal Revenue Service are busy processing tax returns, but they're equipped with supplies that go far beyond laptops and calculators. The IRS spent $2. 6 million last year on military-style equipment like ammunition and rifle plates. Federal agencies…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (254+ words) Topline: Texas taxpayers spent an estimated $42. 3 million to $111. 5 million to help local governments lobby the state legislature in 2025, even though 83% of voters oppose the practice. A new report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation found that 570 lobbyists in Texas have…...