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RealClear Investigations is your source for in-depth and consequential investigative reporting on any subject, in any medium. Part of RealClear Media Group.

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On the eve of Bill Gates’ scheduled Congressional testimony, Paul D. Thacker reports that federal whistleblower documents provided exclusively to RCI show how Gates and his foundation have wielded extraordinary influence over U.S. health policy. realclearinvestigations.com/…

Viral Influencer: How Bill Gates’ Billions Shape US Medical Research

Bill Gates has long been one of the most admired people in the world, especially since he stepped down from his role running Microsoft to devote himself and much of his fortune to philanthropy. That r

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Waste of the Day: DOJ Did Not Claw Back Grants dlvr.it/TT1j5T

Waste of the Day: DOJ Did Not Claw Back Grants

Topline: The Department of Justice had $77.5 million worth of expired grant funds sitting in bank accounts and unavailable for use as of Sept. 30, 2025, according to two recent audits by the agency&rs

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Waste of the Day: Medicaid for Tax-Dodging Docs dlvr.it/TT1j1f

Waste of the Day: Medicaid for Tax-Dodging Docs

Topline: Tax delinquency among recipients of federal subsidies is an under-investigated source of fiscal waste, but the Government Accountability Office published a landmark study on the issue back in

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Waste of the Day: Town Manager’s Snacking Spree dlvr.it/TT1hxH

Waste of the Day: Town Manager’s Snacking Spree

Topline: Michael Boaz, the former town manager of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, made hundreds of unauthorized purchases on his city credit card from 2022 to 2024, including bullets and a hotel for h

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Waste of the Day: School Lost $20M in Inventory dlvr.it/TT1hsl

Waste of the Day: School Lost $20M in Inventory

Topline: A Maryland state audit identified 16 issues with the management of Baltimore City Community College, including $20 million of missing inventory, payments to potential “ghost students,&r

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Waste of the Day: Medicaid’s Spiritual Healing dlvr.it/TT1hlP

Waste of the Day: Medicaid’s Spiritual Healing

Topline: California is using federal Medicaid funds for Native American shamans to treat drug and alcohol addiction with drum circles, spiritual dances and herbal medicine. The “Traditional Heal

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RealClearInvestigations Picks of the Week dlvr.it/TT1hgN

RealClearInvestigations Picks of the Week

RealClearInvestigations' Picks of the Week June 7 to June 13   RCI Podcasts & Videos On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Seni

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California's new Hell's Angels? Teenagers on e-bikes. latimes.com/california/story…

California's new Hells Angels: Teens on e-bikes cut a path of danger

As summer approaches, police warn that modified e-bikes are putting kids in the ER. Here is why some "bikes" are actually illegal 50-mph motorcycles.

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Covid: a time when social distancing informants watched you to see if you stayed 6 feet away from other people. drewholden.substack.com/p/a-…
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Will Switzerland become the first country in the world to put a cap on its population? newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…

Could Switzerland Become the First Country to Cap Its Population?

The Swiss will soon go to the polls for a novel initiative that could upend the nation’s economy and rupture ties with the European Union.

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Prominent Biden envoy Ken Salazar excoriates the White House he served. politico.com/news/2026/06/11…

Prominent Biden envoy unloads on the White House he served

Ken Salazar detailed his qualms with the Biden administration’s border plan — and how he wants to stop 2028 Democrats from repeating those mistakes.

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Do you need to call one of President Trump's friends to get a pardon? reuters.com/investigations/f…

Forget the DOJ. For a Trump pardon, call “Bobby” and other influencers

A Reuters investigation found nearly all clemency decisions made by Trump this term flouted longstanding Justice Department guidelines. In place of traditional rules, the White House relies on...

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Elon Musks's Starlink hooked customers in rural areas. But then came the price hikes. washingtonpost.com/technolog…

Musk’s Starlink hooked rural customers. Then came the price increases.

The billionaire’s satellite internet service is a lifeline to many, but some users who face price hikes say Starlink has amassed too much power.

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In his new column for RealClearPolitics, Peder Zane recounts his recent conversation with a progressive pal about America's challenges. realclearpolitics.com/articl…

Talking Across the Divide | RealClearPolitics

How we see politics reveals a lot about who we are. But it is less akin to a Rorschach ink blot than one of those reversible images, like the drawing that is...

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How a federal judge's trysts went public. nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/el…

Sex, Lies and Secrets: A Federal Judge’s Trysts Go Public

Now, Judge Eleanor Ross’s career and caseload are under scrutiny. And her punishment, a private reprimand, has sparked backlash.

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In the wake of Karmelo Anthony, who is black, being convicted of murdering Austin Metcalf, who was white, racial tensions are high in the city of Frisco. washingtonpost.com/nation/20…

A Texas city was already struggling with racial divisions. Then came a bitter murder trial.

Frisco is one of the nation’s fastest growing cities. That growth — and a partisan election season — has fueled racism and anti-immigrant bigotry.

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The suspect accused of slashing 5 people with a dagger at Penn Station was roaming free despite a similar 2022 attack. nypost.com/2026/06/08/us-new…

Penn Station slashing suspect was free despite eerily similar 2022 attack: records

The homeless madman who allegedly slashed five people with double-edge knife in Penn Station had carried out an eerily similar attack in New Jersey four years before – viciously stabbing a man in...

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Britain was once the wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world. Now it is as poor as Mississippi, America's poorest state. How did this happen? theatlantic.com/magazine/202…

How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi

A case study in self-sabotage

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Skid Row's homeless say they were paid to vote for Democrats Karen Bass and Nithya Raman. nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-new…

Exclusive | Skid Row homeless claim they've been paid to vote for Karen Bass and Nithya Raman

Videos have circulated claiming that some homeless residents on Los Angeles’ Skid Row were paid to vote for Mayor Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.

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Scams sent hundreds of pregnant women to the US to exploit birthplace citizenship. The State Department is ending it. thefederalist.com/2026/06/10…

State Dept Ends Scams Helping Hundreds Of Pregnant Women Exploit Birthplace Citizenship

Multiple birth tourism networks across Europe and Africa have been shut down, the State Department announced Wednesday.

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Gazans say Hamas has created a police state and turned hospitals and schools into torture chambers. freebeacon.com/israel/exclus…

EXCLUSIVE: Hamas Turns Gaza Hospitals and Schools Into Torture Chambers as It Reestablishes Police...

Hamas has built makeshift torture chambers inside Gazan hospitals and schools where its men are interrogating and abusing fellow Palestinians suspected of disloyalty. The reign of terror comes as...

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