{"id":7257,"date":"2025-05-18T12:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T12:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2025-05-18T12:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T12:24:15","slug":"musks-doge-makes-chilling-discovery-about-democrat-run-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/musks-doge-makes-chilling-discovery-about-democrat-run-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk\u2019s DOGE Makes Chilling Discovery About Democrat-Run States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"82\">DOGE Uncovers $382M in Fraudulent Unemployment Payments, Points to Blue States<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"320\">The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found\u00a0<strong data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"187\">$382 million in fraudulent unemployment claims<\/strong>\u00a0since 2020, with\u00a0<strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"248\">California, New York, and Massachusetts<\/strong>\u2014all led by Democratic supermajorities\u2014responsible for\u00a0<strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"319\">$305 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"475\">California alone accounted for\u00a0<strong data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"360\">68%<\/strong>\u00a0of benefits issued to parolees flagged by federal authorities as on terrorism watchlists or with criminal records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"568\">DOGE head\u00a0<strong data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"500\">Elon Musk<\/strong>, soon stepping down, also highlighted wasteful spending, including:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"862\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"646\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"646\"><strong data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"618\">$132,000 paid to a former Taliban official<\/strong>\u00a0by a U.S. peace institute<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"731\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"731\"><strong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"729\">COVID funds used for hotel stays, an ice cream truck, and a baseball stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"794\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"794\"><strong data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"792\">$20 million spent on a \u2018Sesame Street\u2019 spinoff in Iraq<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"862\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"862\"><strong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"842\">$162 billion in improper federal payments<\/strong>, per a GAO report<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"968\">Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer pledged aggressive recovery efforts: \u201cWe will catch these thieves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOGE Uncovers $382M in Fraudulent Unemployment Payments, Points to Blue States The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found\u00a0$382 million in fraudulent unemployment claims\u00a0since 2020, with\u00a0California, New York, and Massachusetts\u2014all led by Democratic supermajorities\u2014responsible for\u00a0$305 million. California alone accounted for\u00a068%\u00a0of benefits issued to parolees flagged by federal authorities as on terrorism watchlists or with criminal records. 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