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The Washington Post editorial board called on the Trump administration to press for "meaningful reform" of the country's entitlement programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), after independent journalist Nick Shirley recently exposed over $100 million of fraud allegedly taking place in Minnesota's daycare system.In a Wednesday editorial, the outlet said that Shirley's investigation led to Minnesota's Somali fraud scandal finally piercing the national consciousness, quipping that such a "spirit of scrupulousness would have been nice a few billion tax dollars ago.""As America’s welfare state has ballooned to more than 80 major federal programs, they’ve become a target-rich environment

Protests in Iran entered a fifth consecutive day on Thursday, with demonstrations and clashes reported across Tehran and multiple provincial cities as authorities, state-linked media and rights groups cited additional deaths overnight.According to Reuters, several people have been killed since the unrest escalated, based on reports from Iranian media and human rights groups. Iranian authorities have confirmed at least one death, while other fatalities have been reported in different provinces.Opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) told Fox News Digital in a statement that protests and street clashes continued Thursday morning in Tehran and in cities including Marvdasht,

Rewind to the beginning of the 2001 NFL season.Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt was entering his second season at the helm in place of the legendary Jimmy Johnson. Both the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets were starting fresh. The Browns hired Butch Davis to replace Chris Palmer as head coach, and the Jets moved on from Al Groh and the Bill Belichick debacle with Herm Edwards.Hopes for all three teams were as high as they’ve been. The future looked bright.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFast-forward nearly 25 years, not much progress has been made by

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the NCAA is drowning in problems. And time and again, it’s managed to land on the wrong side of nearly all of them: Name, image, and likeness, the transfer portal, eligibility rules, men competing in women’s sports. The list grows longer by the day, and leadership continues to fall short.Earlier this week, University of Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari spent nearly seven minutes in a press conference laying bare what so many inside college athletics already know: the system is broken. He didn’t mince words. He gave the NCAA some

An explosive fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps killed dozens of people and injured at least 100 others during New Year’s celebrations, police said.The blaze happened in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said."The fire started around 1:30 a.m. this morning in a bar called 'Le Constellation,'" police spokesperson Gaëtan Lathion said. "More than a hundred people were in the building, and we are seeing many injured and many dead."Swiss police later said "several tens of people" are presumed dead and that around 100 people had been injured – many of them seriously. Authorities could

New York City socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as mayor in a midnight ceremony by New York Attorney General Letitia James."This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime," Mamdani said in a brief speech.The early Thursday morning event was a private ceremony where Mamdani was accompanied by family members at the Old City Hall Station, a decommissioned subway station with deep historical roots.In his first speech as mayor, Mamdani called the historic subway station a "testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health and the legacy of our city."He also

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday outlined a list of its accomplishments during President Donald Trump’s first year back in office, arguing that the agency has ended the political weaponization it says existed under the Biden administration.The DOJ claimed in a statement posted on X that it has "turned around" the agency, restoring fairness and law enforcement priorities."Instead of keeping Americans safe, the Biden DOJ weaponized its power against political opponents: conservatives, parents, pro-lifers, Christians, and most of all, President Trump," the DOJ stated.The DOJ said that after President Trump inherited a justice system it described as "in chaos,"

College football fans were locked into the playoff matchup between the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday night.The Hurricanes took a two-score lead thanks to a clever touchdown pass from Carson Beck and a pick six from Keionte Scott. On social media, college football fans were upset with a different issue.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe ESPN score bug appeared to distract viewers, and they let it be known on X. As teams pick up first downs in the game, the middle part of the bug flashes a gold indicator to