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WA Auditor: Missing data made it 'impossible' to track where child care federal funds went

https://thepostmillennial.com/wa-auditor-missing-data-made-it-impossible-to-track-where-child-care-federal-funds-went

As scrutiny over Washington’s child care funding system continues to intensify following investigations of fraud allegations, the Washington State Auditor’s Office has revealed sweeping oversight and accountability gaps at the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), including the inability to track provider-level payment data for four consecutive years.

While state officials continue to insist there is no proven fraud, the State Auditor’s findings reveal a deeper problem: for four years, Washington lacked the basic data needed to show where hundreds of millions of dollars went. State Auditor Pat McCarthy told KOMO News that DCYF’s lack of detailed provider data has repeatedly hampered audits and left billions in taxpayer-funded spending unverifiable. “They are probably the most risky of all of the departments in state government,” McCarthy told the outlet, citing DCYF’s size, scope, and the vulnerable populations it serves.

What are the odds that there is no "proven fraud" is due to the necessary data being withheld?!

[SVPete]

Trump Admin Kills Al-Qaeda Leader Tied to Deaths of U.S. Troops

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/17/trump-admin-kills-al-qaeda-leader-tied-to-deaths-of-us-troops-n4948428

A new report says that American forces have taken out a terrorist leader tied to the deadly ambush of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted the strike. CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper declared in a statement Saturday that “The death of a terrorist operative linked to the deaths of three Americans demonstrates our resolve in pursuing terrorists who attack our forces. There is no safe place for those who conduct, plot, or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters. We will find you.”

The victims of the December ISIS ambush were Iowa National Guardsmen Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar (25), Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard (29), and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat.

CENTCOM added: “Additionally, U.S. and partner forces have captured more than 300 ISIS operatives and killed over 20 across Syria during the past year, removing terrorists who posed a direct threat to the United States and regional security.”

Has Judge Boasberg ordered their resurrection and release yet?