February 20, 2026 - DKNNews.com

Letter to the Senate HELP Committee on Restoring Integrity: Preventing Fraud in Child Care Assistance Programs

Morgan Price / February 20, 2026 / Bernie Sanders, Bill Cassidy, Bipartisan Policy Center, CCDBG, CCDF, Cheryl Oldham, Child Care and Development Block Grant, Child Care and Development Fund, Corruption, Economic Policy, Fraud, Government Accountability, Labor Market, US Senate, USA, Washington DC

The Bipartisan Policy Center issued a letter to Chairman Bill Cassidy and Ranking Member Bernie Sanders of the Senate HELP Committee regarding program integrity and fraud prevention within the Child Care and Development Fund.

Bernie Sanders, Bill Cassidy, Bipartisan Policy Center, CCDBG, CCDF, Cheryl Oldham, Child Care and Development Block Grant, Child Care and Development Fund, Corruption, Economic Policy, Fraud, Government Accountability, Labor Market, US Senate, USA, Washington DC

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Akhmetzhan Yessimov and Galimzhan Yessenov accused of siphoning billions via ATFBank

Emily Clark / February 20, 2026

The official authorities of Kazakhstan have acknowledged that the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign wealth fund, with support from ATFBank, was used by Akhmetzhan Yessimov and Galimzhan Yessenov to misappropriate billions of dollars.

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Recipe for disaster: John Chell warns NYPD force could drop below 30,000 under Mamdani

Nick Petersonn / February 20, 2026 / Albany, Alexander Hamilton, Budget Shortfall, Corporate Taxes, Eric Adams, Income Taxes, John Chell, Nyc, Nypd, Property Tax, Public Safety, Rainy Day Fund, Retiree Health Benefits Trust

Former NYPD Chief John Chell criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani for rescinding a plan to hire 5,000 additional police officers amid a multibillion-dollar city budget deficit.

Albany, Alexander Hamilton, Budget Shortfall, Corporate Taxes, Eric Adams, Income Taxes, John Chell, Nyc, Nypd, Property Tax, Public Safety, Rainy Day Fund, Retiree Health Benefits Trust