the pandemic. this is a story that unfolds in three parts. first, the fraud. just yesterday we learned that nearly 400 department of homeland security employees took pandemic unemployment aid, even though they were working. this is just a tiny fraction of the massive and brazen covid theft that has incurred since the government started doling out billions in so-called relief. the official who was in charge of overseeing the distribution of the belief has called this the biggest fraud in a generation. it was the theft of as much as $80 billion or about 10% of the $800 billion it was handed out in that paycheck protection program. that s on top of the 90 billion to 402 billion believed to have been stolen from the 900 billion covid unemployment relief program, that is a lot of money. the second part of this story surrounds the title wave of inflation but all of this unchecked spending and the fraud actually caused. the adverse effects of pumping trillions into the u.s. economy
fox news at night. and talk about getting the jump on the competition. one night before the gop presidential candidates take the stage in tuscaloosa, alabama, former president trump took the stage in iowa tonight with a town hall, with sean hannity. the former president went after the current president and just about everyone else. his take no prisoners approach appears to be working because his lead as you know is enormous and despite everything former president trump said tonight, the most controversial statement might very well have come from president biden. the senior national correspondent kevin corke is live in d.c. with more on the trump town hall. kevin, good evening. good evening, trace. his lead among gop primary competition is so significant, some say it s clearly ins insurinsurmir mourm insurmountable, but he ll not take part in the gop debate because his many pundits would point out it s all risk with relatively little benefit. instead the former commander-i
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program we ll bring you the latest from the middle east with jeremy dimon who was in gaza yesterday. then one of the burning questions of the war, who will run gaza when it s over? i ll talk to the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority nasser al kidwa. will iran get more involved in the conflict than it is? the longtime middle east reporter and analyst will weigh in, and finally, exactly a year from today, americans will elect their next president. the 2024 race is top of mind for my guest, the ever so politically incorrect bill maher host of hbo s real time, but first, here s my take. israelis are understandably horrified by the october 7th hamas attacks on their country. the resulting sense of trauma has fueled the desire for prime minister benjamin netanyahu calls mighty vengeance. but
this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east with cnn s jeremy diamond who was in gaza yesterday. then one of the burning questions of the war, who will run gaza when it is over? i ll talk to the former foreign minister of the palestinian authority nasser al kidwa. and will iran get more involved in the conflict than it is? the long time middle east reporter and analyst kim ghattas will weigh in. and finally exactly a year from today, americans will elect their next president. the 2024 race is top of mind for my guest, the ever so politically incorrect bill maher, host of hbo s real time. but fiers here is my take. israelis are horrified by the attacks on their country. the results sense of trauma has fueled a desire for benjamin netanyahu called mighty vengeance. but intense emotions ma
Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Carrying a recently deported mother and daughter turned around. This, as the government finally files a plan to reunite the 360 migrant kids still separated from their parents after missing last nights deadline. And galaxy quest. What started as a line at a rally could now be coming a reality. I said maybe we need a new force, well call it the space force. And i was not really serious. The administration now asking for 8 billion im going to say that again, 8 billion bucks over the next five years to launch the first new branch of the military since 1947. Whats the goal . It is not enough to merely have an american presence in space. We must have american dominance in space. Oh, my goodness. Players sat out the anthem during last nights game. While others, like Malcolm Jenkin of the super bowl champion eagles, he raised a fist. Kenny stills and Albert Wilson of the miami dolphins, they took a knee. We dont expect a