To Protect Climate Money, Obama Stashed It Where It's Hard to Find
Bloomberg
President Trump will find the job of reining in spending on climate initiatives made harder by an Obama-era policy of dispersing billions of dollars in programs across dozens of agencies -- in part so they couldn't easily be cut. There is no single list of those programs or their cost. FCC Accused of Keeping 'Obamaphone' Fraud Probe Quiet
Washington Free Beacon
Regulators were instructed not to disclose a massive fraud investigation into subsidized cellphones, dubbed Obamaphones by critics, until a day after a vote to expand the program, says one of the regulators, Ajit Pai, a Republican and now chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. An FCC spokesman insisted the timing was coincidental. North Korea's Nuclear Program Funded by Slavery, Hacking, China
The Fiscal Times
With North Korea threatening nuclear war, the question of where it gets its money is of intense interest. Trade with China is one answer. Virtual slavery is another: workers ordered abroad to toil on construction projects, with Pyongyang taking a big cut. And its army of computer hackers has been able to steal tens of millions of dollars. Facebook Discovers 'Major Spam Operation,' USA Today 'Likes' Fall
The Daily Caller
Facebook announced that the company discovered and dismantled a network of fake accounts that had been growing across the site over the last few months, particularly on large publisher pages. While most pages only saw a small drop in total likes, USA Today's Facebook page lost five million followers in one day. Norway: Inside the World's First All-Female Special Forces Unit
NBC News
Norway has moved a lot faster than the U.S. to break down military gender barriers, boasting the world's first all-female special forces unit. Training includes parachuting out of military aircraft, skiing in the Arctic tundra, navigating the wilderness and fighting in urban terrain. In Georgia Special Election, One Local Penny for Every $10 in National Cash
Center for Public Integrity
When the candidatesâ own campaign money is excluded, the special election to fill the seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has attracted about one Georgia penny for every $10 in national cash, an analysis finds. Democrat Jon Ossoff's slogan reflects the raceâs national tinge: Make Trump Furious. Meet the New York City Democrat Flacking for Ivanka Trump
BuzzFeed
Risa Heller is a respected public relations professional in New York Democratic circles who previously worked in Senator Chuck Schumer's office. Lately she's worked to shape the public image of Ivanka Trump as she assumes a controversial White House role, raising eyebrows among some of her former Democratic colleagues. | 
