Federal Spending
Of billions in questioned USAID spending, millions went to fund terrorism(The Center Square) – Of the billions of tax dollars spent by the U.S. Agency for International Development Office (USAID) that are being questioned by the Trump administration, millions went… Read More
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NPR and PBS funding in the spotlight as DOGE committee eyes cuts(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has been aggressively identifying and eliminating a wide swath of federal spending since President Donald Trump took office. Now, a… Read More
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Marjorie Taylor Greene to lead subcommittee taking on government spending(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been appointed to lead a subcommittee dedicated to working with President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency. Known… Read More
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Pentagon still can’t pass audit despite years of trying(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Defense’s annual audit once again resulted in a disclaimer. That means the federal government’s largest agency – with a budget of more… Read More
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DOGE: Examples of federal spending that could be on the chopping block(The Center Square) – Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will take over a new effort to make the government more efficient.President-elect Donald Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” or… Read More
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Musk’s proposal to cut $2 trillion in federal spending questioned(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump’s billionaire supporter Elon Musk suggested that he could cut $2 trillion from the federal budget during a campaign rally. Brian Riedl, a… Read More
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Millions of taxpayer dollars wrongly went to union pension plans for deceased Americans(The Center Square) – Lawmakers say tens of millions of taxpayer dollars were wrongly set aside for union pension plans, and now they want those funds back. U.S. Rep. and… Read More
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‘Shocking’: Federal deficit grows by 27 percent in four months(The Center Square) – The latest federal budget projections paint a troubling picture of the U.S. fiscal problem. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released new estimates this week that the… Read More
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Federal watchdog identifies tens of billions of dollars of government waste(The Center Square) – A new federal report shows areas of waste and duplication among federal agencies costing taxpayers big time. The annual Government Accountability Office report on “fragmentation, overlap… Read More
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Feds send millions of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban(The Center Square) – After two decades at war with the Taliban, the U.S. government is now sending millions of taxpayer dollars to the terrorist group. The Taliban resumed power… Read More
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Farm Bill ignites debate on food stamp spending amid $30 billion cut(The Center Square) – A $1.5 trillion Farm Bill supported by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative has sparked criticism among Democrats for cutting $30 billion from the former… Read More
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As federal spending runs off the rails – and the Biden administration wants to spend more – Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt steps in front of the gravy trainWashington, D.C., is “allergic” to tough decisions on spending, Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said Wednesday – while offering his colleagues what he says should be an easy one. Schmitt took… Read More
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U.S. spending on interest tops national defense, Medicare(The Center Square) – Congress has spent more money on interest so far this year than it has spent on both national defense and Medicare. Spending on net interest hit… Read More
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Congress’ inaction on debt ‘irresponsible,’ says former comptroller(The Center Square) – The former U.S. Comptroller General said Congress' failure to address the federal debt burden was "irresponsible."David Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States and a… Read More
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Feds report about $2.7 trillion in improper payments in two decades(The Center Square) – The federal government reported hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars in improper payments last fiscal year and trillions over the last two decades. According to a… Read More
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Taxpayers supply $1B annually, and AmeriCorps is 7 years without clean audit(The Center Square) – Taxpayers provide it $1 billion annually, and for seven years running, AmeriCorps has failed to get a clean audit. A North Carolina congresswoman says that’s enough. Read More
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Massive Medicare fraud sparks calls for investigation(The Center Square) – Reports of tens of billions of dollars in stolen funds from Medicare has sparked calls from lawmakers for an audit and investigation. The call for audit… Read More
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Contract losses have defense contractors saying no to their biggest customer: the DOD(The Center Square) – As the Pentagon looks to shift the risk of cost overruns to contractors, some are sitting on the sidelines instead of bidding on projects from their… Read More
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Biden budget packed with tax hikes, increases national debt(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Monday released his $7.3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 with $5.5 trillion in tax increases that continues to increase the… Read More
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Lawmakers blast federal payments to deceased Americans(The Center Square) – Two lead House lawmakers blasted a federal program this week for sending over $100 million to deceased Americans. The lawmakers sent a letter to the Pension… Read More