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Senate Earmark Requests Triple House Wishlist: 11,000 Asks Worth Over $42B
While millions of Americans are struggling to afford rent and groceries in 2026, Congress members are already deciding which pet projects they want to…
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Snip, Snip: Trump’s 2nd Pocket Rescission Cancels $810M
President Trump announced his second round of “pocket rescissions” last Friday, cutting $810 million in spending on programs that his administration has…
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September Brings Dual Wins for Transparency
The Government Accountability Office published a damning report a few years ago that one-third of all federal spending isn’t reported on…
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Top-Paid LA Lifeguards Earned Up To $510,283 In 2021
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How Fact-Finding Fauci Led To My Cancellation At Forbes
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Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It” September
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EXCLUSIVE: As private citizen, Dr. Fauci received $15 million taxpayer-funded security detail
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Anthony Fauci Defended NIH Culture Of Secrecy: The $325M Third-Party Royalty Complex... Now We Know More Details.
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Taxpayer Funded Censorship: How Government is Using Your Tax Dollars to Silence Your Voice
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Trump and Biden Contractors Got Tens of Billions, Share a Business Address with a Donor
The firm Acquisition Logistics LLC was fired this April from its job running Camp East Montana, the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE…
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Accounting Check: What Could “Medicare for All” Cost Taxpayers?
Not since the Bernie Sanders presidential runs five and ten years ago has “Medicare for All” had so much attention on the national stage.
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California Dreamin’ - Home Prices Outpaced Household Incomes Despite Billions Spent
This case study on California demonstrates the government hurdles to constructing quality, affordable homes.
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Extreme Makeover: American Dream Edition?
Throughout Summer 2026, news outlets have been dotted with headlines like these:
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Cost of Kabul: The 5-Year Anniversary of Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Rachel O'Brien joins The National Desk to discuss the speculation about taxpayer money ending up with the Taliban, 5 years after the disastrous US…
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Bad Synergy: When Consultants Help Score $1.5 Billion from Medicaid
This story continues Open the Books’ ongoing series on the Cost of Fraud, tallying the hidden fees on American tax returns.
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Swamp Update: 2025 Federal Payroll Down $1.9 Billion, Civilian Headcount Down More than 50,000
New data obtained by Open the Books gives a fresh look at the state of the federal workforce.
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