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40 Months? The Eternal FOIA Backlog

Trump White House Payroll Shrinks 29% Year-Over-Year

Baywatch Pay Watch: Half-million-dollar checks, six-figure overtime for LA lifeguards

Elon is out. Excessive spending is not.

America is Deeply Invested in Israel’s Success

Support for Israel has a Long Bipartisan History

The Cost of Restoring Order in Los Angeles

California Pumped Tens of Millions into Immigration NGOs that Fight Deportation, Track ICE and more…

Social Security for 200-Year-Olds?

DOGE’s Unfinished Business

Ideological Capture at Professional Societies

DOGE's Second Act

President Trump’s Savings Target Should be a Floor, Not a Ceiling

DOGE Opponents Play at Saving Elmo While NPR, PBS Execs Rake in Taxpayer Cash

COMMONSENSE CHANGES AT HARVARD COULD GO A LONG WAY TO DIFFUSING TRUMP STANDOFF

Fauci Household Got $3.5M Wealthier in First Year After Retirement

AID FOR AYATOLLAHS: FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO IRAN FACILITATED BY UNCLE SAM

PROFESSORS POOL PUBLIC DOLLARS TO ROOT OUT DOGE, TRUMP SYMPATHIZERS

LIVE: Open the Books Testifies at DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Federal Real Estate Portfolio

SAVINGS TO MEDICAID DON’T NEED TO BE FOUND, THEY JUST NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED

Education Department Downsizing (or Elimination) Begs the Question: Is Spending Improving Outcomes?

LAST LOOKS? MAPPING GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT

NASA’S “ONE GIANT LEAP” TOWARD DEI

FLABBY FEDS: More Agency Spending Data Revealed

STATE OF THE STATE SCHOOLS

Lessons from the Earmark Moratorium for the DOGE Era

MAPPING THE GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT

CASH FOR MIGRANTS: FEMA NOT THE ONLY AGENCY SPENDING BIG

Final Tally for Biden-Era Improper Payments? $925 BILLION

TOO MANY SUBSCRIPTIONS? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

OPEN LETTER TO ELON: Let's Build "America's Checkbook"

DELETE, DELETE, DELETE, DELETE

Joint University Programs with China Escape Financial Reporting

Trump's Transparency Opportunity

DoD Had Its Most Spendy Month Since the Bush Era

Texas vs. Ohio State: Auditors Pick a...Loser

Los Angeles Fires: Water & Power Officials Among Top-Paid City Employees

New Orleans Police Superintendent has Collected $2.97M from Taxpayers since 2016