House Democrat: ‘I don’t contest’ DOGE will likely find ‘awful examples of wasteful spending’
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Thursday he thinks President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission, ...
U.S. government spending items have always been searchable. Why this time is different.
It took more than eight years for former Clinton administration adviser Elaine Kamarck to cut approximately 426,000 jobs, 16,000 pages and $136 billion — in 1990s dollars — from the federal government ...
Cutting Costs Alone Won’t Make Government More Efficient
T he Trump Administration has decided what the path to efficient government looks like: Cut costs, cut programs, cut jobs.
Trump and Musk Promote Misleading ‘Scandal’ About Government Funding Media
Trump has bundled two of his long-favored political targets—federal government spending and the media—into one attack while ...
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
Mike Johnson says there's a 'gross overreaction' over Elon Musk's efforts to cut government spending: 'Not a power grab'
The GOP House Speaker said he believes the executive branch's government efficiency efforts are "within the scope of their ...
'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator
Sen. Joni Ernst published a list of USAID funding projects across the years, including pottery classes in Morocco and a ...
Elon Musk's DOGE has a new target for cutting federal spending: the U.S. penny
Elon Musk's DOGE is taking aim at the U.S. penny, pointing out that it costs more to manufacture than it's worth.
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Truth Be Told: Trump administration's claim of USAID waste is oversimplified
According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, USAID funded programs in 130 countries in 2023. Now, nearly all such projects are on hold – with most employees stationed overseas told to ...