Waste and Fraud

Beltway Confidential

State Department security agency splurges $200,000 on Sydney junket

Tom Rogan · July 16, 2025 3:31 pm

Wyoming is the latest red state to move to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. (iStock Photo)

Moral objectors to Medicaid reform fail to identify a better moral alternative

Peter Laffin · July 7, 2025 2:00 pm

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

‘Auditing the auditors’: OMB announces effort to build off work of DOGE

Robert Schmad · June 23, 2025 6:42 pm

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), left, with several of his Senate colleagues discuss during a news conference how the Biden administration's upcoming sanctions on America's ability to produce oil and critical minerals weaken America's energy security and embolden enemies on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Washington.

Roger Marshall anticipates ‘two or three’ bills to cut discretionary spending

Jenny Goldsberry · June 3, 2025 11:21 am

Info about Medicaid eligibility and stethoscope.

The New York case for Medicaid reform

Washington Examiner · May 4, 2025 12:01 am

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Ernst introduces bills to require transparency for taxpayer dollars used for projects in China

Brady Knox · April 15, 2025 11:00 am

Hinson introduces bill to codify Trump order protecting ‘America’s bank account’ from waste

Brady Knox · April 3, 2025 9:00 am

Elon Musk arrives to speak at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Elon’s musketeers shine in selling DOGE’s mission

Joe Concha · March 29, 2025 2:00 pm

NPR CEO’s ‘blowout’ on Capitol Hill spotlights ‘easy’ waste to cut: Joe Concha

Asher Notheis · March 27, 2025 10:35 am

Eliminate the EPA’s IRIS program

Chris Jahn · March 25, 2025 7:00 am

Fairness & Justice

Big savings can be found in improper Medicare spending

Sally Pipes · March 24, 2025 7:00 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington.

Pete Hegseth unveils additional $580 million in DOGE cuts at Pentagon

Jenny Goldsberry · March 20, 2025 2:48 pm