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GAO: US Overpaid Welfare, Medicare by $186 Billion
15+ hour, 10+ min ago (317+ words) By Jim Mishler "|" Monday, 25 May 2026 05: 09 PM EDT Federal agencies sent out roughly $186 billion in improper payments during fiscal year 2025, according to a recent Government Accountability Office analysis that found Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare-related programs accounted for much of the total....
A closer look at Washington's most expansive agency
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (739+ words) Department of Homeland Security origins. How did it become a complex node of federal power? Examining Washington's most expansive department The Department of Homeland Security has become a complex node of federal power Born from one of America's darkest days,…...
Sacrifice, Freedom, and the Spirit of 1776 | Capitol Report Memorial Day Special
9+ hour, 45+ min ago (106+ words) Tonight on Capitol Report, we mark Memorial Day and the 250th anniversary of America's founding with a special tribute to the men and women who gave their. .. Sacrifice, Freedom, and the Spirit of 1776 | Capitol Report Memorial Day Special...
"We Need People Working": Wyoming Waits On BLM Reinforcements As Permits Back Up
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (915+ words) As new BLM Director Steve Pearce begins work, energy leaders say staffing shortages are top priority. "We need people working on permits," Wyoming mining honcho Travis Deti said. Without renewed leases, coal companies can lose access to federally leased reserves....
OIG Critical Of Bureau Of Prisons USP Canaan In Recent Report
16+ hour, 34+ min ago (964+ words) When inspectors from the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) arrived at U. S. Penitentiary Canaan in June 2025, the visit was described as "unannounced." That word carries weight as it suggests surprise, exposure, a glimpse behind the curtain. But…...
US government overpaid welfare and Medicare recipients by $186 billion last year " after a shocking surge
18+ hour, 10+ min ago (416+ words) The federal government overpaid welfare and social services recipients by a stunning $186 billion in fiscal year 2025, a startling surge of $24 billion from the previous year's total. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 15 federal agencies made up the massive improper…...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Gets Brutally Mocked After Making Ironic Comment Regarding Her Fellow Supreme Court Justices | The Gateway Pundit | by Cullen Linebarger
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Worst client: ICE has become a major headache for the Justice Department
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (1029+ words) A federal appellate court judge delivered an epic burn to the Department of Justice during oral arguments this month in a case where the government was attempting to defend ICE's aggressive posture in making arrests at churches. "It's very hard…...
Illinois dual office holding debate intensifies amid Calumet funding, ethics concerns
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (413+ words) (The Center Square) " Ethics advocates say Illinois" loose restrictions on dual office holding leave the door open to conflicts of interest and potential retaliation by public officials, following renewed scrutiny surrounding Thaddeus Jones and allegations involving city spending and state…...
The Progressive Senate and Its Discontents
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (1061+ words) The Seventeenth Amendment reshaped the Senate from a body tied to the states into a national political arena defined by permanent ambition and escalating federal power. For most Americans'or at least most Americans with even a remedial education in civics'the…...