EconomyNews
Trump Backs Down on Rescinding $4 Billion in Foreign Aid
President Donald Trump has opted against a cost-cutting measure to cancel more than $4 billion in budgeted foreign assistance, much of which he previously deemed… Read More
EconomyNews
Solar Panels in Asia, Border Security for El Salvador: Trump Tries to Rein in Wasted Tax Dollars Abroad
Amid contentious debate in Washington on how much to devote to securing the southern border, what might surprise some is that tax dollars are going… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Each American Is $240,000 in Debt Because of Excessive Government Spending
As Americans, we are greatly indebted not only to the men and women who have fought and died for our country, but also to the… Read More
EconomyNews
Proposed Trump Administration Rule Would Close Eligibility Loophole, Reducing Food Stamp Rolls
The Trump administration is pushing a reform of the food stamp program that could remove as many as 3.1 million recipients from the rolls, in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Sneaky Way the Government Is Growing the Number of Bureaucrats
To constrain the growth of central government, conservatives have fought to keep down the number of federal bureaucrats. This strategy has failed. Since the 1960s,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Improper Payments Are Costing Taxpayers a Fortune
We all make mistakes, but most of us don’t make mistakes with billions of dollars of someone else’s money. We can easily forgive the drive-thru… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Sole Sources of Military Spare Parts Squander Defense Dollars, Risk National Security
How would you react to a store selling a gallon of milk for $180, a price about 45 times the average cost? The House Oversight… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These Wasteful Government Programs Need to Go
When considering the leviathan size of the federal government, it’s easy to overlook the quality of individual programs. After all, we can reduce the $4.1… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s What Congress Can Do to Cut Waste and Debt
While politicians debate expansive new government programs, even amid a worsening debt situation, fiscally prudent Americans may find some solace in alternative plans put forward… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Idaho’s Spring Cleaning for Regulations an Idea Worth Replicating
Imagine if government rules had an expiration date. What if, each decade, every state law, regulation, or administrative rule ended by default unless lawmakers took… Read More
EconomyNews
3 Things to Know About a Disaster Spending Bill Conservatives Couldn’t Stop
A $19.1 billion disaster aid bill that faced significant opposition from conservative Republicans passed the House on Monday evening by a lopsided vote of 354-58…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government Unions Fight Trump Plan to Raise Retirement Benefits for Some Feds
In a strange twist, a provision in the Trump administration’s 2020 budget to increase retirement benefits for many federal employees has public-sector unions outraged. This… Read More
EconomyNews
Ben Carson’s 3 Ambitious Agenda Items for Reforming Public Housing
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 spending blueprint would cut the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s budget by 16 percent, but HUD Secretary Ben Carson… Read More
EconomyNews
Government Lays Out $4.6 Million on Lobster and Crab in Spending Spike
Against the backdrop of a record-breaking $22 trillion in national debt, the revelation that the federal government spent $4.6 million on lobster tail and crab… Read More
EconomyCommentary
3 Takeaways From the Shutdown Regarding America’s National Parks
Immediately after the partial federal government shutdown started, media outlets pointed to the damage the closure has inflicted on America’s national parks. From overflowing trash… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
The Scott Walker Years: Taxpayer-Centered Reforms in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin—As crowds swelled inside and outside the state Capitol and protesters sprayed Republicans with spit, insults, and hatred, Gov. Scott Walker could be forgiven… Read More
EconomyNews
Spending Deal Breaks Promises to Voters, Conservative Lawmakers Say
Conservative lawmakers say they are disappointed with a lack of conservative priorities in a new spending package, some saying it goes against stipulations President Donald… Read More
EconomyNews
He Wants to Lift Taxpayers as His State’s First GOP House Speaker in 136 Years
NEW ORLEANS—Philip Gunn says he is trying to move more of his state’s citizens from dependency on government “freebies” to self-sufficiency and a lighter tax… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Congress Could Generate Enormous Savings Across the Government
When Americans buy plane tickets, they shop around to find the deal that best suits their needs and save a lot of time and money… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Pig Book’ Spotlights 232 Earmarks Amid Pork That Wastes Taxpayers’ Money
All but a relative few farmers and other rural residents have had electricity and telephone service for a generation, but the U.S. government devoted $10… Read More
EconomyNews
Government Spends $3 Million to Study Heavy Drinking, Aggression at Nightclubs
The government has spent nearly $3 million studying people who drink and become aggressive at nightclubs since 2014, and found, among other things, that heavy… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s How Trump Wants to Streamline Government
The Trump administration proposes to reform and reorganize government by streamlining food regulation, merging two Cabinet departments, and consolidating housing programs. Combining the Education and… Read More
SocietyNews
Government Agency Funds ‘Trans Theater Works’ With Taxpayer Dollars
In funding theatrical productions aimed at increasing acceptance of transgender people the National Endowment for the Arts runs the risk of reigniting a long-dormant debate… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives Urge Congress to OK Trump’s $15 Billion Rescission of Spending
A major conservative-libertarian advocacy group has thrown its support behind President Donald Trump’s call for canceling more than $15 billion in spending as a good… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Can Cut Billions in Wasteful Spending by Following This Blueprint
The Senate Budget Committee met May 23 to consider the Government Accountability Office’s annual report on government efficiency and effectiveness, which identifies areas of unnecessary… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A Government Loan Program for Auto Manufacturers on Road to Repeal
Among programs on the chopping block in the White House’s new plan to cut more than $15 billion in wasteful government spending is the Department… Read More
InternationalCommentary
BUILD Act Doesn’t Make the Reforms OPIC Needs
The Trump administration wants to consolidate existing U.S. government development finance agencies to replace the outdated Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). In that vein, members… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Asks Congress to Cancel $15 Billion in Spending. Conservatives See It as ‘First Step.’
The Trump administration intends to ask Congress to cancel $15 billion in spending Tuesday, although some conservative lawmakers say more could be done to reduce… Read More
PoliticsNews
Obama Interior Secretaries Spent More Than Ryan Zinke on Chartered Flights
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has spent far fewer taxpayer dollars on chartered flights than his two predecessors in the Obama administration, public records show. The… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative Lawmakers Push Abandoned Tool as Way for Trump to Slash Spending
Conservatives who are unhappy with the $1.3 trillion spending bill signed last month by President Donald Trump want the president to ask Congress to rescind… Read More
