federal spending
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Beagles, Ferrets and a Trillion in Interest: Inside Rand Paul’s 2025 Festivus Waste Report
Sen. Rand Paul’s 2025 Festivus Report spotlights $1.64 trillion in what he calls federal waste, from beagle drug tests and ferret binge-drinking studies to climate…
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Government Shutdowns: A Cautionary Tale
The first shutdown in 1976 under President Ford came from his veto of a spending bill, citing inflation and fiscal restraint. Later shutdowns shifted into…
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Behind the Shutdown: The Real Fight Over ACA Subsidy Spending
The real fight behind the government shutdown isn’t parks or Social Security—it’s whether to make a COVID-era “emergency” ACA subsidy permanent. That program has already…
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Judges vs. Reform: How Courts and Bureaucrats Block Elected Power Under the APA
Trump’s attempt to cut overhead waste at agencies like NIH and the Pentagon is being blocked by courts citing “arbitrary and capricious” rules under the…
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NIH Scientists Protest Budget Cuts, But Do the Numbers Back Them Up?
A group of NIH researchers—including Nobel laureates—are protesting Trump-era budget cuts and a 15% cap on indirect costs, claiming they threaten science itself. But internal…
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Time to Face Reality—Washington Won’t Save Vermont
Vermont is dangerously dependent on federal money, and with Washington’s economy unraveling, our leaders should be cutting spending and rebuilding local strength—not planning tax hikes.…
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