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Key questions about Minnesota's fraud schemes and the billions in losses

Authorities have uncovered massive fraud in Minnesota, with billions of taxpayer dollars potentially lost

The Independent UK

US military to stop shooting pigs and goats as a way to train medics for the battlefield

The U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone

The Independent UK

GAO chief's pending exit tees up battle for a successor - Roll Call

The Government Accountability Office’s new leader will be a veteran investigator with over three decades’ experience at the agency.

Roll Call

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Trump ally Pulte under investigation by congressional watchdog

Pulte has led the Trump administration's effort to pursue mortgage fraud cases against Trump opponents.

Axios

Auditors Submitted 24 Fake Applications for Subsidized Health Insurance. Only 1 Was Denied.

A new GAO report suggests the Affordable Care Act's health insurance exchanges are rife with fraud.

Reason

ACA marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud, GAO says - Roll Call

The report could buttress GOP arguments that major changes are needed, or at least that prevention measures be a part of any deal on lowering health care costs.

Roll Call

'Make It A Permanent Vacation!' Trump Slammed For 6-Day Florida Getaway

As Americans grapple with soaring living costs, Trump undertook a six-day retreat to his Mar-a-Lago estate, drawing fierce criticism from watchdogs and citizens over taxpayer-funded luxury at a moment of economic hardship.

International Business Times UK

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GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill - Roll Call

Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a $7.3 billion fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a deal to end the shutdown.

Roll Call

Spending law unenforceable if the president wants to violate it - Roll Call

There is little Congress can do to enforce a law designed to safeguard its power of the purse if the president disregards it.

Roll Call

This College Dropout Thinks His AI Startup Can Do What Elon Musk Couldn't: Expose Fraud

Alex Shieh, creator of Bloat@Brown, co-founded the Antifraud Company to investigate and publicize corporate fraud in critical government programs.

Reason

GAO Report Finds 'Shrinkflation' Was Fake News

The Government Accountability Office says shrinkflation accounted for just 0.06 percentage points of inflation from 2019 to 2024.

Reason

Trump moves Space Command HQ to Alabama, citing Colorado's mail-in voting - Roll Call

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would move U.S. Space Command's headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.

Roll Call

Court limits funding lawsuits to GAO - Roll Call

Decision undoes a lower court ruling requiring the Trump administration to start spending funds for USAID and other foreign assistance funds.

Roll Call

US wants back millions in COVID relief from local governments over missing reports

The U.S. Treasury is trying to recover COVID-19 relief funds from hundreds of local governments that failed to report their spending

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Outcry as US agriculture department to cut salaries and relocate staff

Experts warn ‘half-baked’ restructuring will further erode support for US farmers and hamper wildfire response

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Tesla Is In For A Rough Spell. Musk Believes Autonomy Will Save It

Meanwhile, Tesla's brand image is absolutely cooked. Plus, The U.S. built fewer than 400 chargers with $7.5 billion in federal funding.

Reason

Trump Walks Back Talk of Abolishing FEMA

After criticizing the agency for being ineffective for months, the Trump administration now plans to reform it to supplement state disaster response efforts.

Roll Call

Appropriators advance Legislative Branch bill without GAO cuts - Roll Call

Senate appropriators approved a fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch bill that would boost spending for Congress while avoiding cuts to the GAO.

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Reason

NASA Gets a $10 Billion Windfall From the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Rather than reducing government's role in space travel, the bills shovels more taxpayer money into an agency that is being outperformed by the private sector.

Latin Times

GOP Lawmakers Further Bill Slashing Funding to Watchdog Group Despite Dozens of Active Investigations

Republicans advanced a budget cutting the GAO's funding by nearly half, sparking Democratic opposition as the bill heads to the Senate.

Roll Call

House appropriators approve Legislative Branch bill with GAO cuts - Roll Call

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft spending bill that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office.

International Business Times UK

Retired and Still Paying: Why Thousands of Pensioners Are Losing Social Security to Student Loans

Student loan debt is reducing Social Security payments for thousands of US retirees, raising concerns over retirement security and debt policy.

Roll Call

House subcommittee advances Legislative Branch spending bill - Roll Call

A proposal to cut the GAO's budget nearly in half could cause Congress to miss out on billions of dollars in savings, Democrats say.

Reason

The F-35 Ages Worse Than the Planes It's Meant To Replace

House Republicans' budget would spend billions of dollars on the F-35's successor before the current model is even up to par.

TechRadar

US Department of Defense urged to address serious IT systems flaws

DoD warned as auditors find largest 4 IT programs account for 43% of planned IT spending.

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