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New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women

In the 1970s, the agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent

The Independent UK

Automakers trapped in a regulatory ‘wormhole’ as Trump and California clash over new ‘contempt for the law’ emissions rules

One is trying to protect the environment, one is desperately trying to destroy it.

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Report: The FBI Bent Its Own Rules To Spy on 1,100 'Sensitive' Targets

Opening investigations requires evidence, so the feds created “assessments.”

Reason

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States and Local Governments Are Still Sitting on Billions of Dollars of 'Emergency' COVID Relief

The Biden administration said the $350 billion bailout was urgent and necessary. Five years later, that doesn't seem true.

Reason

US Border Patrol Allegedly Spends £55K Taxpayer Fund on Four Seasons Pet Resort For Their Dogs

A newly revealed customs contract shows US Border Patrol has a £55,000 ($75,000) taxpayer-funded deal with Four Seasons Pet Resort to kennel K-9 dogs.

International Business Times UK

Trump Signals Plan to Ban Institutional Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes

The president says the move could improve housing affordability. Here’s what the data shows about investor ownership, recent buying trends and what it could mean for homebuyers.

Kiplinger

Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds

Analysis estimates Trump administration ‘wasted’ billions to compensate over 154,000 federal employees on leave

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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

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.

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Roll Call

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.

Reason

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.

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Roll Call

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - US

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

InsideEVs

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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