
Federal Funding


The Real Scandal of the Spending Bill
Last week Congress passed a massive coronavirus relief and omnibus spending bill. President Trump threatened to veto the bill, saying he wants an increase in the amount for “stimulus” checks authorized by the bill from 600 dollars to 2,000 dollars. The checks are...
Trump 2020 Deficit More Than Doubles Obama’s Previous Record
The fiscal 2020 budget shortfall totaled $3.13 trillion as the Trump administration added another $124.6 billion to the deficit in September, according to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement. That more than doubles the previous record deficit of $1.4 trillion set...
Report: Local Law Enforcement Receiving Billions in Weapons From Pentagon
“They will avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments which, under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.” – George Washington, Farewell Address (1796)...
Smashing Records: June Monthly Budget Deficit Bigger Than All Years Except Five
The federal budget deficit for the month of June alone totaled nearly the entire 2019 fiscal year shortfall and would rank sixth largest-ever if it were a yearly deficit. The June deficit came in at $864.1 billion dollars, according to the latest Treasury Department...