As another debt fight looms on Capitol Hill, some experts say the fretting over the size of the government’s credit card is premature.
Author: Stephen Dinan
Vast majority of billions in pandemic-aid fraud will never be recovered, watchdogs tell Congress
A single Social Security number was used to apply for pandemic benefits in at least 29 different states, investigators revealed to Congress on Wednesday, illustrating the size of the fraud that the government faced in doling out trillions of dollars in…
Hackers linked to Russia, China stole U.S. pandemic relief money, Secret Service confirms
Criminal organizations backed by the Chinese and Russian governments have been linked to pandemic fraud, the U.S. Secret Service confirmed to Congress on Wednesday.
GOP wins showdown with Mayorkas as DHS allows agents to testify
Homeland Security will allow senior Border Patrol agents to testify to Congress, after Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas backed down from his earlier refusal, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer said Tuesday.
IRS subjects Black taxpayers to more audits, study finds
Black taxpayers are far more likely to face audits than others, according to a new study released Tuesday.
Drones and water slides: How cities spent Uncle Sam’s pandemic money
When the coronavirus pandemic struck, someone in the Mississippi government thought of drones.
$5.4 billion in pandemic loans were paid to suspicious Social Security numbers
The government doled out nearly 100,000 pandemic loans to people whose applications were filed using suspect Social Security numbers, government investigators revealed Monday.
Tens of thousands of federal employees bilked government of pandemic cash
Tens of thousands of federal employees stole taxpayers’ money by filing bogus pandemic loan requests.
DHS blocks Border Patrol chiefs from testifying to Congress
The Department of Homeland Security has told Congress it will not allow four senior Border Patrol officials to testify next month about the chaos at the border.
Dems move to strip Bolsonaro of U.S. visa, make him deportable
Democrats have found one high-profile immigrant they want to see deported: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.