Trump admin moves to end taxpayer funding for PBS, NPR
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to cut all taxpayer funds for public broadcasting. New York Post Las Vert, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, reported Monday that he had sent a memo to Congress. He also calls for codification of other budget cuts identified by government efficiency. “From day […]
Taxpayer impact from public pension investment losses – Newsday
ALBANY — The state's large pension fund, which serves around 1.7 million civil servants and retirees, is expected to survive the prospect of stock market disruption and additional declines, according to state and national authorities. However, taxpayers could be hit in 12 months, how much is based on the magnitude of the loss? Taxpayers by […]
Trump Reportedly Shuts Off Flow Of Taxpayer Dollars Into World Trade Organization
The Trump administration reportedly halted its financial contribution to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as of Thursday. The decision comes as part of a broader change by President Donald Trump to distance the United States from international organizations perceived to undermine American sovereignty or misplace taxpayer dollars. US funding for both 2024 and 2025 will […]
NPR, PBS honchos face tense grilling by GOP lawmakers over biased coverage, taxpayer funding
The heads of NPR and PBS were sitting on a high-strength grill at Capitol Hill on Wednesday as they tried to protect taxpayer-funded liberal press from the rage of Republicans. NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger testified before the Doge subcommittee on Wednesday about alleged biased content that put the platform into […]
‘It Is Taxpayer Funds’: Charles Payne Details ‘Serious Abuse’ Of Food Stamps
Fox Business Host Charles Payne told America Reports co-host Sandra Smith on Tuesday that the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as “Food Stamps,” was an abuser for the taxpayer fund. The Ministry of Health and Human Services is trying to ban the use of food stamps to buy soda and other forms of so-called […]
DeSantis says Florida returned $878M in taxpayer funds to federal government after meeting with Musk, DOGE
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the state has been trying to give back during the Biden administration over $878 million to the federal government. Desantis' office has notified the US Treasury that $878,112,000 will be returned to the federal government. The governor said the move came after a meeting with newly formed […]
Cori Bush’s husband accused of stuffing his pockets with taxpayer cash intended for struggling businesses
Before Democrat voters in Kori Bush denied her a third term in Congress, former squad member and black life activists spoke a big game about the fight corruption. Her household could have been a good place to start. Former Missouri Assembly husband Courtney Meritz was charged with two counts of wire fraud on Thursday, allegedly […]
EXCLUSIVE: Joni Ernst Unveils Legislation To Track Bureaucrats’ Work For Unions On Taxpayer Time
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst and Florida Republican Sen. Scott Franklin introduced the law Friday, requiring the Department of Personnel Management (OPM) to track the time and money spent on union activities by federal officials. OPM previously agreed to resume tracking “Taxpayer-Funded Union Time” (TFUT) in a February 27 memo provided to the Daily Caller […]
Treasury to cut IRS taxpayer advocate staff
The Trump administration intends to cut down on the offices of National Taxpayer Advocates (NTAs). The third time announced staffing cuts at the Internal Revenue Service, which is amid a broader initiative to significantly reduce the federal workforce. In response to a hill's question about NTA's reductions to the workforce, he reported to Congress about […]
VA quietly rescinds taxpayer funded transgender treatments to align with Trump’s EO: memo
Veterans Affairs Bureau (VA) It was quietly cancelled The 2018 policy to provide transgender-related health services to transgender and intersex veterans on Friday has aligned the Trump administration's orders to let go of “radical gender ideology” within the US military. According to the memo, the VA “has conducted a comprehensive care review on identifying veterans […]