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Lawmakers Unveil DOGE in Spending Act to Curb $162 Billion in Improper Federal Payments

The bill would require Treasury’s Do Not Pay system to verify each federal payment against government databases to block improper disbursements.

FBI Chief to Disclose Full Scope of Informants at January 6 Capitol Riot

José Luis Ábalos Denies Involvement in Canary Islands COVID-19 Contract Irregularities

Federal Court Weighs Parliamentary Privilege in Sofronoff Corruption Case

Trump Administration Faces Backlash Over Proposal to Reclassify Federal Workers

Former Cum-Ex Prosecutor Faces Investigation for Alleged Secrecy Breach

Pentagon Expands Probe Into Hegseth’s Signal Chats Over Classified Data Breach

DNI Tulsi Gabbard Refers Two Intelligence Officials to DOJ Over Classified Leaks

Oliver Stone Urges Congress to Reinvestigate JFK Assassination

Netanyahu Moves to Dismiss Israel's Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar

Trump's Second Term Moves Raise Concerns Over Presidential Overreach

Corruption Scandal Uncovered in NRW State Chancellery Renovation

Supreme Court Ethics Code Lacks Enforcement After Internal Debate

Ben Wallace Denies 'Lack of Curiosity' Over SAS Killings in Afghanistan