Investigations
In-depth analysis and editorial coverage of federal spending patterns, waste, and accountability.
Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go in 2025?
Medicare gets 18¢, Defense gets 14¢, Interest gets 12¢ — more than veterans benefits. See every cent of your tax dollar.
Read →Is DOGE Actually Saving Money? A Data-Driven Reality Check
DOGE claimed $55B in savings. Spending increased $392B. That's 0.81% of the budget — like saving $8.10 on a $1,000 grocery bill.
Read →The 10 Companies That Get the Most Government Money in 2025
Lockheed Martin: $58.8B. The top 10 hold 23.5% of all contracts. Who they are and why this concentration matters.
Read →Where $11.2 Trillion Really Goes
A comprehensive breakdown of federal spending across all major categories and agencies.
Read →The Spending Explosion
Federal spending grew 63% since 2017.
Read →Your Tax Bill Breakdown
$33,135 per taxpayer — where does it all go?
Read →The DOGE Reality Check
Claims vs actual spending — DOGE promised $2T in savings while spending increased $392B.
Read →The Contractor Monopoly
10 companies control 64% of all federal contracts.
Read →The 10 Companies That Run the Government
Meet the contractors who receive billions in taxpayer dollars every year.
Read →The Interest Time Bomb
$952B in annual interest — now larger than the defense budget.
Read →The $36 Trillion Debt Clock
Watch the national debt tick up in real time.
Read →Inside the Pentagon's Budget
How the Department of Defense spends more than most countries earn.
Read →The Pentagon's Blank Check
DOD has never passed an audit. Here's what $501B looks like without accountability.
Read →The Healthcare Spending Machine
Medicare, Medicaid, and the growing cost of keeping America healthy.
Read →State Dependency: Donors vs Takers
Which states take more federal money than they contribute in taxes?
Read →Which States Are Federal Welfare Queens?
Red states, blue states — who really depends on federal money?
Read →Where Does Foreign Aid Actually Go?
An investigation into where U.S. foreign aid dollars end up.
Read →US vs The World
How American spending compares to other nations.
Read →The Grant Machine
$1.24 trillion in federal grants — who gets the money?
Read →No-Bid Nation: When Competition Dies
Billions in contracts awarded without competitive bidding.
Read →Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Tracking the GAO and IG reports that expose government waste.
Read →Government Efficiency & Accountability
Measuring how well agencies spend taxpayer dollars.
Read →How Federal Spending Actually Works
From appropriations to outlays — the complete guide to government spending.
Read →Government Shutdown Calculator
What a shutdown really costs taxpayers.
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