Fiscal Year

Omnibus Shows Congress’s Priorities: Authoritarianism and War

Those hoping for a Christmastime government shutdown were once again disappointed when Congress passed a 4,000-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that few, if any, Representatives and Senators read before voting on.

Biden Signs Defense Bill Into Law, Voiding Military’s COVID Vax Mandate

Biden signs NDAA for 2023 authorizing $858 billion in military, energy, and procurement spending and overturning COVID-19 vaccine mandate for servicemembers.

Over 3 Million Apprehensions, Gotaways Throughout 2022 Fiscal Year

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 2.7 million illegal immigrant apprehensions in October.

Welfare Pays More Than Regular Jobs in Many States

Welfare payouts for a family of four exceed the national median household income in 24 states, and top $100,000 annually in Washington, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, a new study finds.

Omnibus Bill Gives FBI a $570 Million Raise After ‘Twitter Files’ Revealed Bureau Colluded with Social Media Companies to Censor Hunter Biden Story

FBI gets $11.33 billion in total for 2023, according to House Appropriations Committee summary.

Feds Lost Track of 150K Migrants Due to Biden’s ‘No Processing’ Policy, Training Video Shows

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials lost track of 150,000 migrants that entered the United States due to the Biden administration's "no processing" immigration policy, a training video from the federal agency shows.

$1.7 Trillion Gov’t Funding Bill Gives Billions More Taxdollars to Ukraine/NATO Than to U.S. Citizens Recovering from Natural Disasters

Four thousand page bill earmarks $44.9 billion for Ukraine and NATO, only $40.6 billion for Americans hit by natural disaster.
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Visualize How Much U.S. Taxpayer Money Is Flooding Into Ukraine—Each Dot Represents $100,000 (Video)

Each dot represents $100,000 in U.S. taxpayer dollars, according to a visualization created by Columbia and Duke graduate Will Geary, a data scientist and assistant professor at The Pratt Institute in New York. "U.S. aid to Ukraine totals $68 billion, and in November the White House asked Congress for another $38 billion," Geary Tweeted. "This would bring the total amount appropriated for Ukraine to over $100 billion."

Biden Admin Grants Working Visas to 65,000 Foreigners to Help ‘Meet Needs of American Businesses’

The Biden administration is set to allow nearly 65,000 H-2B foreign visa workers to take on nonagricultural jobs in the United States over the next nine months.

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