Government Heroically Rescues Americans From Fees Government Created
Trump promises $500 ACA rebate for overcharging that followed his administration ending the subsidies that prevented the overcharging.
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Government Fires 256,000 Workers, Saves $0, Hires 104,000 More
The Department of Government Efficiency officially expired on Independence Day without a closing report, a transition plan, or a farewell — just a USAJobs page with 104,000 new listings. The IRS, which lost 27% of its workforce in the name of efficiency, is now fast-tracking 8,000 hires to handle the backlog created by the 27% it lost.
Nation Celebrates 250 Years of Self-Governance by Asking for More Money to Cover Its Own Birthday Party
Congress allocated $150 million so the country could throw itself a tasteful 250th birthday bash. A Trump-backed group called Freedom 250 spent most of it, then held the party anyway. Now they'd like $10 million more, which experts confirm is how birthdays work.
Department of Energy Lawyer Helpfully Explains That Science Grants Were Canceled Because Science Lives in the Wrong States
The Trump administration spent months insisting its cancellation of 284 federal energy research grants had absolutely nothing to do with politics. Its own lawyer then filed a document in federal court explaining that it had entirely to do with politics. The Department of Energy has not announced a budget line for irony.
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Government Heroically Rescues Americans From Fees Government Created
In a bold act of fiscal innovation, the White House announced $500 rebate checks for Americans overcharged on health insurance premiums — premiums that doubled or tripled after Congress let ACA subsidies expire this year. The administration, which previously promised $5,000 checks on Wednesday, $2,000 tariff dividends last fall, and $1,000–$1,500 HSA rebates that Congress rejected, assures the public this one is definitely real.
Government Fires 256,000 Workers, Saves $0, Hires 104,000 More
The Department of Government Efficiency officially expired on Independence Day without a closing report, a transition plan, or a farewell — just a USAJobs page with 104,000 new listings. The IRS, which lost 27% of its workforce in the name of efficiency, is now fast-tracking 8,000 hires to handle the backlog created by the 27% it lost.
Nation Celebrates 250 Years of Self-Governance by Asking for More Money to Cover Its Own Birthday Party
Congress allocated $150 million so the country could throw itself a tasteful 250th birthday bash. A Trump-backed group called Freedom 250 spent most of it, then held the party anyway. Now they'd like $10 million more, which experts confirm is how birthdays work.
Department of Energy Lawyer Helpfully Explains That Science Grants Were Canceled Because Science Lives in the Wrong States
The Trump administration spent months insisting its cancellation of 284 federal energy research grants had absolutely nothing to do with politics. Its own lawyer then filed a document in federal court explaining that it had entirely to do with politics. The Department of Energy has not announced a budget line for irony.
Congress Courageously Bans Itself From Buying Stocks It Already Owns
The House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act 232–198, prohibiting members of Congress from purchasing new individual stocks — while explicitly allowing them to keep every share they currently hold, sell whenever they like, and leaving the President exempt entirely. Sponsors called it 'transformational.' The stocks called it 'Tuesday.'