The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has evolved from a tool to simply cut and track checks for farm bill programs to a source of nearly unrestrained administrative power. With more than $40 trillion in debt, taxpayers can no longer afford it. taxpayer.net/agriculture/the…

Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully operational at any given time. A 10-year contract can't fix a failed program, it can only lock in more waste. Instead, taxpayers could save $13 billion this year by cutting new F-35 procurement. washingtoninquisitor.com/202…

Offshore wind developers have faced a leasing and permitting freeze, construction shutdowns, lease buyouts, and now permit do-over requests. Gone with the wind is future energy supply, and billions in taxpayer dollars, and any semblance of regulatory certainty taxpayer.net/energy-natural-…

Fully repealing the Roadless Rule could cost taxpayers billions in subsidized roadbuilding and maintenance, lead to more money-losing timber sales, increase wildfire risks and costs, and threaten commercial and recreational benefits of our national forests provided to the American public Read TCS’s comments on the proposed repeal to learn more: taxpayer.net/energy-natural-…

Paying companies billions to abandon domestic energy projects is a strange definition of “energy dominance.” We examined $3.9 billion in federal offshore wind lease buyouts. Help us keep following the money. taxpayer.net/an-appeal-offsh…

The administration wants states to shoulder more disaster costs. State taxpayers and federal taxpayers share something important. They’re the same people. TCS looks at how preventing flood damage can save them money. taxpayer.net/disaster/why-fe…

Insufficient financial assurance requirements for oil & gas operators on federal lands allow companies to walk away instead of cleaning up - leaving American taxpayers & communities with the costs. A new bill proposed by Sen. @MichaelBennet would fix that. taxpayer.net/energy-natural-…

Both parties have added to the national debt through decades of tax cuts & spending increases. Today’s lawmakers have been warned that their policies will increase deficits & push the debt higher. We connect the dots on our latest BWAF: taxpayer.net/budget-appropri…

For every $1 farm businesses pay in crop insurance premiums, the program delivers $2.14 in payouts. We must make crop insurance more like insurance and less like an income guarantee for farm businesses year after year. taxpayer.net/agriculture/cas…

As American electricity demands grow, so does the Administration’s fervor to cancel developing offshore wind leases. Undermining the development of wind power costs Americans in both revenue and energy supply, pushing the entire country in the wrong direction. Read this week's WB taxpayer.net/energy-natural-…

California’s wildfires showed why federal disaster response takes more than a check. Recovery requires experienced staff and coordination. Cutting FEMA’s workforce without adequate planning puts that capacity at risk. taxpayer.net/disaster/govern…

The Forest Service proposed to fully repeal roadless protection of our national forests, opening 44.7M acres of national forest to road construction and development. Read TCS’s comments to understand why a full repeal would increase costs & liabilities for taxpayers & communities: taxpayer.net/energy-natural-…

California’s wildfire survivors faced housing shortages and confusing FEMA aid notices. Handing states more responsibility won’t fix those problems. Disaster reform should improve how help reaches people. taxpayer.net/disaster/fema-r…

TCS Policy Analyst @GabeRMurphy explains why cutting the land-based portion of the nuclear triad would save taxpayers money without harming national security.

Another tariff lawsuit, another fight over presidential power. The latest challenge argues Trump’s Canada tariffs rely on a Depression-era law is trumped by newer trade statutes. As we have explained, tariffs are taxes, and Congress is supposed to control them. taxpayer.net/budget-appropri…

What happens when rising interest rates collide with a growing national debt? A sustained 1-point increase could mean $1.5 trillion more in interest over 10 years. We unpack the risks on the newest Budget Watchdog All Federal: taxpayer.net/budget-appropri…

Since March, the Administration has cancelled 12 offshore wind leases throughout buyout agreements. Companies get their lease payments back, and taxpayers lost $3.9 billion and future revenue, while American households lost future electricity supply. Read our Five Fast Facts on these offshore wind buyouts. taxpayer.net/energy-natural-…

The Iran War has already cost the average American household over $2,000 in higher energy costs, interest payments, and direct taxpayer costs. Congress can close the tab by tightening the purse strings. taxpayer.net/national-securi…

A U.S. food importer is suing over Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, imposed under a law from 1930 that no president had previously used to levy tariffs. That law? The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. Yes, that one. We warned about this in July. taxpayer.net/budget-appropri…