In 1983 the Federal Aviation Administration bailed out several bankrupt airlines by letting them default on $47 million in loans.
The Biden administration spent $100,000 for a running and wellness program for 200 Palestinian adolescent girls before the latest war.
Why did a medical school just hire a professor of poetry? Ask the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine - and her father the dean.
The Veterans' Administration pre-paid $68 million to energy contractors, in violation of federal law meant to curtail waste.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a new rule letting State and local government spend unspent pandemic funds on other programs.
In 1986 a contractor fleeced the Agriculture Department of $3 million (2023 dollars) in funds intended for needy children's lunches.
Loudoun County Public Schools (Virginia) signed a $250,000 a year contract with its newest official spokesperson.
The federal government has funded Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers by $2 billion over two years.
Congress should eliminate the Agriculture Department's Market Access Program, which spends $175.6 million a year to no good purpose.
The Transportation Department will spend three billion dollars toward building a private high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and SoCal.