'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator
Iowa, published a list of USAID funding projects over the years, including pottery classes in Morocco and a version of ...
Sen. Joni Ernst warns of ‘willful sabotage’ at USAID, cites millions in funding for Wuhan lab, terrorists and more
The embattled US Agency for International Development has engaged in “willful sabotage of congressional oversight” over ...
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Senate DOGE caucus takes aim at $1.8B government fund for candy, comic books: ‘Purely propaganda’
What is the Department of Homeland Security going to do without its coloring books? Senate DOGE Caucus chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has re-upped legislation to cut roughly $2 billion in taxpayer ...
Republican senator goes to war on mascots designed to teach children about soil, pests and the US Mint
The names of mascots on the hit list are “Champa Boom,” a kind of bear at the Department of Defense, “Sammy Soil,” at the ...
Trump firing of watchdogs gives early test to new Senate caucus
President Donald Trump fired at least 18 inspectors general across the federal government without required notification to ...
Republican Senator Says Washington Looks Like 'A Very Expensive Kid's Birthday Party' After Billions Spent on Mascots, Coloring Books
Ernst's Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government (SWAG) Act aims to restrict funding for "government propaganda," which ...
Mascot mess: Ernst challenges federal agencies to nix their dress-up characters
The Phillie Phanatic, the big green dress-up mascot for Philadelphia’s pro baseball team, is world famous. D.C. has its racing presidents. But did the Border Patrol really need its own dress-up mascot ...
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DAVE NAGLE: Iowans backed Trump; will it protect migrant farm workers?
The president is going to sweep immigrants from this nation. Already soldiers, immigration officers and others are rolling ...
Ernst introduces bill to end ‘wasteful spending’ on government ads and mascots
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bill to end “wasteful spending” on government ads, mascots, and related subjects. Ernst’s Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government, or SWAG, Act aims to ...
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Ernst introduces bill to end ‘wasteful spending’ on government ads and mascots
Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bill to end "wasteful ... and slamming shut the coloring books.” The federal government spends $1.8 billion annually on "advertising," something that appears ...