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- [Mike Rowe says history shows why Americans keep rejecting socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/09/mike-rowe-says-history-shows-why-americans-keep-rejecting-socialism/) - Americans who say they aren't proud of the United States may need a refresher on the nation's history or a visit to other countries, Mike Rowe told Fox News Digital on America's 250th anniversary.
- [Medicare’s new approach to halting fraud is paying off](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/09/medicares-new-approach-to-halting-fraud-is-paying-off/) - Last year, we wrote in the Los Angeles Times that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was done chasing criminals after we’d already handed them money. We said we were building something different — a prevention-first operation that would detect and stop fraud before the check cleared, not attempt to claw back lost funds years later.
- [The Earmark Book Is Back, and Congress Still Hasn't Learned](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/08/the-earmark-book-is-back-and-congress-still-hasnt-learned/) - Lawmakers in Washington are back to their old tricks to quietly foist more deficit spending on Americans, and it's more irresponsible than ever.
- [EXCLUSIVE: FBI adds alleged COVID fraudster accused of taking $5M from kids' meal program to Most Wanted list](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/08/exclusive-fbi-adds-alleged-covid-fraudster-accused-of-taking-5m-from-kids-meal-program-to-most-wanted-list/) - EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is adding Fahad Mohamed Nur to its Most Wanted Fraudsters List, accusing the Minnesota businessman of allegedly stealing more than $5 million that was intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [Pittsburgh workers charged with food stamp fraud in nationwide DOJ crackdown](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/08/pittsburgh-workers-charged-with-food-stamp-fraud-in-nationwide-doj-crackdown/) - In a historic multi-agency effort led by the U.S. Department of Justice cracking down on federal benefits fraud, two Pittsburgh convenience store workers were accused of trading more than half a million dollars worth of food stamps for cash.
- [DOGE officially shuts down](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/07/doge-officially-shuts-down/) - The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which spearheaded job and funding cuts throughout the federal government, shut down operations on July 4.
- [The numbers don’t lie. Young Americans are falling in love… with socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/07/the-numbers-dont-lie-young-americans-are-falling-in-love-with-socialism/) - The socialist takeover of the Democratic Party is no longer theoretical.
- [Trump admin maps out sweeping rollback of regulations in push to save $1.5T](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/07/trump-admin-maps-out-sweeping-rollback-of-regulations-in-push-to-save-1-5t/) - The Trump administration on Friday laid out a sweeping deregulatory plan to eliminate over 700 rules across federal agencies.
- [Mike Johnson Warns 'Many Mamdanis' Coming](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/06/mike-johnson-warns-many-mamdanis-coming/) - Mike Johnson said Mamdani-aligned candidates are surfacing in Democratic primaries nationwide and that voters should take the trend seriously.
- [Has MLB Lost Sight of Baseball? The Pride Debate Dividing Fans](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/06/has-mlb-lost-sight-of-baseball-the-pride-debate-dividing-fans/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Ken Buck and Gary Abernathy discuss MLB's Pride initiatives, the growing frustration with political messaging in sports, and why many Americans believe major institutions have lost touch with the people they're supposed to serve.
- [Mamdani officials scramble to ease concerns about public supermarkets — but local business leaders aren’t buying it](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/06/mamdani-officials-scramble-to-ease-concerns-about-public-supermarkets-but-local-business-leaders-arent-buying-it/) - The Mamdani administration is scrambling to ease concerns about its plans to open government-owned supermarkets — but recent talks have instead raised even greater alarms among local business owners.
- [Republicans declare war on 'organized theft' with government fraud crackdown](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/01/republicans-declare-war-on-organized-theft-with-government-fraud-crackdown/) - A cohort of Senate Republicans are launching an anti-fraud task force to mirror the efforts of the Trump administration in its multibillion-dollar fraud crusade.
- [The Deceptive Online Housing Scheme](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/07/01/the-deceptive-online-housing-scheme/) - Free-market competition is, and always has been, the great driver of optimal outcomes for consumers. Judge Robert Bork argued for a consumer welfare standard to examine business behavior in his book "The Antitrust Paradox." Bork argues that antitrust regulators should focus on the impact that corporate behavior is having on consumers rather than protecting obsolete business models.
- [Billionaire Mark Cuban Says If We Fined Insurance Companies and Providers $100 Each Time They Overbilled, ‘We Could Pay Off the National Debt’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/30/billionaire-mark-cuban-says-if-we-fined-insurance-companies-and-providers-100-each-time-they-overbilled-we-could-pay-off-the-national-debt/) - Mark Cuban has a proposal for the U.S. healthcare system that comes with the satisfying simplicity of a parking ticket: Make a mistake, pay $100.
- [Democratic socialism is sweeping the nation. Voters should be alarmed](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/30/democratic-socialism-is-sweeping-the-nation-voters-should-be-alarmed/) - The democratic socialist prescription is always the same: more government, more taxes, less freedom, less opportunity
- [America's Most Wanted Fraudsters](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/29/americas-most-wanted-fraudsters/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, hosts Gary Abernathy and former Congressman Ken Buck tackle the massive moral and financial fallout of pandemic-era government fraud. Highlighting the FBI's recently launched "Most Wanted Fraudsters" list, the hosts discuss its rapid first success: the international apprehension of a fugitive grocer who pocketed $4.2 million by fabricating thousands of fake meals meant for hungry children.
- [Editorial: Feds find more health care fraud — when will it end?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/29/editorial-feds-find-more-health-care-fraud-when-will-it-end/) - It shouldn’t be too much to ask that taxpayer-funded social service programs benefit people who actually exist.
- [Ex-NY gov warns Dems could face extinction if they can’t thwart socialist takeover](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/29/ex-ny-gov-warns-dems-could-face-extinction-if-they-cant-thwart-socialist-takeover/) - Former Gov. David Paterson warned New York Democrats could face extinction if they don’t thwart a socialist takeover that’s leaving moderates out to dry. The warning from Paterson, who also served as the state’s party chairman, comes days after a slate backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America swept key congressional Democratic primary contests and nearly all state legislative seats.
- [HOW MUCH DO WE SPEND ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/29/how-much-do-we-spend-on-the-federal-workforce/) - In early 2025, the Trump Administration announced a series of executive orders aimed at reducing the size of the federal workforce. Among other efforts, the White House implemented a government-wide hiring freeze of civilian workers and instructed federal agencies to begin developing plans for reductions in force. The Administration argued that “the federal workforce contributes significantly to federal spending and debt.” Here, we examine the federal government's expenditures on its workforce, the evolution of its size over time, and the opportunities for budget savings.
- [Michigan lawmaker tours daycare tied to $1.1M in taxpayer funds with no sign of kids](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/26/michigan-lawmaker-tours-daycare-tied-to-1-1m-in-taxpayer-funds-with-no-sign-of-kids/) - Michigan lawmakers are investigating a childcare provider that received more than $1.1 million in taxpayer-funded childcare reimbursements despite allegations that it does not appear to operate at its listed address.
- [The anti-socialists strike back](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/26/the-anti-socialists-strike-back/) - Those of a certain age, meaning roughly 65 or older, will recall the “Bicentennial Minute.” These were one-minute homages to America’s mostly good history that ran on CBS from 1974 through 1976 to mark America’s 200th anniversary. Politicians, celebrities and average Americans of all political stripes appeared in the videos. It was a mostly unifying time after the divisive Vietnam War and the political scandal known as Watergate.
- [House DOGE chairman demands answers from Democratic governors refusing to share SNAP data: ‘Billions in potential fraud’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/25/house-doge-chairman-demands-answers-from-democratic-governors-refusing-to-share-snap-data-billions-in-potential-fraud/) - Rep. Tim Burchett, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE), demanded explanations Wednesday from five Democratic governors who have refused to share state data related to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that could reveal large-scale fraud.
- [USDA Announces FY 2025 State Payment Error Rates in SNAP](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/25/usda-announces-fy-2025-state-payment-error-rates-in-snap/) - Trump Administration moving to ensure state waste comes with consequences
- [FBI captures $1.2B Medicare fraud fugitive in Philippines, second arrest from Most Wanted Fraudsters list](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/25/fbi-captures-1-2b-medicare-fraud-fugitive-in-philippines-second-arrest-from-most-wanted-fraudsters-list/) - Federal officials said Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, was arrested in the Philippines after allegedly evading authorities for nearly two years.
- [Vice President Vance Is Hunting Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/24/vice-president-vance-is-hunting-fraud/) - This spring the White House launched the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, the largest-ever governmentwide effort to root out fraud, waste and abuse from federal programs. Led by Vice President JD Vance, the working group set out with an admirable, and long overdue, mission — to close loopholes exploited by fraudsters, enforce eligibility rules, and protect taxpayers and beneficiaries.
- [How The Government Skims Your Tax Dollars to Fund Political Agendas](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/25/how-the-government-skims-your-tax-dollars-to-fund-political-agendas/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, hosts Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck break down a major regulatory shift out of Washington aimed at keeping taxpayer dollars out of partisan politics. The duo unpacks a sweeping new overhaul from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that fundamentally changes how federal grants are monitored. This new rule strictly mandates that public funds must be spent on their intended public functions—banning non-profits, universities, and local governments from diverting grant money toward lobbying, political advocacy, or voter registration drives.
- [Record 455 charged as Trump crackdown exposes $6.5 billion in Medicare fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/25/record-455-charged-as-trump-crackdown-exposes-6-5-billion-in-medicare-fraud/) - The Trump administration has charged a record 455 people with Medicare and Medicaid fraud — uncovering $6.5 billion in bogus claims across 45 states. Here’s what the schemes looked like, and what the government seized.
- ['Party of Zohran': Mamdani emerges as Democratic kingmaker after socialist allies sweep NYC primaries](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/24/party-of-zohran-mamdani-emerges-as-democratic-kingmaker-after-socialist-allies-sweep-nyc-primaries/) - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani cemented his status as a political kingmaker after all three Democratic Socialist candidates he backed won their primary races.
- [The Rise of the Democratic Socialists](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/23/the-rise-of-the-democratic-socialists/) - They’re taking over big cities and bidding for gains in Congress.
- [NO FREE RIDES: City Cited by Mamdani Reinstates Bus Fares as $50M Transit Plan Runs Dry](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/23/no-free-rides-city-cited-by-mamdani-reinstates-bus-fares-as-50m-transit-plan-runs-dry/) - The Midwestern city often highlighted by New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as proof that fare-free public transit can work is now charging riders again after its high-profile experiment ran out of money.
- [FBI brings back fugitive accused in $3.7B Medicare fraud scheme after capture in Turkey](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/23/fbi-brings-back-fugitive-accused-in-3-7b-medicare-fraud-scheme-after-capture-in-turkey/) - brahim Khaldoon Hilmi was recently detained by Turkish authorities after he fled the U.S. in May 2025, the FBI said. The FBI's Critical Incident Response Group flew out to Turkey and transported Hilmi to the U.S. on Friday through a foreign transfer of custody operation.
- [State Department Cracks Down on Foreign Fraudsters](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/22/state-department-cracks-down-on-foreign-fraudsters/) - President Donald Trump is revoking the visas of three foreign nationals who the State Department says “swindled investors, looted taxpayer-funded programs, and abused the system” - they will no longer be allowed to enter the United States.
- [The National Debt is Making Life in America Unaffordable](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/17/the-national-debt-is-making-life-in-america-unaffordable/) - With the midterm elections just around the corner, candidates on both sides of the political aisle are hitting the campaign trail in earnest. As voters consider their options, there's one question they should demand a simple, honest answer to: How much does our national debt increase the cost of everything we buy?
- [Why Athletes and Celebs are Fleeing High-Tax States](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/18/why-athletes-and-celebs-are-fleeing-high-tax-states/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, hosts Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck dive into how aggressive state tax policies are driving a massive exodus of wealth across the country. Prompted by a recent comment from NBA star Jalen Brunson about missing Texas's tax climate, the duo breaks down how high-tax jurisdictions like New York and California are alienating top earners, sports franchises, and everyday citizens alike. Breakdown 00:33 – Jalen Brunson and the Texas Tax Advantage 01:47 – The True Cost of High-Tax States 03:27 – The $2 Trillion Blue-to-Red State Wealth Exodus Join the Discussion With nearly $2 trillion in wealth shifting from high-tax blue states to low-tax red states over the last decade, do you think states like New York and California will be forced to lower their tax rates, or will they continue to raise taxes on the residents who stay behind? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! Support the Mission Subscribe to our channel for weekly deep dives into the issues that matter. Visit Our Website: americans4goodgov.org Follow Us on X: @ForGoodGov #TaxMigration #HighTaxes #JalenBrunson #EconomicExodus #KenBuck
- [NY, Calif. Medicaid directors among four to appear for House fraud hearing](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/18/ny-calif-medicaid-directors-among-four-to-appear-for-house-fraud-hearing/) - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations invited New York state Medicaid director Amir Bassiri to the June 25 hearing, along with Tyler Sadwith of California, John Connolly of Minnesota and Scott Partika of Ohio.
- [Alleged $38M adult daycare scam busted in Brooklyn — snaring Pakistani community leaders who cozied up to Dems](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/18/alleged-38m-adult-daycare-scam-busted-in-brooklyn-snaring-pakistani-community-leaders-who-cozied-up-to-dems/) - Civic leader and well-known Brooklyn Community Board 13 member Pervez Siddiqui, 78, was arrested Monday along with seven co-conspirators. They are alleged to have run a large-scale Medicaid kickback and false-billing scheme through two Social Adult Day Care (SADC) centers in Brooklyn: APNA Adult Daycare and Ashiana Social Adult Daycare.
- [California Received 80% of Funds for Illegal Immigrant Households While Americans Faced Stricter Rules](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/18/california-received-80-of-funds-for-illegal-immigrant-households-while-americans-faced-stricter-rules/) - The report found that $759 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance was provided to 85,277 households nationwide in which a child qualified for benefits while a parent was living in the United States illegally. No state came close to California’s share of spending, with $617.5 million. The second-place recipient, New York, received just $47.5 million—less than one-tenth of California’s total.
- [Labor Dept Warns States on Unemployment Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/18/labor-dept-warns-states-on-unemployment-fraud/) - In a sweeping crackdown on waste, fraud, and abuse, the Trump administration on Wednesday put governors across all 50 states and U.S. territories on notice, threatening to withhold federal administrative funding from unemployment programs that fail to strengthen oversight and protect taxpayer dollars.
- [Feds sue Hochul officials, claim massive fraud scheme in revamp of NY’s $11B Medicaid homecare program](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/17/feds-sue-hochul-officials-claim-massive-fraud-scheme-in-revamp-of-nys-11b-medicaid-homecare-program/) - The feds sued Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration Tuesday, claiming officials rigged a bid on an $11 billion Medicaid homecare program – allowing a handpicked company to “siphon” millions in taxpayer money.
- [Justice Department accuses New York state of letting fraud flourish in Medicaid program](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/17/justice-department-accuses-new-york-state-of-letting-fraud-flourish-in-medicaid-program/) - The U.S. Justice Department accused New York state officials Tuesday of facilitating fraud, saying they let a Georgia company use a sham bidding process to gain control of and then abuse a $10 billion program to provide home care to disabled Medicaid patients.
- [Newsom fumes that DOJ is investigating him and his wife, calls it Trump political retribution](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/16/newsom-fumes-that-doj-is-investigating-him-and-his-wife-calls-it-trump-political-retribution/) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, and he accused President Trump of pushing for the probe as political retribution.
- [Pa. Approves Money for Governor's Home Security Work](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/16/pa-approves-money-for-governors-home-security-work/) - Pennsylvania Republican Attorney General Dave Sunday approved a legal settlement clearing the way for about $1.1 million in taxpayer payments to contractors who installed security upgrades at Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro's private home after an arson attack on the governor's residence.
- [The Tax-Free Windfall of Elite Endowments](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/15/the-tax-free-windfall-of-elite-endowments/) - In episode 20 of the Balls & Strikes podcast, hosts Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck tackle what they call the "quiet taxpayer subsidy" of America’s most elite universities. With massive institutional wealth scaling to unprecedented heights, this episode breaks down how the average American taxpayer is left footing the bill for schools that don't need the help.
- [Mamdani Eyes City Land for 200K Affordable Homes](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/15/mamdani-eyes-city-land-for-200k-affordable-homes/) - To meet its targets, the administration projects annual production will scale from about 14,000 affordable homes in fiscal 2027 to more than 21,000 by fiscal 2031, an output level that will require buy-in from the City Council, Albany, labor, and private developers.
- [They're uninsured after Obamacare became too costly. And they're far from alone.](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/15/theyre-uninsured-after-obamacare-became-too-costly-and-theyre-far-from-alone/) - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is expected to soon release complete data on how many people are no longer covered under the ACA, but an early analysis from KFF, citing Wakely Consulting Group research, showed enrollment could drop from over 22 million at the end of 2025 to as low as 16.5 million in 2026.
- [NYC Mayor Mamdani Starts Reelection Fundraising](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/12/nyc-mayor-mamdani-starts-reelection-fundraising/) - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has laid the groundwork for a 2029 reelection campaign, launching an early fundraising drive while warning supporters that political opponents are organizing years ahead of the next mayoral race.
- [Trump administration yanks funding from LA homeless agency amid explosive fraud probe: 'Necessary step'](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/12/trump-administration-yanks-funding-from-la-homeless-agency-amid-explosive-fraud-probe-necessary-step/) - 'LAHSA’s failures have been so severe and pervasive that Los Angeles County has withdrawn its funding for the agency,' HUD says in letter
- [FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list claims first arrest in Minnesota COVID meal fraud case](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/12/fbis-most-wanted-fraudsters-list-claims-first-arrest-in-minnesota-covid-meal-fraud-case/) - A man accused of participating in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme surrendered himself and was arrested in Minneapolis.
- [In the Nation's Service: It's Time to Stop Shielding College Endowments](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/10/in-the-nations-service-its-time-to-stop-shielding-college-endowments/) - Why should hardworking families, many of whom cannot afford to attend these uber expensive institutions, be on the hook for funding their liberal ideology? It seems obvious to me that these wealthy schools should contribute to our country's economy, not the other way around.
- [The spectre of gen Z socialism is haunting the world](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/11/900/) - “Gen-Z socialism is a me-first doctrine,” says the editorial, unlike the selfless doctrine of capitalism. The young socialists have succumbed to “a zero-sum mindset, where a better outcome comes not from creating but from taking”.
- [Maurice Brown thinks Syracuse is ready for democratic socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/11/maurice-brown-thinks-syracuse-is-ready-for-democratic-socialism/) - "With all of the things we say we support, you really can’t do them unless you’re going to tax the rich unless you’re in favor of cutting something else."
- [FBI nabs first ‘Most Wanted Fraudster’ accused of stealing over $4.2M meant for child care](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/11/fbi-nabs-first-most-wanted-fraudster-accused-of-stealing-over-4-2m-meant-for-child-care/) - Ereg, 47, surrendered to authorities less than a week after being placed on the FBI’s roster of shame and faces charges of money laundering, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
- [Inside the $39 Trillion Debt Crisis with Rep. Andy Biggs](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/10/inside-the-39-trillion-debt-crisis-with-rep-andy-biggs/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, host Ken Buck sits down with Arizona Congressman and fiscal hawk Andy Biggs for a candid discussion on the massive hurdles facing government spending reform. With the national debt eclipsing $39 trillion, the duo dives into the internal friction within the Republican caucus, the lingering economic impact of pandemic-era healthcare subsidies, and the rampant fraud undermining federal and state programs.
- [Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson mayor ripped after unveiling fleet of tiny homes likened to porta-potty drug dens](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/10/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-mayor-ripped-after-unveiling-fleet-of-tiny-homes-likened-to-porta-potty-drug-dens/) - Progressive Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is being ripped for unveiling a village of tiny homes being likened to porta-potties — with no rules stopping the homeless people who move in from doing drugs.
- [Minnesota fraud report accuses state AG of 'incompetence, willful blindness or worse'](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/09/minnesota-fraud-report-accuses-state-ag-of-incompetence-willful-blindness-or-worse/) - Report links Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison's alleged inaction to $300M stolen through Feeding Our Future and $9B in Medicaid fraud
- [How Much Government Spending Goes to Children?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/08/how-much-government-spending-goes-to-children/) - The latest Kids’ Share report from the Urban Institute provides a view of federal resources targeted towards children, placing such spending in the larger context of the country’s budget. The United States spends more on interest on the national debt than on children.
- [Walz administration ignored fraud warnings as billions vanished, House oversight report alleges](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/08/walz-administration-ignored-fraud-warnings-as-billions-vanished-house-oversight-report-alleges/) - Comer sent a letter to JD Vance urging full review of Minnesota's social services programs for vulnerabilities to fraud
- [Feds INVESTIGATE Gavin Newsom Over Insane Prison iPad Program](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/05/feds-investigate-gavin-newsom-over-insane-prison-ipad-program/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, hosts Gary Abernathy and former Congressman Ken Buck expose a shocking case of government spending priorities. California recently poured $189 million into providing digital tablets for prisoners—even as working families across the state struggle to pay rent and cope with skyrocketing gas prices.
- [Federal officials unveil Ohio fraud crackdown](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/05/federal-officials-unveil-ohio-fraud-crackdown/) - Federal officials were in Columbus this week to announce prosecution of a variety of alleged fraud schemes, along with a "fraud-fighting enforcement partnership" with Ohio.
- [Meet the champagne socialist duo who groomed rich kid Graham Platner into a ‘working-class’ candidate](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/05/meet-the-champagne-socialist-duo-who-groomed-rich-kid-graham-platner-into-a-working-class-candidate/) - For his champagne socialist handlers, the more scandals that engulf Platner and the more centrist outrage he can stoke, the better as it gets more stories written and drowns out his opponent in November, incumbent Susan Collins.
- [Exxon Shareholders Reward Bold Leadership](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/03/exxon-shareholders-reward-bold-leadership/) - A company's top priority should be to maximize shareholders' returns, not to push kumbaya policies that come at the expense of hardworking families. Unlike corporations, which have a fiduciary obligation to investors, the proxy adviser cartel operates in a regulatory Wild West.
- [Zohran Mamdani Backtracks on Key Campaign Promise for NYC Schools](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/04/zohran-mamdani-backtracks-on-key-campaign-promise-for-nyc-schools/) - Mamdani has been criticized for his actions on two key campaign promises before, including public school class sizes and housing initiatives amid the city's historic $12 billion budget deficit.
- [Trump, House GOP Chairmen Mount Unprecedented Reform Effort to Prevent Waste, Fraud in Federal Spending](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/04/trump-house-gop-chairmen-mount-unprecedented-reform-effort-to-prevent-waste-fraud-in-federal-spending/) - “Washington’s abject failure to protect tax dollars has resulted in an unprecedented scale of fraud that threatens not only the sustainability of our safety net programs, but also the future economic viability of our nation.”
- [How a democratic socialist is courting D.C.'s business elite](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/03/how-a-democratic-socialist-is-courting-d-c-s-business-elite/) - Janeese Lewis George is courting D.C.'s business community, pitching a vision to reshape downtown's federal buildings and trying to win over skeptics who're wary of her democratic socialist credentials.
- [Democratic socialist heading to Kentucky House](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/03/democratic-socialist-heading-to-kentucky-house/) - Endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and complimentary of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Robert LeVertis Bell of Louisville is on track to make history in Kentucky. He’ll become the first self-described Democratic Socialist in modern times to be sworn in as a member of the state legislature, which is dominated by Republicans.
- [I'm Ohio's state auditor — Medicaid fraud is not just a Washington problem](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/03/im-ohios-state-auditor-medicaid-fraud-is-not-just-a-washington-problem/) - Audits found payments to dead people, prison inmates and residents enrolled in multiple states
- [Rotterdam woman convicted in $28K SNAP, HEAP benefits fraud case](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/03/rotterdam-woman-convicted-in-28k-snap-heap-benefits-fraud-case/) - A jury found Sonia Rajpaul of Rotterdam didn’t report income from her cleaning business or her husband’s income, even lying about it to a grand jury. Prosecutors say she collected the benefits from 2019 to 2023.
- [Fraudsters bought game-worn Kobe Bryant sneakers and Ferraris with taxpayer funds](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/02/fraudsters-bought-game-worn-kobe-bryant-sneakers-and-ferraris-with-taxpayer-funds/) - In a secret federal law enforcement warehouse in Southern California, dozens of Ferraris, Lamborghinis and stacks of coveted sports memorabilia – like Mickey Mantle rookie cards and game-worn Kobe Bryant sneakers – offer a modest testament to the mountains of taxpayer money being illegally diverted through fraud.
- [Former Atlanta Housing official sentenced for Section 8 and pandemic fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/02/former-atlanta-housing-official-sentenced-for-section-8-and-pandemic-fraud/) - Federal prosecutors said Tracy Denise Jones, who headed city’s housing voucher program, will spend nine months in prison.
- [U.S. jury finds investor Andrew Left guilty of securities fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/02/u-s-jury-finds-investor-andrew-left-guilty-of-securities-fraud/) - Left faces a statutory maximum sentence of 25 years in federal prison for one count of a securities fraud scheme, and up to 20 years in federal prison for each count of securities fraud.
- [The Persistent Obamacare Enrollment Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/02/the-persistent-obamacare-enrollment-fraud/) - In 2026, we know more than ever before about the schemes, distorted incentives, the networks of bad actors, and the impact of improper enrollment and fraud on taxpayers.
- [DOJ Announces Changes to Accelerate Enforcement of Alleged Public Benefits Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/02/doj-announces-changes-to-accelerate-enforcement-of-alleged-public-benefits-fraud/) - The Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing significant changes intended to accelerate investigations of alleged public benefits fraud. The memorandum requires pre-intervention investigations to be completed in a dramatically shorter period of time, and it contemplates an increased role for relators in managing litigation.
- [Boston woman sentenced for living under stolen identity for two decades](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/01/boston-woman-sentenced-for-living-under-stolen-identity-for-two-decades/) - Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 60, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for voter fraud, identity theft and illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in government benefits.
- [Elon did DOGE. Mamdani tries COGE](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/01/elon-did-doge-mamdani-tries-coge/) - In Episode 17 of Balls & Strikes, hosts Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck pull back the curtain on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly minted "COGE" (Commission on Government Efficiency) initiative. Stealing a popular phrase from the federal playbook, Mamdani claims he wants to streamline the Big Apple but Ken and Gary argue the reality is exactly the opposite. This episode breaks down how modern left-wing politicians use well-intentioned buzzwords to hide massive spending increases and add bureaucratic fat.
- [RFK Jr announces 'largest autism fraud bust in American history' with $46.6M Medicaid scheme indictment](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/01/rfk-jr-announces-largest-autism-fraud-bust-in-american-history-with-46-6m-medicaid-scheme-indictment/) - Shamso Ahmed Hassan and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf allegedly billed $46.6M for services never provided to children
- [Socialism's next test: Swing states](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/01/socialisms-next-test-swing-states/) - Francesca Hong is part of an array of lefty candidates with working-class credentials running in competitive states and districts up and down the ballot in this year’s midterm elections — a crop emboldened by the popularity of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a turn toward economic populism amid widespread cost-of-living concerns.
- [The 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' Passes California Assembly](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/01/the-stop-nick-shirley-act-passes-california-assembly/) - AB 2624 would prohibit posting personal information or images of anyone designated as an "immigration support services" provider, employee, or volunteer online. Nick Shirley stated that if this bill passes, it would criminalize efforts to expose individuals committing fraud rather than targeting the fraud itself.
- [Medicaid fraud raises healthcare costs for hardworking Ohioans](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/06/01/medicaid-fraud-raises-healthcare-costs-for-hardworking-ohioans/) - Ramaswamy says over past decade, 'you're looking at about $1.1 trillion in improper payments across the state and federal level combined'
- [Can AOC and Bernie Sell Socialism in Big Sky Country?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/29/can-aoc-and-bernie-sell-socialism-in-big-sky-country/) - When I think of Montana, things like freedom, self-determination, and rugged individualism come to mind, certainly not socialism. But that may soon change. On June 2, Sam Forstag will vie to become the Democratic Party’s candidate for Montana’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- [Mamdani's First 100 Days: When 'Tax the Rich' Meets Reality](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/27/mamdanis-first-100-days-when-tax-the-rich-meets-reality/) - Last month, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani filmed a video flouting a newly proposed "pied-a-terre" tax — a fancy name for even more property taxes, this time on the city's high-end homes. In the video, the mayor specifically calls out "this penthouse, which hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin bought for $238 million."
- [It’s not DOGE, it’s COGE: Mamdani introduces commission to make NYC more effective](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/29/its-not-doge-its-coge-mamdani-introduces-commission-to-make-nyc-more-effective/) - The newly unveiled Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) drew immediate comparisons to the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) championed by President Trump and Elon Musk, which cut hundreds of thousands of federal jobs in the name of reducing government spending.
- [Trump Administration’s Full-Scale War on Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/29/trump-administrations-full-scale-war-on-fraud/)
- [Mamdani’s East Harlem grocery store site already got $25M in NYC taxpayer funds years ago — setting stage for $55M boondoggle](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/28/mamdanis-east-harlem-grocery-store-site-already-got-25m-in-nyc-taxpayer-funds-years-ago-setting-stage-for-55m-boondoggle/) - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open a $30 million, city-owned grocery store in East Harlem is aimed for a site that was already approved for a $25 million public upgrade years ago — setting the stage for a bizarre boondoggle that has perplexed local business leaders, The Post has learned.
- [Capitalism Delivers for Zohran Mamdani](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/28/capitalism-delivers-for-zohran-mamdani/) - At his inauguration as New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani championed “the warmth of collectivism.” His inaugural city budget relies on the miraculous bounty of capitalism.
- [Inside Gavin Newsom’s Solar Scam](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/28/inside-gavin-newsoms-solar-scam/) - Governor Gavin Newsom has dismissed fossil fuels as “alternative energy,” and wants to power California with, among other things, the sun. Through extensive mandates and extra energy costs for non-solar consumers, the Newsom administration has directed billions to building solar energy capacity.
- [Ohio’s Fraud Crackdown Is Getting Real — And The Watchdogs Are Coming Out Swinging](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/27/ohios-fraud-crackdown-is-getting-real-and-the-watchdogs-are-coming-out-swinging/) - Ohio officials are moving to overhaul the state’s anti-fraud infrastructure after The Daily Wire’s reporting exposed massive abuse inside Ohio’s Medicaid system, with top fiscal watchdogs now aligning themselves directly with Vice President JD Vance’s national anti-fraud push.
- [The California Mayor Working for China](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/26/the-california-mayor-working-for-china/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and former Congressman Ken Buck break down the shocking news out of California, where Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang recently pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese Communist Party. Gary and Ken discuss how foreign adversaries weaponize local American politicians and social media to push propaganda, and how anyone who points out this reality is immediately dismissed as a "conspiracy theorist."
- [I Received Food Stamps When I Was a Millionaire—Legally! Here’s What Minnesota Can Learn From My Experience to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/27/i-received-food-stamps-when-i-was-a-millionaire-legally-heres-what-minnesota-can-learn-from-my-experience-to-fight-waste-fraud-and-abuse/) - Minnesota’s fraud problem is newsy, but it isn’t new. For the greater part of a decade, I have been one of the many Minnesotans sounding the alarm about a glaring loophole in our state’s food stamp program.
- [Stephen Miller Says Eliminating Fraud Could Help Balance Federal Budget](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/27/stephen-miller-says-eliminating-fraud-could-help-balance-federal-budget/) - White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller said cutting criminal fraud and limiting payments to eligible recipients could help balance the federal Budget.
- [Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner embraces democratic socialism at Bernie Sanders rally in Portland](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/26/maine-senate-candidate-graham-platner-embraces-democratic-socialism-at-bernie-sanders-rally-in-portland/) - The presumptive Democratic nominee told progressives he would do 'whatever it takes' to fuel a 'political revolution'
- [Vance to lead fraud task force meeting with state AGs](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/26/vance-to-lead-fraud-task-force-meeting-with-state-ags/) - Vice President JD Vance is expected to meet with a group of 15 state attorneys general, as the administration looks for new ways to target fraud in taxpayer-funded programs.
- [National Debt Projected to Hit 175% GDP; Interest Totals $99 Trillion](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/22/national-debt-projected-to-hit-175-gdp-interest-totals-99-trillion/) - One year after policymakers enacted the most expensive reconciliation legislation in recent history, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released long-term budget projections that reflect significant deterioration in the nation’s fiscal trajectory. Compared with the previous 30-year projections, spending will be higher, revenues lower, interest rates and interest payments elevated, and the national debt significantly larger.
- [Socialism once again rears its ugly head](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/22/socialism-once-again-rears-its-ugly-head/) - Despite its historical failures, support for communism is gaining ground in Canada and throughout the western world
- [Barefoot suspect in $90M Minnesota fraud scheme captured hours after fleeing FBI in caught-on-camera escape](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/22/barefoot-suspect-in-90m-minnesota-fraud-scheme-captured-hours-after-fleeing-fbi-in-caught-on-camera-escape/) - “He is charged with healthcare fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349, 18 U.S.C. § 1347) involving a Housing Stabilization Services company – with fraudulent claims for services not provided and diverting the proceeds for personal benefit.”
- ["Mastermind" of Minnesota child meal fraud gets nearly 42 years in Feeding Our Future case](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/22/mastermind-of-minnesota-child-meal-fraud-gets-nearly-42-years-in-feeding-our-future-case/) - Prosecutors say former Feeding Our Future executive director Aimee Bock was at the center of a scheme to steal more than $240 million from a federally funded child meals program during the pandemic.
- [Kentucky's Electoral Lesson: The Price of Fiscal Accountability](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/20/kentuckys-electoral-lesson-the-price-of-fiscal-accountability/) - Republican voters in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District recently decided one of the country's most closely watched primary races: incumbent Congressman Thomas Massie against Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein.
- [L.A.’s democratic socialists look to boost their clout in City Hall](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/21/l-a-s-democratic-socialists-look-to-boost-their-clout-in-city-hall/) - “The city’s not a better place to live than it was before the DSA folks. It’s worse,” said Stuart Waldman, president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Assn. “Homeless are running rampant, costs are going up, no one’s building. It’s problematic.”
- [Feeding Our Future fraud ringleader Aimee Bock set to be sentenced Thursday](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/21/feeding-our-future-fraud-ringleader-aimee-bock-set-to-be-sentenced-thursday/) - Prosecutors said Aimee Bock orchestrated the largest pandemic fraud case in the country, which diverted tens of millions in government money meant to feed hungry children.
- [Owner of daycare in viral Nick Shirley video charged in $4.6M daycare fraud scheme, prosecutors say](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/21/owner-of-daycare-in-viral-nick-shirley-video-charged-in-4-6m-daycare-fraud-scheme-prosecutors-say/) - Trump administration froze $185M in Minnesota childcare funding after YouTuber's video exposed allegedly empty centers
- [Ken Buck Slams AOC's 'Billionaire' Claim](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/21/ken-buck-slams-aocs-billionaire-claim/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck take on a recent viral comment from Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who claimed that it is "impossible" to earn a billion dollars without being corrupt or breaking the rules. Gary and Ken break down the reality of this socialist mindset, explaining how capitalism actually rewards hard work and innovation by providing products and services that improve people's lives.
- [Socialist Juliana Bennett Is Running for Wisconsin State House](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/20/socialist-juliana-bennett-is-running-for-wisconsin-state-house/) - In Wisconsin, the birthplace of “sewer socialism,” socialists are again building their forces and making a bid for the governor’s seat. Juliana Bennett, running in the 76th District in Madison, hopes to join the growing socialist caucus in the state house.
- [Ramaswamy unveils plan to 'crush' Medicaid fraud in Ohio](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/20/ramaswamy-unveils-plan-to-crush-medicaid-fraud-in-ohio/) - Vivek Ramaswamy is escalating the fight over Ohio’s Medicaid system as GOP leaders accuse Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration of letting fraud fester
- [California benefit scams make Minnesota fraud look like ‘child’s play,’ Chris Rufo tells ‘Pod Force One’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/20/california-benefit-scams-make-minnesota-fraud-look-like-childs-play-chris-rufo-tells-pod-force-one/) - Since Newsom was sworn in as governor in 2019, California has become a “big fat target” for scammers.
- [Pelosi Backs 'Mamdani' of San Francisco for Her Seat](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/19/pelosi-backs-mamdani-of-san-francisco-for-her-seat/) - The former House Speaker has backed Connie Chan, a San Francisco supervisor, for her seat based on a mix of political, ideological, and strategic reasons.
- [Dem who welcomed socialist mayor's 'change' now sounding alarm over billionaire exodus: 'Gravely concerned'](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/19/dem-who-welcomed-socialist-mayors-change-now-sounding-alarm-over-billionaire-exodus-gravely-concerned/) - Council Member Rob Saka said he is 'gravely concerned' after previously praising then Mayor-elect Katie Wilson's 'energy'
- [Prosecutors want 50 years in prison for Aimee Bock for leading Feeding Our Future fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/19/prosecutors-want-50-years-in-prison-for-aimee-bock-for-leading-feeding-our-future-fraud/) - If the recommendation from federal prosecutors is imposed, Bock would serve the longest sentence of the 65 people convicted in the scheme.
- [Nick Shirley Blasts Ilhan Omar Over Fraud Questions](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/19/nick-shirley-blasts-ilhan-omar-over-fraud-questions/) - Shirley accused Omar of staying too quiet while questions swirl around the scandal, arguing that if she had no involvement, she should be forcefully defending herself in public.
- [Farmington Hills woman found guilty of $1.6M Medicare fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/18/farmington-hills-woman-found-guilty-of-1-6m-medicare-fraud/) - An owner of a home health care agency in Farmington Hills has been found guilty of operating a $1.6 million scheme to defraud Medicare, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
- [Dr Oz says 800 hospice providers suspended in California over alleged $1B Medicare fraud scheme](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/18/dr-oz-says-800-hospice-providers-suspended-in-california-over-alleged-1b-medicare-fraud-scheme/) - Foreign-linked criminal networks allegedly siphoned taxpayer funds through fraudulent home health providers
- [California's Warning To America — How Much Socialism Is Too Much?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/13/californias-warning-to-america-how-much-socialism-is-too-much/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "The question isn't whether California will learn from its mistakes and correct course. The question is whether voters will wake up and realize this socialist tax-and-spend agenda is knocking on our door -- and whether we will fight to stop it."
- [One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/18/one-attorney-cost-taxpayers-more-than-24000-for-a-days-work/) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
- [Mamdani 'Balanced' New York City's Budget—With a Bailout From Albany](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/18/mamdani-balanced-new-york-citys-budget-with-a-bailout-from-albany/) - The mayor eliminated a $12 billion deficit with an infusion of cash from the state government, as well as by putting off some of today's obligations for tomorrow.
- [‘Why do Americans think we can do socialism?’ asks hedge-fund manager Ken Griffin](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/15/why-do-americans-think-we-can-do-socialism-asks-hedge-fund-manager-ken-griffin/) - ‘Why do Americans think we can do socialism? We have none of that in our DNA, and we’re just going to screw it up.’
- [Vance takes fraud fight to Maine](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/15/vance-takes-fraud-fight-to-maine/) - The vice president visited Bangor, Maine, to tout his fraud crackdown, stump for Paul LePage and offer an olive branch to Sen. Susan Collins.
- [Software company owner convicted for running "cold, calculated" $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/15/software-company-owner-convicted-for-running-cold-calculated-1-billion-medicare-fraud-scheme/) - The owner of a healthcare software company was convicted of massive Medicare fraud on Thursday, the Department of Justice said, ending what Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche called "one of the most egregious fraud schemes in Florida history."
- [Stopping Fraud Before It Starts with Rep. Pete Sessions](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/15/stopping-fraud-before-it-starts-with-rep-pete-sessions/) - Welcome to another episode of Balls & Strikes, brought to you by Americans for Good Government! This week, hosts Gary Abernathy and former Colorado Congressman Ken Buck sit down with U.S. Representative Pete Sessions (TX-17) to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing American taxpayers today: massive government waste, fraud, and abuse. Rep. Sessions breaks down his new legislation, the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act, which aims to fundamentally change how the federal government handles benefits and misdirected funds.
- [Washington has had the anti-fraud blueprint since 1983: Tie it to emergency aid](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/14/washington-has-had-the-anti-fraud-blueprint-since-1983-tie-it-to-emergency-aid/) - "I worked on the Paycheck Protection Program at the Small Business Administration as a loan specialist. By the time problematic loans came into focus, the money was already out the door."
- [ICE drops ‘uncontrolled’ fraud bombshell involving thousands of foreign students, ‘phantom employees’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/14/ice-drops-uncontrolled-fraud-bombshell-involving-thousands-of-foreign-students-phantom-employees/) - Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons announced that federal investigators have uncovered more than 10,000 foreign students connected to "suspect employers" as part of another potentially massive fraud scheme, this time involving the federal STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension program.
- [House GOP launches new task force, probes alleged Medicaid fraud in Ohio](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/13/house-gop-launches-new-task-force-probes-alleged-medicaid-fraud-in-ohio/) - Rep Brandon Gill will lead the Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses
- [Nevada lender among 10 booted from USDA loan program](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/13/nevada-lender-among-10-booted-from-usda-loan-program/) - The 10 lenders identified in the announcement account for nearly half of the delinquent loans in the program, according to a USDA news release.
- [Minnesota nonprofit accused of siphoning $6.5M to fund Vegas trips, luxury cars, private liquor store](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/13/minnesota-nonprofit-accused-of-siphoning-6-5m-to-fund-vegas-trips-luxury-cars-private-liquor-store/) - The head of a Minnesota nonprofit allegedly siphoned off more than $6 million in taxpayer funds to treat himself to such lavish goodies as trips to Vegas, luxury rides and shopping sprees at Harley Davidson.
- [Mainstream Media Exposed: The "Debunked" Double Standard](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/12/mainstream-media-exposed-the-debunked-double-standard/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck tackle the mainstream media's glaring double standards and the danger of modern news silos. They kick off the conversation by discussing the potential Paramount-Warner Bros. merger and the left's panic over CNN possibly moving back toward the political center. Gary and Ken pull no punches as they break down how the media uses the word "debunked" to silence conservative viewpoints without evidence.
- [What Would a Fiscal Crisis Look Like?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/12/6-ways-the-rising-national-debt-can-fuel-a-fiscal-crisis/) - The CRFB report outlines the clear risk that the national debt presents to our economic future, but the good news is that there are many available solutions for policymakers to help right the ship and put us on a stronger path.
- [Alabama attorney general announces civil probe of Southern Poverty Law Center](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/12/alabama-attorney-general-announces-civil-probe-of-southern-poverty-law-center/) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he has sent a subpoena to the center seeking information about its donations and payments to informants. He said he is seeking to determine if the organization violated state laws related to charitable organizations or deceptive trade practices.
- [NYC dumping record $43B into public schools — at whopping $44K per pupil — despite plummeting enrollment, poor test results](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/12/nyc-dumping-record-43b-into-public-schools-at-whopping-44k-per-pupil-despite-plummeting-enrollment-poor-test-results/) - The massive price tag for educating Big Apple students could grow even more as Mayor Zohran Mamdani is finalizing his first budget proposal and as the city is already spending $44,000 per student — an unsustainable level of spending, budget watchdogs and education analysts said.
- [215,000 federal workers were delinquent on their taxes](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/12/215000-federal-workers-were-delinquent-on-their-taxes/) - They owed a combined $2.1 billion to the IRS. The IRS blamed the pandemic for rising delinquencies.
- [Newsom's 'Golden State Start' promises 400 free diapers per baby as California grapples with budget woes](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/11/newsoms-golden-state-start-promises-400-free-diapers-per-baby-as-california-grapples-with-budget-woes/) - The state allocated $7.4M last year, and Newsom is seeking an additional $12.5M through fiscal year ending June 2027
- [Ohio gov candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sounds alarm about Medicaid fraud — after 288 companies found registered to same address](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/11/ohio-gov-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-sounds-alarm-about-medicaid-fraud-after-288-companies-found-registered-to-same-address/) - “We’re going to have to take a deep, hard look at the way the $40-plus billion in state Medicaid dollars are being spent,” Ramaswamy told Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany during an appearance on “Saturday in America.”
- [Medicaid fraud fears grow amid massive red state billing spike in sector that also plagued Minnesota](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/11/medicaid-fraud-fears-grow-amid-massive-red-state-billing-spike-in-sector-that-also-plagued-minnesota/) - Dave Boliek says his office is working 'hand in hand' with JD Vance's focus on eliminating waste and abuse
- [Blue State Fraud & The Rise of Socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/blue-state-fraud-the-rise-of-socialism/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and former Congressman Ken Buck tackle two alarming trends threatening the American system: the creeping rise of socialism in wealthy suburbs and massive, unchecked government fraud. First, they break down Analilia Mejia's shocking 20-point victory in New Jersey's 11th district and discuss why the conservative movement is losing the messaging battle to the progressive "free stuff" playbook. Then, the guys dig into a staggering new GAO report revealing that the federal government loses up to $521 billion to fraud every single year.
- [Not For Sale](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/06/not-for-sale/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "That money shapes politics is a truth as old as the republic. What's new is the scale of it. A small class of ultrawealthy leftist donors now flood Washington with cash, routed through shell companies and opaque nonprofits engineered to obscure its source."
- [BREAKING: GOP turns to Congress after Minnesota Dems block Omar subpoena](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/breaking-gop-turns-to-congress-after-minnesota-dems-block-omar-subpoena/) - Minnesota House Republicans want help from U.S. congressional oversight leaders after Democrats on a state committee blocked an effort to subpoena U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over communications tied to the Feeding Our Future fraud investigation.
- [Omar camp breaks silence on fraud probe, blames Walz, Trump as new claims clash with earlier statements](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/omar-camp-breaks-silence-on-fraud-probe-blames-walz-trump-as-new-claims-clash-with-earlier-statements/) - A former top Omar aide claims the MEALS Act 'never even passed' despite previously writing that Omar 'wrote and passed' it
- [Former NFL Player Convicted for $197M Medicare Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/former-nfl-player-convicted-for-197m-medicare-fraud/) - In a shocking turn of events, a former NFL player was recently convicted of orchestrating a $197 million Medicare fraud scheme. This high-profile case not only highlights the serious issue of healthcare fraud but also sheds light on the consequences that can arise from illicit activities, regardless of an individual’s past achievements.
- [Galena woman gets 3 years for stealing $100K in COVID funds](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/galena-woman-gets-3-years-for-stealing-100k-in-covid-funds/) - A Galena woman was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing about $100,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits and cashing them out at a Dubuque casino.
- [Douglas Murray: Taxing NYC’s rich is a poor idea — and could bring the Big Apple into financial turmoil](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/douglas-murray-taxing-nycs-rich-is-a-poor-idea-and-could-bring-the-big-apple-into-financial-turmoil/) - Why is it dumb? For several reasons. Not the least of which is that it is so misleading. Saying “tax the rich” suggests that the rich aren’t already taxed. In fact the wealthiest people in this city already pay more than their fair share of taxes.
- [Man arrested in connection to $1.5 million Napa County property tax check fraud scheme: authorities](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/man-arrested-in-connection-to-1-5-million-napa-county-property-tax-check-fraud-scheme-authorities/) - For weeks, authorities have been investigating after nearly 50 people in Napa mailed property tax checks totaling $1.5 million that never reached the tax collector. One man connected to the scheme is now in custody.
- [Aide to Democratic Rep. Danny Davis indicted for pandemic fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/08/aide-to-democratic-rep-danny-davis-indicted-for-pandemic-fraud/) - Prosecutors said Gerard Moorer filed for benefits in May 2020 and continued to collect the taxpayer-funded checks for 16 months, walking away with $31,887 in ill-gotten money.
- [Vance: 186K Dead People Collecting SNAP Benefits](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/07/vance-186k-dead-people-collecting-snap-benefits/) - "We've got 186,000 dead people getting SNAP benefits. 186,000 dead Americans getting food stamps right now. I know the fake news media is going to say that the big headline from this speech is 'JD Vance proposes that we take away food stamps,'" VP JD Vance said during an appearance at an Iowa rally Tuesday.
- [Inside Ohio’s Home Health Empire: 7 Buildings, 288 Medicaid Companies, $250 Million](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/07/inside-ohios-home-health-empire-7-buildings-288-medicaid-companies-250-million/) - A single landlord owned seven desolate buildings filled with home healthcare companies billing taxpayers millions. We went to see them.
- [Billionaire Ken Griffin scales back NYC jobs in response to Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ antics — sparking fears the wealthy exodus has begun](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/07/billionaire-ken-griffin-scales-back-nyc-jobs-in-response-to-mamdanis-tax-the-rich-antics-sparking-fears-the-wealthy-exodus-has-begun/) - Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin revealed this week he’s scaling back jobs in the Big Apple as a “direct consequence” of Zohran Mamdani’s “tax the rich” antics — stoking fears that the well-to-do are starting to flee the socialist mayor and taking their cash with them.
- [Welfare fraud has blue states rushing — to shield the fraudsters](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/06/welfare-fraud-has-blue-states-rushing-to-shield-the-fraudsters/) - Democrats’ efforts in other state capitals, constitute a crackdown on the independent and citizen journalists who are exposing fraud in government — and warn that it’s just the start of a trend that could spread nationwide.
- [Katie Pavlich says hypocritical Hollywood elites are practicing ‘champagne socialism’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/06/katie-pavlich-says-hypocritical-hollywood-elites-are-practicing-champagne-socialism/) - Katie Pavlich’s opening of the show focuses on the red carpet of the Met Gala featuring some attempts at social activism from attendees. “These alleged advocates for working-class Americans live in million-dollar homes and not in the mess the policies they advocate for create,” Pavlich says.
- [Senate Republicans seek $1 billion for Secret Service upgrades, including Trump's ballroom](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/06/senate-republicans-seek-1-billion-for-secret-service-upgrades-including-trumps-ballroom/) - U.S. Senate Republicans are seeking to give $1 billion in taxpayer funding to the ‌Secret Service this year for security upgrades, including the White House ballroom.
- [Zohran Mamdani’s toxic social media socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/05/zohran-mamdanis-toxic-social-media-socialism/) - Zohran Mamdani is discovering how much more difficult seizing the means of production is than posting about seizing it on social media. To date he has delivered just one of the many radical campaign promises he algorithmized to become New York City mayor. And when he took to social media to crow about that partial win on taxing the rich, he may have inadvertently ripped a new financial blackhole in the city’s budget.
- [Statute of limitations for pandemic unemployment fraud expires; bipartisan coalition seeks extension](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/05/statute-of-limitations-for-pandemic-unemployment-fraud-expires-bipartisan-coalition-seeks-extension/) - Thousands of potential COVID-era unemployment fraud cases have yet to be prosecuted, lawmaker says
- [Klobuchar vows fraud crackdown, audit of MN gov’t as GOP blasts Walz ties](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/05/klobuchar-vows-fraud-crackdown-audit-of-mn-govt-as-gop-blasts-walz-ties/) - Republican Lisa Demuth says Klobuchar 'wants to triple down on the Walz Era' of fraud and rising taxes
- [Medicaid Millionaires: How The Feds Pay Immigrants Billions To Hang Out With Their Families](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/04/medicaid-millionaires-how-the-feds-pay-immigrants-billions-to-hang-out-with-their-families/) - I’ve been investigating federal waste and fraud for 20 years. This is the biggest scandal I’ve ever found.
- [Jon Ossoff silent on SPLC indictment after taking more than $700K from affiliate of indicted group](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/04/jon-ossoff-silent-on-splc-indictment-after-taking-more-than-700k-from-affiliate-of-indicted-group/) - The DOJ charged the Southern Poverty Law Center with bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in April
- [NYC lost more residents across all income levels in 2025 as Americans flee high-cost blue cities](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/04/nyc-lost-more-residents-across-all-income-levels-in-2025-as-americans-flee-high-cost-blue-cities/) - The city's median asking rent climbed nearly 7% to $3,585 last year
- [Interest on U.S. debt is becoming a top driver of future deficits, as the sheer size of past borrowing overwhelms the fiscal outlook](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/04/interest-on-u-s-debt-is-becoming-a-top-driver-of-future-deficits-as-the-sheer-size-of-past-borrowing-overwhelms-the-fiscal-outlook/) - U.S. debt is expected to continue soaring in the coming decades not because of excesses committed by future lawmakers, although that’s certainly possible, but because interest payments on past borrowing will increasingly dominate spending.
- [Why is NYC Spending $30M on a Government Grocery?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/02/why-is-nyc-spending-30m-on-a-government-grocery/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck tackle the growing push for "Democratic Socialism" in America. They focus on a recent proposal from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to spend $30 million in taxpayer money to build a publicly owned grocery store in East Harlem. Gary and Ken discuss why government-run retail is a recipe for disaster, how the education system has failed to teach younger generations about the realities of communism, and why states like Florida are now legally mandating that history be taught. Plus, Gary shares a classic story from his youth about the true value of the American capitalist system.
- [600 groups with $2B in revenue mobilize 3,000 May Day protests in a 'red-blue' alliance, probe finds](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/01/600-groups-with-2b-in-revenue-mobilize-3000-may-day-protests-in-a-red-blue-alliance-probe-finds/) - Democratic Socialists of America chapters, groups funded by China-based tycoon Neville Roy Singham lead the network with Democratic groups including the California Democratic Party
- [Columbus Mom-Daughter Duo Busted In $2 Million COVID Cash Grab](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/01/columbus-mom-daughter-duo-busted-in-2-million-covid-cash-grab/) - A Columbus mother and daughter who once worked inside Ohio’s unemployment system are headed to prison after prosecutors say they quietly funneled nearly $2 million in pandemic jobless benefits to friends and relatives.
- [US national debt is now bigger than the economy for first time since Second World War](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/05/01/us-national-debt-is-now-bigger-than-the-economy-for-first-time-since-second-world-war/) - Lawmakers urged to ‘stop the bleeding’ and put the country on a more sustainable fiscal path.
- [DOGE 2.0 — Can Congress Finish What Elon Musk Started?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/29/doge-2-0-can-congress-finish-what-elon-musk-started/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "DOGE sparked a movement. It invigorated projects that have uncovered flagrant government waste -- from Minnesota's $9 billion of handouts to Somali swindlers, to California fraud that could cost residents $425 billion."
- [Growing National Debt and Affordability Are Key Issues for 2026 Election](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/30/growing-national-debt-and-affordability-are-key-issues-for-2026-election/) - Americans are Concerned that Rising Debt is Driving Up the Cost of Living.
- [Ex-Minnesota state trooper reveals how state ‘tried to cover up fraud allegations’ — then Walz shut down his department](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/30/ex-minnesota-state-trooper-reveals-how-state-tried-to-cover-up-fraud-allegations-then-walz-shut-down-his-department/) - A former Minnesota state trooper alleged this week that his bosses at the state Department of Human Services tried to bully him into quashing his findings of fraud in the state’s child care funding program.
- [Blue states can’t ignore welfare fraud forever](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/30/blue-states-cant-ignore-welfare-fraud-forever/) - But the news cycle has moved on, consumed by the widening war in the Middle East. Still, voters should know how bad things are in the Bay State — and other blue states — because the bill will soon come due.
- [Patel turns tables on Walz in response to viral tweet on Minnesota fraud raids: 'Come again?'](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/30/patel-turns-tables-on-walz-in-response-to-viral-tweet-on-minnesota-fraud-raids-come-again/) - Patel said the FBI, DOJ and DHS partners 'drafted and executed every search warrant today'
- [GAO Finds 15 Major Federal Programs’ Improper Payments Zoomed $24 Billion Higher in 2025](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/30/gao-finds-15-major-federal-programs-improper-payments-zoomed-24-billion-higher-in-2025/) - In 2025, Medicare and Medicaid officials made an estimated $94 billion in improper payments — outlays that were either excessive or should not have been made at all — according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress.
- [The Federal Government Has Borrowed Trillions. Who Owns All that Debt?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/29/the-federal-government-has-borrowed-trillions-who-owns-all-that-debt/) - Until lawmakers in Washington agree on a fiscally sustainable approach to the federal budget, public debt will continue to rise — threatening important safety net programs as well as domestic and foreign confidence in U.S. markets that can eventually chip away at economic opportunities for Americans.
- [Waste Watch: King County Council to consider inspector general to find fraud, waste](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/29/waste-watch-king-county-council-to-consider-inspector-general-to-find-fraud-waste/) - The proposed office would be able to take complaints through a public hotline, subpoena records and testimony, and pursue contractors or grant recipients suspected of misusing funds. Dembowski said the recent audits exposed a broader issue: rapid growth in county spending has outpaced oversight systems.
- [O’Leary slams NYC tax plan as ‘sheer blind stupidity,’ defends wealthy investors](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/29/oleary-slams-nyc-tax-plan-as-sheer-blind-stupidity-defends-wealthy-investors/) - O'Leary says outside investors pay taxes and create jobs without burdening city services
- [NYC Mayor Mamdani's latest pitch to tax the rich "not happening," Gov. Kathy Hochul says](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/29/nyc-mayor-mamdanis-latest-pitch-to-tax-the-rich-not-happening-gov-kathy-hochul-says/) - Hochul to NYC: "Look at your expenses" Hochul said she has already found over $4 billion in state aid for the city, and that Mamdani and Menin have a spending problem.
- [The "Stop Nick Shirley" Act: Is California Outlawing Citizen Journalism?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/28/the-stop-nick-shirley-act-is-california-outlawing-citizen-journalism/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck take aim at a controversial legislative push in California. Assemblymember Mia Bonta recently introduced a bill, unofficially dubbed the "Stop Nick Shirley Act", that would effectively criminalize citizen journalists for filming and exposing fraud at immigration service providers.
- [FBI raids over 20 locations in Minnesota fraud investigation](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/28/fbi-raids-over-20-locations-in-minnesota-fraud-investigation/) - “Today, the FBI, with federal, state and local law enforcement, is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the Department of Justice said.
- [Biden Officials Used Codeword To Hide Loans To Major Abortion Provider](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/28/biden-officials-used-codeword-to-hide-loans-to-major-abortion-provider/) - Planned Parenthood and affiliates received $90 million in COVID funds despite being ruled ineligible.
- [SEN RAND PAUL: My plan would force Congress to stop overspending your hard-earned money](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/28/sen-rand-paul-my-plan-would-force-congress-to-stop-overspending-your-hard-earned-money/) - In the next month, I will again offer my Six Penny Plan to balance the budget in just five years. Conservatives across the country need to demand better from Congress. Our kids’ futures require a Congress that will finally and definitively balance the budget.
- [Sacramento ex-councilman Sean Loloee pleads guilty to federal fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/28/sacramento-ex-councilman-sean-loloee-pleads-guilty-to-federal-fraud/) - Former Sacramento city councilman Shahriar “Sean” Loloee pleaded guilty in Sacramento federal court Thursday to fraud and money laundering charges after admitting to obstructing Labor Department investigators and cheating on taxes tied to his Viva Supermarket stores, as well as fraudulently collecting more than $1 million in COVID relief funds.
- [Bill Maher Critiques Democratic Socialists Over High Taxation Rates](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/27/bill-maher-critiques-democratic-socialists-over-high-taxation-rates/) - Comedian Bill Maher criticized Senator Bernie Sanders and democratic socialist policies during a recent episode of "Real Time," arguing that wealthy individuals already contribute a significant portion of their income to the government. As reported by Fox News, Maher highlighted his personal tax burden while questioning the effectiveness of current federal spending.
- [Close to one-third of Democratic Socialists of America members make more than $100K](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/27/close-to-one-third-of-democratic-socialists-of-america-members-make-more-than-100k/) - As many as 28% of DSA members made more than $100,000, and 56% have cushy office jobs in academia, tech, the public or non-profit sector, white-collar work or health care.
- [Why fighting federal-benefit fraud must top the Republican agenda](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/27/why-fighting-federal-benefit-fraud-must-top-the-republican-agenda/) - It’s past time to stop the theft of tens and even hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars from programs meant to help the sick, needy and otherwise vulnerable.
- [Mamdani made Ken Griffin a target — and cemented NYC’s death spiral](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/24/mamdani-made-ken-griffin-a-target-and-cemented-nycs-death-spiral/) - Here’s a lesson in how the socialism death spiral works.
- [Post investigation reveals NYC DOE has spent $5B-plus on rent to private landlords — including buildings with no commercial value](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/24/post-investigation-reveals-nyc-doe-has-spent-5b-plus-on-rent-to-private-landlords-including-buildings-with-no-commercial-value/) - A New York Post review of city contracting records, property valuations and expert analysis reveals the DOE has locked taxpayers into decades-long leases on properties that, in several cases, were at the time worth a fraction of what the DOE has paid out.
- [America's Debt Problem Is a Health Care Problem](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/24/americas-debt-problem-is-a-health-care-problem/) - And the government's "solution" is making it worse.
- [James Comer's new bills could curb federal fraud in Minnesota and California](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/24/james-comers-new-bills-could-curb-federal-fraud-in-minnesota-and-california/) - Oversight chairman says Americans are 'fed up with this abuse' as panel prepares markup on two bills next week
- [The Communist Billionaire Funding American Protests](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/24/the-communist-billionaire-funding-american-protests/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck break down a bombshell Fox News Digital investigation exposing the dark money behind America's "grassroots" protests. They reveal how Neville Roy Singham, a self-described communist living in Shanghai, funneled $278 million into a network of left-wing organizations to drive division in the United States.
- [$13M missing: Seattle leaders call attention to 'egregious' regional homelessness audit](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/23/13m-missing-seattle-leaders-call-attention-to-egregious-regional-homelessness-audit/) - Seattle leaders are calling for major changes to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) following a forensic evaluation that found significant financial and operational failures within the agency.
- [Mamdani prioritizes $2.5B for NYCHA EV chargers, other green upgrades — while tenants’ homes are left crumbling and stinky](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/23/mamdani-prioritizes-2-5b-for-nycha-ev-chargers-other-green-upgrades-while-tenants-homes-are-left-crumbling-and-stinky/) - Long-suffering NYCHA residents called for the city to focus on bread-and-butter fixes for their crumbling, stinky homes — as Mayor Zohran Mamdani touted a $2.5 billion plan to provide heat pumps and other green tweaks to public housing.
- [Minnesota fraud committee suspects Ilhan Omar of involvement in Feeding Our Future scheme](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/23/minnesota-fraud-committee-suspects-ilhan-omar-of-involvement-in-feeding-our-future-scheme/) - At a Minnesota House fraud hearing, members of the GOP-led Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee pointed to Omar’s sponsorship of a bill that drastically relaxed eligibility requirements for food distributors to be able to receive reimbursements through the meal delivery program.
- [Bankrupting America's Safety Net — Social Security's 7-Year Warning Light](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/22/bankrupting-americas-safety-net-social-securitys-7-year-warning-light/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "For generations, Americans have dutifully paid into Social Security with the fair expectation the money they pay now will be there for them when they reach retirement. There's just one problem: The program is going broke."
- [State indicts 9 people on charges of fraud and theft involving Medicaid](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/22/state-indicts-9-people-on-charges-of-fraud-and-theft-involving-medicaid/) - The crimes were investigated by Ohio attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which collaborated with federal, state and local authorities. The charges included falsifying timesheets, billing for in-home services while clients were hospitalized or traveling and improper care of clients.
- [Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/22/southern-poverty-law-center-indicted-on-federal-fraud-charges/) - The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
- [Senate Republicans unveil bundle of anti-fraud bills to save $240B](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/22/senate-republicans-unveil-bundle-of-anti-fraud-bills-to-save-240b/) - “Many politicians and lenient, liberal judges look the other way while criminals steal more than $1 billion from taxpayers every day.”
- [Empty NYC preschools cost taxpayers nearly $100M in rent alone: ‘Terrible execution’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/21/empty-nyc-preschools-cost-taxpayers-nearly-100m-in-rent-alone-terrible-execution/) - New York City has shelled out nearly $100 million in taxpayer funds to rent more than two dozen buildings that were meant to house preschools — but have yet to open half a decade later, The Post has learned. The city is still footing the rent and utility bills for the 28 facilities — a $99.3 million-and-counting boondoggle blamed on the “terrible execution” of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious universal preschool expansion.
- [Mamdani wants to ‘eat the rich’? Then who will be left to feed the city’s ginormous budget?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/21/mamdani-wants-to-eat-the-rich-then-who-will-be-left-to-feed-the-citys-ginormous-budget/) - Beware of any politician who gleefully celebrates taxation like normal people would a sacred holiday. Unfortunately, it’s too late for us New Yorkers. Our city foolishly elected Zohran Mamdani, who promised big government and the “warmth of collectivism.”
- [Kentucky auditor cites $1B of waste, fraud; Gov. Beshear pushes back](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/21/kentucky-auditor-cites-1b-of-waste-fraud-gov-beshear-pushes-back/) - Republican Allison Ball told a congressional committee that she’s found more than $830 million of wasteful spending in Kentucky’s Medicaid program.
- [Ilhan Omar's office says she's ‘not a millionaire’ after $30M filing revised down to under $100K: report](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/20/ilhan-omars-office-says-shes-not-a-millionaire-after-30m-filing-revised-down-to-under-100k-report/) - Amended filing shows Omar and her husband's assets between $18,004 and $95,000, down from up to $30M
- [Anti-socialist group protests at Arch for third consecutive year](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/20/anti-socialist-group-protests-at-arch-for-third-consecutive-year/) - Some group members played instruments and chanted mantras such as “What does socialism give the poor? Equal poverty and equal misery,” and “All the martyrs of communism, pray for us.”
- [Louisville Metro Council candidate faces federal charges in $1.6M COVID relief fraud scheme](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/20/louisville-metro-council-candidate-faces-federal-charges-in-1-6m-covid-relief-fraud-scheme/) - Louisville Metro Council District 5 candidate Betty Walker among five people charged in an alleged $1.6 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. Federal indictment claims group submitted dozens of fraudulent PPP and EIDL loan applications using fake businesses and stolen identities.
- [New DOJ fraud division thwarted $340M in benefit schemes during first week](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/20/new-doj-fraud-division-thwarted-340m-in-benefit-schemes-during-first-week/) - The funds weren’t spent by the co-conspirators — many of whom were part of the Twin Cities Somali community — on feeding needy kids but on luxury cars and real estate holdings abroad.
- [Ken Buck's Bold Idea To Balance The Budget](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/17/ken-bucks-bold-idea-to-balance-the-budget/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, journalist Gary Abernathy and former Congressman Ken Buck discuss a bold new structural change to how Washington handles your money. After years of failed "gimmick" commissions, Ken introduces his proposal for a grassroots-led Budget Commission chaired by the Chief Justice of the United States. Gary and Ken dive into why D.C. bureaucrats lose their spines once they enter the swamp and how an enforcement mechanism—tied directly to members' pay—could finally force fiscal restraint. Join us for a common-sense conversation about saving the next generation from an economic catastrophe.
- [Mamdani believes democratic socialism "can flourish anywhere," says he and Trump share love of New York City](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/17/mamdani-believes-democratic-socialism-can-flourish-anywhere-says-he-and-trump-share-love-of-new-york-city/) - Mamdani's approval rating stood at 48% as he approached 100 days in office, according to a Marist poll released last week. Meanwhile, 30% of New York City residents said they disapprove of his job performance, and 23% said they were unsure.
- [Massachusetts paid out $1 billion in improper SNAP payments while 75% of able-bodied recipients didn't work, new report finds](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/17/massachusetts-paid-out-1-billion-in-improper-snap-payments-while-75-of-able-bodied-recipients-didnt-work-new-report-finds/) - A whistleblower cited in the report described fraud within the system as "rampant" and "unabated," along with a workplace culture that actively discourages basic verification of eligibility.
- [2 cities, 100 days: Socialism delivers disappointment once again](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/16/2-cities-100-days-socialism-delivers-disappointment-once-again/) - Mamdani faces a multi-billion-dollar budget gap. He claims he inherited it — his critics say his grand plans have created and exacerbated it. Seattle tells a similar story.
- [Lawmakers target fraud in social services programs amid rising cost concerns](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/16/lawmakers-target-fraud-in-social-services-programs-amid-rising-cost-concerns/) - Lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are raising alarms about widespread fraud in government assistance programs, warning that billions in taxpayer dollars may be lost each year — and could be contributing to higher costs for American families.
- [Tax Day Reminds Us That We Are All Government Employees](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/15/tax-day-reminds-us-that-we-are-all-government-employees/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Americans will collectively spend almost 12 billion hours of uncompensated time preparing their income tax returns this year, on top of the $2.66 trillion they will fork over to the federal government."
- [The New York City Council Just Countered Mamdani’s Tax-the-Rich Plan](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/15/the-new-york-city-council-just-countered-mamdanis-tax-the-rich-plan/) - While Mamdani insists that higher taxes are necessary to prevent austerity measures, the council’s proposal shows that the city need not broadly “tax the rich” to close its budget gap.
- [Rand Paul Slams Projected $700 Billion Iran War Spending Amid $2 Trillion Deficit: 'The Enemy Is Debt'](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/15/rand-paul-slams-projected-700-billion-iran-war-spending-amid-2-trillion-deficit-the-enemy-is-debt/) - Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) issued a stark warning regarding the escalating costs of the ongoing Iran war, arguing that adding hundreds of billions in new military spending threatens the stability of the U.S. dollar and poses a much greater risk than any foreign adversary.
- [Indictment outlines multimillion-dollar health care fraud case in Middle Georgia](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/15/indictment-outlines-multimillion-dollar-health-care-fraud-case-in-middle-georgia/) - Prosecutors say the case involves fraudulent therapy claims submitted to major insurance providers
- [The "Open Secret" of California Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/14/the-open-secret-of-california-fraud/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, hosts Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck expose the breathtaking waste and lack of accountability in state-run programs. They dive into a shocking investigation into California’s hospice industry, where "ghost" offices are billing Medicare for millions while providing zero care. Gary and Ken also discuss the Wallace Annenberg Wildlife Crossing—a delayed project that has ballooned to $114 million—and why Ken believes government services are almost always delivered better by the private sector. Join us as we pull back the curtain on the "open secret" of Medicare fraud that Washington refuses to address.
- [YouTuber Nick Shirley slams California bill, claims it would stop videos exposing fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/14/youtuber-nick-shirley-slams-california-bill-claims-it-would-stop-videos-exposing-fraud/) - “The enemy truly is within,” Shirley said. “When our politicians would rather protect fraudsters and illegal migrants, it’s time for us to stand up or face mass oppression from the traitors who ‘rule’ over us,” he said.
- [Deficit dips as economy continues to fill Uncle Sam’s wallet](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/14/deficit-dips-as-economy-continues-to-fill-uncle-sams-wallet/) - All told, the government collected $2.483 trillion for fiscal year 2026, spent $3.651 trillion and recorded a deficit of $1.169 trillion.
- [Staggering 8-figure sum NYC taxpayers will pay to fund Mamdani’s first city-owned grocery revealed](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/14/staggering-8-figure-sum-nyc-taxpayers-will-pay-to-fund-mamdanis-first-city-owned-grocery-revealed/) - “How can they manage something like that? A small supermarket?” said Shaher, who owns and manages Healthy Choice near La Marqueta, laughing with disbelief.
- [Anti-Fraud Task Force Uncovers Billions in Potentially Fraudulent Government Contracts](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/13/anti-fraud-task-force-uncovers-billions-in-potentially-fraudulent-government-contracts/) - Vice President JD Vance is heading the administration’s anti-fraud task force, which recently sent letters to more than 400 businesses that have been awarded government contracts. The companies have 30 days to respond to the task force with proof of their legitimacy and physical addresses.
- [Lawsuit accuses two Colorado state lawmakers of trying to evade open records laws regarding swanky mountain retreat](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/13/lawsuit-accuses-two-colorado-state-lawmakers-of-trying-to-evade-open-records-laws-regarding-swanky-mountain-retreat/) - Two state Democrats, Sen. Lindsey Daugherty and Rep. Sean Camacho, are accused of trying to dodge open records laws to hide details about their swanky mountain retreat. They told one story to avoid ethics rules… then the exact opposite when someone asked for public records. Taxpayer-funded luxury while they lead us to a $1.5 billion budget deficit?
- [Zohran Mamdani pats himself on the back with 100 days bash, speech as critics call it ‘massive insecurity’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/13/zohran-mamdani-pats-himself-on-the-back-with-100-days-bash-speech-as-critics-call-it-massive-insecurity/) - NYC’s first city-owned grocery store under lefty Mayor Mamdani to open in East Harlem: “I am proud to announce that we will open every single one of these stores by the end of our first term, and the first one will open next year.”
- [Here are the promises Zohran Mamdani broke in his first 100 days in office](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/10/here-are-the-promises-zohran-mamdani-broke-in-his-first-100-days-in-office/) - He’s Zo-ing back on his word. Many of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s lofty campaign promises have already bit the dust 100 days in, as he makes a U-turn or scales them back almost beyond recognition.
- [Arrests made in California fraud crackdown targeting LA hospice ring allegedly behind $267 million in bogus charges](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/10/arrests-made-in-california-fraud-crackdown-targeting-la-hospice-ring-allegedly-behind-267-million-in-bogus-charges/) - State Attorney General Rob Bonta said the scheme defrauded California of $267 million through bogus charges to Medi-Cal, the state-administered Medicaid program. Americans pay into Medicare through taxes and premiums, so defrauding it would be essentially stealing from all American taxpayers.
- [The Debt Spiral Ends In Dollar Destruction: 6 Hard Truths America Can No Longer Ignore](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/10/the-debt-spiral-ends-in-dollar-destruction-6-hard-truths-america-can-no-longer-ignore/) - Let’s take a step back and look at the big picture so we can assess the US government’s financial situation, where it’s likely headed, and what these trends could mean.
- [No Nuclear Iran. Period. — Ken Buck on What Matters Most](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/09/no-nuclear-iran-period-ken-buck-on-what-matters-most/) - What defines success in a conflict like this? Ken Buck joins Laura Coates on CNN to lay it out simply: Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. As debates continue over strategy, authority, and political consequences, one outcome matters most—ensuring a nuclear-armed Iran never becomes reality. That’s the standard. That’s the goal.
- [Growing number of blue states proposing wealth, exit taxes](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/09/growing-number-of-blue-states-proposing-wealth-exit-taxes/) - Across the country, at least ten states are now exploring or have already passed an exit or wealth tax in order to combat revenue losses from residents fleeing to lower tax areas. That includes California, New York, Washington, and Michigan.
- [Gavin Newsom’s $30 Billion Fraud Magnet](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/09/gavin-newsoms-30-billion-fraud-magnet/) - California’s In-Home Supportive Services Program is ripe for scams, experts say.
- [JD Vance's task force flags nearly $6.3B in government contracts going to potentially fraudulent businesses](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/09/jd-vances-task-force-flags-nearly-6-3b-in-government-contracts-going-to-potentially-fraudulent-businesses/) - The task force and General Services Administration are beginning to send out letters to nearly 400 businesses with government contracts that they believe could be fraudulent, as first reported by the Daily Caller. The businesses will have 30 days to prove to the task force that they have a physical address and are legitimate.
- [Who's Really Funding The Socialist Movement In America?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/08/whos-really-funding-the-socialist-movement-in-america/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "The ultra-wealthy -- names like George Soros and John Arnold -- have long pumped money into Washington to advance the left's agenda. But these latest efforts take dark money to a new level, and, worse, they do so by cheating the tax system."
- [Congress Is Moving the Goalposts on Fiscal Responsibility](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/08/congress-is-moving-the-goalposts-on-fiscal-responsibility/) - Washington has a habit of changing its budget goals — not because the country solved the spending-driven debt problem, but because each goal proved harder than lawmakers were willing to confront.
- [Lawmakers want to block welfare recipients from sending cash abroad](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/08/lawmakers-want-to-block-welfare-recipients-from-sending-cash-abroad/) - If the government can’t stop all of the welfare fraud, perhaps it can at least prevent the ill-gotten money from being sent overseas, according to two Republicans in Congress who announced new legislation Tuesday to block large remittances to foreign countries.
- [California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers led to 'negative outcomes,' researchers say](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/08/californias-20-minimum-wage-for-fast-food-workers-led-to-negative-outcomes-researchers-say/) - Stephen Owen of UC Santa Cruz cited higher menu prices, reduced hours, lost benefits and accelerating automation
- [Colorado’s Free Health Care Program for Illegal Immigrant 'Pregnant Persons' and Children, Backed by Dem Congressional Hopefuls, Costs Seven Times More Than Planned](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/07/colorados-free-health-care-program-for-illegal-immigrant-pregnant-persons-and-children-backed-by-dem-congressional-hopefuls-costs-seven-times-more-than-planned/) - Democrats Colorado’s Free Health Care Program for Illegal Immigrant 'Pregnant Persons' and Children, Backed by Dem Congressional Hopefuls, Costs Seven Times More Than Planned ‘Cover All Coloradans' was estimated to cost taxpayers $14.7 million but has ballooned to $104.5 million amid a $1.5 billion state budget shortfall
- [Judge finds Minnesota has fraud problem, refuses to order Trump to restart Medicaid money](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/07/judge-finds-minnesota-has-fraud-problem-refuses-to-order-trump-to-restart-medicaid-money/) - A federal court rejected Minnesota’s attempt to restart Medicaid funding that the Trump administration had halted over concerns people are stealing the money, with the judge saying even the state has acknowledged it has a “serious fraud problem.”
- [Spending More, Getting Less: Ken Buck on Why D.C. Thrives on Debt](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/06/spending-more-getting-less-ken-buck-on-why-d-c-thrives-on-debt/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck examine a shocking report from the New York State Comptroller. NYC is now spending over $81,000 per unsheltered homeless person—nearly triple what it spent just six years ago. Despite the massive increase in funding, the homeless population has surged by 26%.
- [McMahon on Day 1 launches 'final mission' to send education back to the states](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/06/mcmahon-on-day-1-launches-final-mission-to-send-education-back-to-the-states/) - The Department of Education is not working as intended. Since its establishment in 1980, taxpayers have entrusted the department with over $1 trillion, yet student outcomes have consistently languished.
- [Tax cuts are the hot new idea for Democrats](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/06/tax-cuts-are-the-hot-new-idea-for-democrats/) - New tax cut plans from 2028 presidential prospects and major Democratic candidates for governor have spurred a "wonk revolt" from liberal and moderate policy experts.
- [Other countries have 200 mph passenger trains that reach 200 mph. Why has high-speed rail not tracked here?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/06/other-countries-have-200-mph-passenger-trains-that-reach-200-mph-why-has-high-speed-rail-not-tracked-here/) - Status update: today the state's high-speed rail authority is preparing to lay its first tracks at roughly the same cost. Only, slight course correction here, instead of L.A. to San Francisco, it will run one-third of that distance, connecting… wait for it…the metropolis of Bakersfield and Merced, population 96,000. Oh, and when will it open? 2033. Maybe.
- [Guess what happened when Washington state rolled out a steep new income tax](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/06/guess-what-happened-when-washington-state-rolled-out-a-steep-new-income-tax/) - Public opposition to the new tax, a 9.9% levy on incomes over $1 million...Local voters have rejected an income tax 11 times in the state’s history, and a citizen initiative pushing back against a similar measure in 2024 was signed by over 446,000 people.
- [Nick Shirley Interviews Vice President JD Vance](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/03/nick-shirley-interviews-vice-president-jd-vance/) - What JD Vance told Nick about the federal government's fraud problem and what happens next
- [Hochul in talks to make fat pork union deal that could lower retirement age for teachers to 55 — as part of staggering $1.5B plan](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/03/hochul-in-talks-to-make-fat-pork-union-deal-that-could-lower-retirement-age-for-teachers-to-55-as-part-of-staggering-1-5b-plan/) - Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing a possible deal with a top union to allow public workers from teachers to nurses hired after 2012 to retire at 55 — part of a proposal that would cost taxpayers a whopping $1.5 billion, sources said.
- [Multiple arrests in 'Operation Never Say Die,' targeting hospice, healthcare fraud in CA](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/03/multiple-arrests-in-operation-never-say-die-targeting-hospice-healthcare-fraud-in-ca/) - Federal authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of multiple people in Southern California in connection with a massive healthcare fraud takedown targeting sham hospice facilities.
- [Los Angeles leads nation in massive population exodus as ‘breaking point’ hits Golden State](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/02/los-angeles-leads-nation-in-massive-population-exodus-as-breaking-point-hits-golden-state/) - Census data shows 53,421 residents left LA County between July 2024 and 2025, the largest decline of any US county.
- [Gavin Newsom’s Empire of Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/02/gavin-newsoms-empire-of-fraud/) - California has lost at least $180 billion to fraud, according to officials and experts.
- [Trump picks Californian prosecutor to lead new DOJ fraud division — and it might be very close to home](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/01/fraud-whistleblowers-could-make-millions-as-bessent-cracks-down-on-sprawling-scams-2/) - President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice just got a leader to oversee its newly created unit to prosecute fraud, and it so happens he’s from California, which has been making headlines for its alleged fraud cases.
- [Fraud whistleblowers could make millions as Bessent cracks down on sprawling scams](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/01/fraud-whistleblowers-could-make-millions-as-bessent-cracks-down-on-sprawling-scams-3/) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is launching a new program on Monday that will reward tipsters with up to 30% of the fines imposed on criminals who are trying to bleed US taxpayers dry.
- [JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon sits down with 'FOX & Friends' on the economy, exodus from blue states](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/01/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-sits-down-with-fox-friends-on-the-economy-exodus-from-blue-states/) - JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon talks with “FOX & Friends” about inflation fears tied to the Iran conflict, the fading American Dream, businesses fleeing blue states, and whether AI will replace jobs or transform them.
- [Airlines Monopolizing Market Won't Enhance Travelers' Experience](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/04/01/airlines-monopolizing-market-wont-enhance-travelers-experience/) - When companies seek to tip the scales and put their bottom lines ahead of customers by monopolizing the market, consumers pay the price.
- [Why DOGE Failed to Cut the Federal Deficit](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/31/418/) - In this episode of Balls & Strikes, Gary Abernathy and Ken Buck take a hard look at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Despite the star power of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, federal spending actually increased during the DOGE program. Why did a project aimed at cutting $2 trillion in waste fall short?
- [The National Debt Is Now More than $39 Trillion. What Does That Mean?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/31/the-national-debt-is-now-more-than-39-trillion-what-does-that-mean/) - The gross federal debt of the United States has surpassed $39,000,000,000,000. Although the debt affects each of us, it may be difficult to put such a large number into perspective and fully understand its implications. The infographic below offers different ways of looking at the debt and its relationship to the economy, the budget, and American families.
- [Bailey Calls for FBI Probe Into Pritzker Spending During Lara Trump Interview, Citing “Immense” Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/31/bailey-calls-for-fbi-probe-into-pritzker-spending-during-lara-trump-interview-citing-immense-fraud/) - Calls for federal scrutiny of Illinois’ finances intensified this week after Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey publicly urged the FBI and Department of Justice to investigate spending under Governor JB Pritzker.
- [Washington auditors estimate $37M in questionable child care subsidy payments in 2025](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/31/washington-auditors-estimate-37m-in-questionable-child-care-subsidy-payments-in-2025/) - Washington state auditors say they found weaknesses in the system used to detect improper payments in subsidized child care in its latest annual review of federal spending, contributing to an estimated $37 million in questionable payments in 2025, despite reporting improved overall compliance with federal requirements.
- [Mamdani Sinks $260 Million Into Office of Community Safety, Where Social Workers Replace Cops, as Big Apple Faces Historic Budget Crisis](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/31/mamdani-sinks-260-million-into-office-of-community-safety-where-social-workers-replace-cops-as-big-apple-faces-historic-budget-crisis/) - The mayor's proposed $127 billion budget has led multiple credit rating agencies to issue warnings about the city's long-term finances
- [Fraud whistleblowers could make millions as Bessent cracks down on sprawling scams](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/30/fraud-whistleblowers-could-make-millions-as-bessent-cracks-down-on-sprawling-scams/) - Uncle Sam needs you to help crush the billion-dollar financial fraud gangs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is launching a new program on Monday that will reward tipsters with up to 30% of the fines imposed on criminals who are trying to bleed US taxpayers dry, The Post has learned.
- [Nick Shirley Triggers Oversight Committee Investigation](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/30/nick-shirley-triggers-oversight-committee-investigation/) - How Nick's investigation reached the halls of Congress and the true cost of exposing fraud
- [Accountability Is A Patriotic Duty](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/25/accountability-is-a-patriotic-duty/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Americans are experiencing the ugly reality of big government, often without even realizing it. Every day, taxpayers lose billions of dollars to fraud."
- [Ohio House child care bills take aim at fraud, providers say state is solving for lack of a problem](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/30/ohio-house-child-care-bills-take-aim-at-fraud-providers-say-state-is-solving-for-lack-of-a-problem/) - Ohio House Bill 647 and House Bill 649 were brought up by Republican co-sponsors in response to allegations of child care fraud in Minnesota made by a right-wing social media influencer, that made national headlines and caused the Trump administration to freeze federal child care funds to that state, and other Democratically led states.
- [Massachusetts loses billions in income after millionaire tax](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/27/massachusetts-loses-billions-in-income-after-millionaire-tax/) - Residents exiting Massachusetts took a net of $4.2 billion in adjusted gross income with them in 2023, one of the largest totals in the country, after a tax on millionaires took effect.
- [Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds, faces rare ethics "trial"](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/27/rep-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-democrat-accused-of-stealing-fema-funds-faces-rare-ethics-trial/) - The Florida Democrat is accused of stealing $5 million in federal pandemic funds and using some of the money to boost her congressional campaign. She was indicted in November on federal charges and has pleaded not guilty.
- [New proposal would cap Social Security benefits at $100K for wealthy couples](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/26/new-proposal-would-cap-social-security-benefits-at-100k-for-wealthy-couples/) - The Six Figure Limit proposal would initially affect only the top 0.05% of couples, those with average net worth above $65M
- [As U.S. Debt Passes $39 Trillion, Americans Are Paying $900 Billion In Interest Annually](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/26/as-u-s-debt-passes-39-trillion-americans-are-paying-900-billion-in-interest-annually/) - This debt total reflects decades of fiscal stress and represents money the federal government has borrowed, much of it through Treasury securities. To put this into perspective, when President Donald J. Trump was sworn in for his first term, the national debt was $19 trillion. In that time, it has doubled.
- [New York City's $368 Million Homeless Problem](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/26/new-york-citys-368-million-homeless-problem/) - Inside the massive budget that hasn't moved the needle on New York City's homelessness crisis
- [Is DOGE a Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/25/is-doge-a-band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound/) - The national debt is spiraling, and Washington has known about the waste for years. In this episode of Balls & Strikes, hosts Gary Abernathy and former Congressman Ken Buck take a hard look at DOGE and whether Elon Musk's government efficiency push is really uncovering anything new or just shining a light on what insiders have ignored for decades. From 47,000 vacant federal buildings to a Pentagon that hasn't passed its own audit in years, Buck breaks down why DOGE is a necessary idea but not a complete solution. What structural reforms would actually move the needle? Buck makes the case for hard spending caps, empowered inspector generals, and tying term limits directly to debt reduction.
- [The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/25/the-treasury-just-declared-the-u-s-insolvent-the-media-missed-it/) - Not only has the financial press ignored the consolidated financial statements, but most members of Congress and members of the general public will not read the consolidated financial statements.
- [Iran, the $39 trillion national debt and dedollarization: How Trump exposed America’s Achilles Heel in Hormuz](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/25/iran-the-39-trillion-national-debt-and-dedollarization-how-trump-exposed-americas-achilles-heel-in-hormuz/) - The $39 Trillion Liability No One Is Talking About: The reason this matters geopolitically—not just fiscally—goes back to that 1974 handshake.
- [Minnesota millionaire who qualified for food stamps warns of 'fraud by design' loophole ahead of hearing](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/25/minnesota-millionaire-who-qualified-for-food-stamps-warns-of-fraud-by-design-loophole-ahead-of-hearing/) - Rob Undersander: 'I have purchased lobster and filet mignon on my EBT card'
- [Quote of the day by late conservative activist Charlie Kirk: ‘Socialism cannot survive when people are free to think for…’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/24/quote-of-the-day-by-late-conservative-activist-charlie-kirk-socialism-cannot-survive-when-people-are-free-to-think-for/) - Charlie Kirk, a leading voice for young conservatives and founder of Turning Point USA, met a tragic end. He was fatally shot at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, at the age of 31. This shocking event has intensified discussions about political divisions and safety at public gatherings. Kirk was known for advocating free markets and limited government.
- ["Bostonian of the Year" ordered to pay back $224K she stole from her own nonprofit](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/24/bostonian-of-the-year-ordered-to-pay-back-224k-she-stole-from-her-own-nonprofit/) - The Boston Globe named her Bostonian of the Year. Boston Magazine called her the city's "best social justice advocate." A federal judge just called her tab: $224,063.
- [Congress launches investigation into California hospice fraud, citing millions in taxpayer losses](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/24/congress-launches-investigation-into-california-hospice-fraud-citing-millions-in-taxpayer-losses/) - "Recent reporting has revealed alarming evidence of fraudulent activity in California's hospice programs, including agencies overbilling Medicare and fraudulently enrolling beneficiaries without their knowledge," committee members wrote, citing a recent CBS News investigation.
- [Saving The Safety Net From Federal Waste](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/18/saving-the-safety-net-from-federal-waste/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Americans should be wary of Washington's munificence, not pleading for it. The well-spun gimmick that big government ought to be the purveyor of Americans' every want and need has pushed our country down a gradual, slippery slope toward socialism. It's bankrupting our coffers, impeding small businesses, and exacerbating the national affordability crisis."
- [What America’s $39 Trillion Debt Looks Like On A Family Budget](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/23/what-americas-39-trillion-debt-looks-like-on-a-family-budget/) - Policymakers need to gather around the kitchen table for an honest conversation about our current predicament.
- [New York Gov. Hochul Begs 'High-Net-Worth' Refugees To Return and Be Taxed](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/23/new-york-gov-hochul-begs-high-net-worth-refugees-to-return-and-be-taxed/) - Hochul invited those who opposed her policies to leave. Many did. Now she wants them back.
- [States need data tools and incentives to stop improper federal payments](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/23/states-need-data-tools-and-incentives-to-stop-improper-federal-payments/) - With $2 trillion annual budget deficits extending as far as the eye can see, rooting out unnecessary expenditures must be a top priority for both Congress and the administration. Unlike entitlements, defense, or key domestic programs, federal waste lacks explicit political support: it should thus be the easiest to cut.
- [Senate DOGE leader moves to force ‘receipt’ for every tax dollar after Minnesota fraud scandal](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/20/senate-doge-leader-moves-to-force-receipt-for-every-tax-dollar-after-minnesota-fraud-scandal/) - A top senator involved in slashing red tape will tout a plan requiring line-item proof of every federal tax dollar from entities that receive federal funding. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said her move would guard against rampant fraud such as the slew of allegedly fake Minneapolis daycares, adding the measure could have helped prevent wasted taxpayer funds.
- [Socialism Makes People Poorer – So Why Don’t Voters in New York and California Get it?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/20/socialism-makes-people-poorer-so-why-dont-voters-in-new-york-and-california-get-it/) - Almost half of young Americans have a favorable opinion of socialism, which is like having a positive opinion of termites.
- [California’s priciest bridge is in SoCal and costs $114M — but it’s not for cars](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/20/californias-priciest-bridge-is-in-socal-and-costs-114m-but-its-not-for-cars/) - California’s most expensive bridge isn’t for cars or humans, hasn’t been finished, and has already cost more than $100 million.
- [State records show 89 hospice companies at one Los Angeles office plaza. We went to look](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/20/state-records-show-89-hospice-companies-at-one-los-angeles-office-plaza-we-went-to-look/) - The Merabi Professional Medical Plaza, a three-story, 32,000 square foot stucco and glass office building in Los Angeles, is home to a salon, a law office, a modeling agency, a realty corporation and, also, 89 licensed hospice companies. Patient advocate Sheila Clark, who has worked to expose allegations of widespread Medicare fraud in the hospice industry, calls this building "ground zero" for the issue.
- [The Real Reason Congress Won't Stop Spending](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/19/why-congress-wont-stop-spending/)
- [Almost 200 House Dems vote against deporting people who commit welfare fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/19/almost-200-house-dems-vote-against-deporting-people-who-commit-welfare-fraud/) - The bill, sponsored by Rep. David Taylor, R-Ohio, would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to explicitly define fraud as a deportable offense. Republicans said the legislation is necessary to ensure that noncitizens who steal taxpayer dollars are no longer eligible for immigration relief services or legal protections.
- [Trump brings ‘war on fraud’ into focus with task force of benefits-paying agencies](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/19/trump-brings-war-on-fraud-into-focus-with-task-force-of-benefits-paying-agencies/) - President Donald Trump is directing nearly a dozen federal agencies that provide public-facing benefits and services to crack down on fraudulent payments.
- [Desperate Hochul begs wealthy New Yorkers to come back — as Mamdani pressures her to hike their taxes](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/19/desperate-hochul-begs-wealthy-new-yorkers-to-come-back-as-mamdani-pressures-her-to-hike-their-taxes/) - Hochul made the case against caving to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s demands that she hike income taxes — by saying she not only wants fat cats to stay in the city, but also by clawing at those who have moved to states with better business climates like Florida.
- [Other People’s Money: Democratic Socialism’s Zombie Revival](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/18/other-peoples-money-democratic-socialisms-zombie-revival/) - Without genuine price signals, planners cannot allocate resources efficiently, they can only redistribute scarcity
- [MN fraud prevention: Lawmakers agree to push for stricter vetting](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/18/mn-fraud-prevention-lawmakers-agree-to-push-for-stricter-vetting/) - Lawmakers are working on establishing an independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) and updating computer systems to monitor eligibility. A GOP bill, also supported by House Democrats, proposes creating a risk score for grant applicants to improve vetting processes.
- [Trump administration expands Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/18/trump-administration-expands-medicaid-fraud-crackdown-to-florida/) - “What I saw on the ground in Florida around durable medical equipment fraud was horrifying,” (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz wrote. “The scale is out of control – and not just limited to these schemes. Cleaning this up will require a laser focus and real action from state leaders.”
- [What It’s Like To Ride Along With Nick Shirley](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/17/what-its-like-to-ride-along-with-nick-shirley/) - Here is the full 40 minutes of my crew and I exposing California fraud, Minnesota was big but California is even bigger... We uncovered over $170,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters live in luxury with no consequences. Like it and share it, the fraud must STOP.
- [Trump formally names Vance chair of fraud task force — with California, New York among states in crosshairs](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/17/trump-formally-names-vance-chair-of-fraud-task-force-with-california-new-york-among-states-in-crosshairs/) - President Trump signed an executive order Monday afternoon formally creating a benefits-fraud task force chaired by Vice President JD Vance as part of his state-focused “war on fraud.”
- [With dogs, dance and uncovered hair, Iranians defy 'unholy alliance' of socialists, radicals: ‘Hypocrites!’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/16/with-dogs-dance-and-uncovered-hair-iranians-defy-unholy-alliance-of-socialists-radicals-hypocrites/) - As far-left, pro-China groups, funded by an American-born, Shanghai-based tech tycoon, Neville Roy Singham, support the regime in Tehran, Iranian Americans challenge the ‘unholy alliance’ defending Iran’s theocrats
- [OMB Updates Circular A-123 to Strengthen Federal Risk Management and Fraud Prevention](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/16/omb-updates-circular-a-123-to-strengthen-federal-risk-management-and-fraud-prevention/) - The revised circular places increased emphasis on proactive risk management and fraud prevention, reflecting a broader effort to strengthen how federal agencies identify and address operational risks before they become larger problems.
- [Doctor denies knowing about rampant LA-area Medicare fraud using his provider number](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/13/doctor-denies-knowing-about-rampant-la-area-medicare-fraud-using-his-provider-number/) - Gilbert Faustina says he receives just $3,000 monthly from agencies that billed for 29,000 patients under his credentials
- [House GOP probes $220M DHS ad campaign, contracts overseen by Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/13/house-gop-probes-220m-dhs-ad-campaign-contracts-overseen-by-kristi-noem-corey-lewandowski/) - House Republicans are looking into nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in taxpayer funds being spent on a Department of Homeland Security ad campaign featuring now-former Secretary Kristi Noem — and are probing her also-ousted top adviser Corey Lewandowski.
- [Is One Company Owning 80% of Local News a Threat to Democracy?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/13/is-one-company-owning-80-of-local-news-a-threat-to-democracy/)
- [CMS’s two-pronged approach to crushing fraud, waste, abuse](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/12/cmss-two-pronged-approach-to-crushing-fraud-waste-abuse/) - AI tools are helping the agency stop money from going out the door to fraudsters.
- [Vietnam’s Communists remember that socialism doesn’t work](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/12/vietnams-communists-remember-that-socialism-doesnt-work/) - Vietnam still ranks as one of the world’s most repressive governments against dissent and free speech. Freedom House lists Vietnam as “not free,” with a lowly score of 20 out of 100, above only communist Laos and military-ruled Myanmar in Southeast Asia. Reporters Without Borders ranks Vietnam 173rd of 180 countries for press freedom, worse than Russia and Cuba.
- [A Tale of Two Cities: How the Lie of Socialism Is Hurting America](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/11/a-tale-of-two-cities-how-the-lie-of-socialism-is-hurting-america/) - States like California, New York and Washington have been drinking the Kool-Aid, but their steady march toward the brave new world of socialism has proven too much for rational minds. Individuals and businesses are racing for saner pastures — taking jobs and investment with them.
- [Starbucks Billionaire Howard Schultz Paid $44 Million For Florida Penthouse](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/11/starbucks-billionaire-howard-schultz-paid-44-million-for-florida-penthouse/) - Schultz joins a handful of billionaires who have moved to Florida in the last six months, most of which have fled California amid a push to implement a one-time, 5% wealth tax on people with a net worth of $1 billion or more.
- [MN fraud response: Gov. Walz announces major plan to centralize, modernize DHS](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/11/mn-fraud-response-gov-walz-announces-major-plan-to-centralize-modernize-dhs/) - Governor Walz's plan comes with two major components. First, the state would shift away from "complex, layered administration managed by a patchwork of counties, Managed Care Organizations, and state agencies" to a centralized entity run by the state.
- [We visited “ground zero” for hospice fraud: Los Angeles, California](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/11/we-visited-ground-zero-for-hospice-fraud-los-angeles-california/) - A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing.
- [Refugee Revenue: International Rescue Committee's $430 million in grant awards](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/10/refugee-revenue-international-rescue-committees-430-million-in-grant-awards/) - IRC advocates for expanded resettlement of asylum seekers throughout the United States and provides support to them before and after they cross the southern border, including housing, legal assistance, and “transportation coordination”.
- [Zohran Mamdani’s tax hike crusade is already hurting NYC economy, business leader warns](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/10/zohran-mamdanis-tax-hike-crusade-is-already-hurting-nyc-economy-business-leader-warns/) - Mamdani, who took office in January, is threatening to hike city property taxes by almost 10% unless Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature agree to increase income taxes on the wealthy and also up the corporate tax.
- [Feds Nab Russian National In $400 Million Medicare Scheme](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/10/feds-nab-russian-national-in-400-million-medicare-scheme/) - The man traveled from Houston to Los Angeles, where the FBI arrested him after he purchased a same-day, one-way ticket to Moscow, Russia. Buzolin has been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and, if convicted, will face a maximum of 20 years in prison.
- [Ex-House Speaker Gets Prison in COVID Loan Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/10/ex-house-speaker-gets-prison-in-covid-loan-fraud/) - John Diehl of Missouri misused $379,900 in relief money
- [Mamdani admin. to consider eliminating free parking as NYC grapples with $5.4B shortfall](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/09/mamdani-admin-to-consider-eliminating-free-parking-as-nyc-grapples-with-5-4b-shortfall/) - Queens Republican Councilwoman Joann Ariola called the paid-meter proposal “another tax on the middle and working classes."
- [Interest on the National Debt is Killing the American Dream](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/04/interest-on-the-national-debt-is-killing-the-american-dream/) - Recently, an independent budget watchdog group issued a sobering wakeup call: The U.S. national debt is on track to exceed $56 trillion within the next decade. That is a crippling debt load.
- [Dr. Oz takes aim at Dem Govs. Hochul, Newsom over Medicaid fraud: ‘Rot in the system’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/09/dr-oz-takes-aim-at-dem-govs-hochul-newsom-over-medicaid-fraud-rot-in-the-system/) - Democratic Govs. Kathy Hochul and Gavin Newsom turned a blind eye to the billions of dollars in Medicaid fraud they let go down the drain, Medicaid czar Dr. Mehmet Oz alleged Sunday.
- [Federal audit finds $77.8M in improper Medicaid payments for Colorado autism therapy](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/06/federal-audit-finds-77-8m-in-improper-medicaid-payments-for-colorado-autism-therapy/) - Auditors found Colorado made $77.8 million in improper Medicaid payments for Applied Behavior Analysis to children.
- [Fox News Poll: Socialism gaining ground among voters](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/06/fox-news-poll-socialism-gaining-ground-among-voters/) - Views are divided on how well capitalism is working in the US
- [Don’t let socialism ruin college sports](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/05/dont-let-socialism-ruin-college-sports/) - Congress shouldn't be imposing price controls on higher-ed athletics
- [Minnesota Gov. Walz, AG Ellison testify at House Oversight Committee hearing on fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/05/minnesota-gov-walz-ag-ellison-testify-at-house-oversight-committee-hearing-on-fraud/) - Comer, the chair, said fraud in Minnesota was a "failure of leadership, plain and simple." He and other Republicans said Walz and Ellison should be deposed under oath.
- [Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles: Reuters](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/04/defense-executives-plan-to-meet-at-white-house-as-strikes-on-iran-diminish-stockpiles-reuters/) - The meeting underscores the urgency felt in Washington to shore up weapons stocks after the Iran operation drew heavily on munitions.
- [America Literally Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/04/america-literally-cannot-afford-democratic-socialism/) - If this nightmare scenario does indeed come to fruition, there will be no escape to a place like Texas or Florida. If democratic socialism takes root at the national level, it will be the end of America as we know it.
- [Mamdani’s Socialist Agenda Will Squeeze the Middle Class](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/03/mamdanis-socialist-agenda-will-squeeze-the-middle-class/) - In a classic socialist bait-and-switch, Mamdani has turned his back on the middle class because the middle class always bears the ultimate burden when socialism wreaks havoc. The mega-wealthy can flee NYC for the Hamptons. Ordinary, hard-working residents of NYC cannot.
- [A Minnesota man pleaded guilty in a $6 million “Autism Center” fraud scheme.](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/03/a-minnesota-man-pleaded-guilty-in-a-6-million-autism-center-fraud-scheme/) - Abdinajib Yussuf was just 22 with no college degree when he opened his "autism center" in St. Cloud and started bilking taxpayers. At his plea hearing he claimed he didn't know anyone with autism, so his investors provided clients as well as workers.
- [America is Under Attack](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/02/america-is-under-attack/)
- [Love him or hate him, why Americans are obsessed with Zohran Mamdani](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/02/love-him-or-hate-him-why-americans-are-obsessed-with-zohran-mamdani/) - “He’s basically the next AOC,” said Republican political strategist Robert Hornak, referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., a national progressive star. “He’s cut from exactly the same mindset. He’s a villain to the same constituency, and a hero to the same constituency, as her.”
- [How the Welfare State’s Financing Structure Enables Waste, Fraud, and Abuse](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/03/02/how-the-welfare-states-financing-structure-enables-waste-fraud-and-abuse/) - Welfare fraud has dominated headlines over the past few months, and Minnesota’s multibillion-dollar scandal is just the tip of the iceberg.
- [DHS Shutdown Underscores Democrats' Immigration Quagmire](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/26/dhs-shutdown-underscores-democrats-immigration-quagmire/) - A recent survey found that nearly three-quarters of voters believe that criminal illegal immigrants should be deported, and more than two-thirds want state and local officials to cooperate with federal authorities to get the job done.
- [Trump administration to withhold $259M in Minnesota Medicaid funds, citing fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/26/trump-administration-to-withhold-259m-in-minnesota-medicaid-funds-citing-fraud/) - The Trump administration will withhold $259 million in Medicaid payments for Minnesota, Vice President JD Vance said, escalating its fight with the state as the White House seeks to elevate health care fraud as an election-year issue.
- [Capitalism's Coalition Is Cracking — And That Should Worry Us](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/26/capitalisms-coalition-is-cracking-and-that-should-worry-us/) - Free-market capitalism still delivers the goods. But its political coalition is fracturing — and that should worry anyone who cares about prosperity and freedom.
- [Trump Puts Vance in Charge of Combating Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/25/trump-puts-vance-in-charge-of-combating-fraud/) - President Trump made combating fraud–notably in Democratic not Republican states–a key part of his State of the Union address, saying that it will be a major focus of his administration in coming months. He even gave Vice President JD Vance a new role: Anti-Fraud czar.
- [America has a very expensive promises problem — and the bill is coming due](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/25/america-has-a-very-expensive-promises-problem-and-the-bill-is-coming-due/) - Unless America changes expectations or sacrifices are made on both sides of the aisle, the debt clock keeps running
- [National Debt Outlook Gets Worse as Interest Costs Exceed $1 Trillion Annually](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/24/national-debt-outlook-gets-worse-as-interest-costs-exceed-1-trillion-annually/) - The latest CBO report projects that the national debt will hit a record high in just four years. Explore more key takeaways.
- [New York City Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/24/new-york-city-cannot-afford-democratic-socialism/) - According to NYC Comptroller Mark Levine, “the City faces a $2.2 billion budget shortfall for FY2026 and a projected $10.4 billion gap for FY2027.” “This is the first time since the Great Recession that the City faces a budget shortfall of this magnitude,” he warned.
- [Audit flags $285M in questionable adult day care payments](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/24/audit-flags-285m-in-questionable-adult-day-care-payments/) - A state audit has uncovered $285 million in questionable Medicaid payments to Social Adult Day Care programs, along with safety concerns and compliance failures.
- [New York’s Progressive Policies Will Push Food Prices Higher](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/23/new-yorks-progressive-policies-will-push-food-prices-higher/) - Zohran Mamdani’s regulatory agenda will make dining out and ordering in costlier than ever.
- [Colorado Medicaid probe uncovers millions of dollars in alleged transport fraud ring](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/23/colorado-medicaid-probe-uncovers-millions-of-dollars-in-alleged-transport-fraud-ring/) - Colorado Medicaid officials detected $25 million in abnormal billing over just four months two years ago — a surge that prompted a new state law and the suspension of dozens of providers in what authorities now describe as an organized fraud ring.
- [Real estate experts blast Mamdani’s math-defying tax plan, warn of higher rents and flight](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/20/real-estate-experts-blast-mamdanis-math-defying-tax-plan-warn-of-higher-rents-and-flight/) - While Mamdani claims he’s protecting the working class, real estate insiders say the plan is a math-defying disaster that will drive up rents and accelerate the flight of taxpayers to low-tax states like Florida and Texas.
- [MaineCare under federal review following fraud and improper payment findings](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/20/mainecare-under-federal-review-following-fraud-and-improper-payment-findings/) - For months now, a troubling pattern has been coming to light in MaineCare — a pattern of fraud, waste and abuse involving millions of taxpayer dollars.
- [Why the Federal Deficit Is Projected to Surge, in Five Charts](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/19/why-the-federal-deficit-is-projected-to-surge-in-five-charts/) - U.S. debt will be more than 100% of U.S. gross domestic product by later this year, CBO projects
- [Yost accuses 9 Medicaid providers of fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/19/yost-accuses-9-medicaid-providers-of-fraud/) - Indictments filed this month by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse nine Medicaid health care providers and one recipient of stealing a combined $478,000 from the government health care program for the needy.
- [Tired of Individualism? Experience the Warmth of Collectivism!](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/16/tired-of-individualism-experience-the-warmth-of-collectivism/)
- [How Relaxed COVID-Era Rules Fueled Minnesota’s Biggest Scam](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/18/how-relaxed-covid-era-rules-fueled-minnesotas-biggest-scam/) - Minnesota’s fraud crisis didn’t happen overnight; it took years. But it exploded when COVID hit, right when oversight was thrown out the window.
- [Curriculum Standards Should Mandate that Teachers Teach the Truth About Socialism](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/18/curriculum-standards-should-mandate-that-teachers-teach-the-truth-about-socialism/) - The perception that social studies teachers have been indoctrinating millions of susceptible students with socialist propaganda has become reality.
- [Medicaid’s Broken Math: $9 for the Able-Bodied, $1.33 for the Truly Needy](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/17/medicaids-broken-math-9-for-the-able-bodied-1-33-for-the-truly-needy/) - Q: Why did waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid increase after Obamacare was enacted? A: States receive 7 times more federal funds for each $1 of state spending on Obamacare expansion enrollees than they do for a $1 of spending on traditional enrollees.
- [Fraud, Waste Grip D.C.’s Costly Anti-Crime Program that Uses Ex-Cons as Violence Interrupters](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/17/fraud-waste-grip-d-c-s-costly-anti-crime-program-that-uses-ex-cons-as-violence-interrupters/) - In the latest scandal to rock the D.C’s doomed program to reduce crime with ex-con “violence interrupters,” a nonprofit that claims to serve at-risk populations spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars for an alcohol-filled pool party & more.
- ['An affordability crisis': Students consider rise of socialism, Mamdani’s New York win](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/16/an-affordability-crisis-students-consider-rise-of-socialism-mamdanis-new-york-win/) - According to the Heartland–Rasmussen survey, nearly a third of young adults who support democratic socialist policies cite housing costs as their top issue.
- [Immigration surge coming to end; what about federal fraud investigations?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/16/immigration-surge-coming-to-end-what-about-federal-fraud-investigations/) - Back in December, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Minnesota mentioned that there could possibly be $9 billion of fraud from 14 Medicaid programs dating back to 2018. At the time of the mid-December media briefing, the U.S. attorney was still investigating the $9 billion estimate in fraud from public assistance programs.
- [Colorado woman accused of defrauding Medicaid program over $1 million](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/13/colorado-woman-accused-of-defrauding-medicaid-program-over-1-million/) - A Colorado woman was charged with six counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of health care fraud, and six counts of money laundering by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.
- [DHS shutdown explained: Who works without pay, what happens to airports and disaster response](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/13/dhs-shutdown-explained-who-works-without-pay-what-happens-to-airports-and-disaster-response/) - Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is expected to lapse this weekend
- [What’s in Atlanta OIG probes that timed out under new reforms?](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/12/whats-in-atlanta-oig-probes-that-timed-out-under-new-reforms/) - Nearly 30 investigations into city employee malfeasance were administratively closed because they exceeded a new two-year time limit. The closed cases included substantiated claims of waste, fraud, and abuse that will now go unpunished.
- [Facing Medicaid Fraud Allegations, California Changes The Subject](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/12/facing-medicaid-fraud-allegations-california-changes-the-subject/) - Dr. Mehmet Oz has been raising a stir over what he claims is rampant Medicaid fraud.
- [Americans are sick and tired of funding waste, fraud and abuse](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/11/americans-are-sick-and-tired-of-funding-waste-fraud-and-abuse/)
- [Rising Gold Prices Underscore Uncle Sam's Spending Problem](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/11/rising-gold-prices-underscore-uncle-sams-spending-problem/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Every U.S. resident is $115,000 in debt, and that number is rapidly climbing. The national debt is growing by $70,000 per second. Interest costs, which exceed national defense spending, are now the fastest-growing piece of the U.S. budget."
- [DSA’s Socialist Takeover Plot for Los Angeles: Seizing Homes, Defunding Cops, and Turning the City into a Marxist Experiment](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/11/dsas-socialist-takeover-plot-for-los-angeles-seizing-homes-defunding-cops-and-turning-the-city-into-a-marxist-experiment/) - The Democratic Socialists of America LA chapter has released a 40-page, 9,000-word manifesto that lays out an aggressive, six-to-eight-year plan to seize control of the nation’s second-largest city and impose full-blown socialism
- [Ken Buck: Even Newsom Socialists Can't Support California's 'Billionaire Tax'](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/04/ken-buck-even-newsom-socialists-cant-support-californias-billionaire-tax/) - Columnist Ken Buck writes, "California already has the highest and most progressive tax rate in the country. What does it have to show for it? The state's own analysis forecasts an $18 billion budget deficit this year, which is estimated to grow to as much as $35 billion annually."
- [Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Follows Trump’s Lead on Benefits Fraud](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/11/massachusetts-u-s-attorney-follows-trumps-lead-on-benefits-fraud/) - Citing rising SNAP and public benefits fraud, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley says the new position will centralize investigations and increase prosecutions.
- [DHS implies it will stop certain oversight investigations, senator alleges](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/10/dhs-implies-it-will-stop-certain-oversight-investigations-senator-alleges/) - A Homeland Security Department official stressed in a statement that the secretary has the authority to pause some inspector general inquiries.
- [Mamdani’s Socialist Grocery Store](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/10/mamdanis-socialist-grocery-store/) - New York City’s new socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to open city-run grocery stores to lower costs and help the working class… based on failed socialist policies.
- [Netflix Acquisition Merits Extra Scrutiny](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/09/ken-buck-netflix-acquisition-merits-extra-scrutiny/) - Netflix's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. suggests Big Media is seeking to replicate the Big Tech playbook and may be on the cusp of gaining an anticompetitive advantage that will be equally difficult to undo , and potentially with even greater consequences.
- [California Took In Millions For 94,000 Dead People’s Phone And Internet Services](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/09/california-took-in-millions-for-94000-dead-peoples-phone-and-internet-services/) - California’s state-run eligibility system allowed tens of thousands of deceased people to be used to draw federal subsidies for low‑income phone and internet service between 2020 and 2025.
- [‘Some form of crisis is almost inevitable’: The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the U.S. economy itself, watchdog warns](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/09/some-form-of-crisis-is-almost-inevitable-the-38-trillion-national-debt-will-soon-be-growing-faster-than-the-u-s-economy-itself-watchdog-warns/) - The United States national debt has reached a precarious milestone, hitting 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and placing the nation on a trajectory that could trigger six distinct types of fiscal crises, according to an ominous new warning issued Thursday by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB).
- [Mayor Mamdani’s Policies Are ‘Working’ – By Leveling Us All Downward](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/05/mayor-mamdanis-policies-are-working-by-leveling-us-all-downward/) - If success is measured by outcomes, Mamdani's policies are indeed “working”: not by elevating the vulnerable, but by allowing tragedy to unfold while the rest of us grapple with the broader drag of socialist idealism on a city already straining under its weight.
- [By leaving over 55% of presidentially appointed IG posts vacant, Trump is opening the door for waste, fraud and abuse](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/05/by-leaving-over-55-of-presidentially-appointed-ig-posts-vacant-trump-is-opening-the-door-for-waste-fraud-and-abuse/) - Over 55% of presidentially appointed inspectors general positions are vacant in the offices charged with preventing waste, fraud and abuse. Trump has gutted and undermined independent oversight at the very time it is needed most.
- [Rand Paul’s 'Festivus' report slams millions in wasteful federal spending at elite universities](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/04/rand-pauls-festivus-report-slams-millions-in-wasteful-federal-spending-at-elite-universities/) - Sen. Rand Paul released his annual “Festivus” report in late December which highlighted what he called a “jaw-dropping amount” of federal waste at universities nationwide.
- [Mamdani’s class warfare against New York businesses is ‘economic vandalism’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/04/mamdanis-class-warfare-against-new-york-businesses-is-economic-vandalism/) - New York claims companies diverted $500 million from workers while burying fact that earnings increased $1.2 billion
- [A Prescr⁠i⁠p⁠t⁠⁠i⁠on for Was⁠t⁠e: The 340B Drug D⁠i⁠scoun⁠t⁠ Program Offers and Oppor⁠t⁠un⁠i⁠⁠t⁠y for Reform](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/03/a-prescr⁠i⁠p⁠t⁠⁠i⁠on-for-was⁠t⁠e-the-340b-drug-d⁠i⁠scoun⁠t⁠-program-offers-and-oppor⁠t⁠/) - The 340B Drug Discount Program Is Costing Taxpayers Billions—And Patients Rarely Benefit
- [GOP senator's 'Federal Fumbles' report highlights $240M spent on transgender rat testing](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/03/gop-senators-federal-fumbles-report-highlights-240m-spent-on-transgender-rat-testing/) - Lankford's new report cites NIH grants funded hormone treatments on mice, rats and monkeys under Biden administration
- [Making Greenland Great Again Will Prevent War](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/02/making-greenland-great-again-will-prevent-war/) - Trump's actions to reassert the United States' military interests and isolate our enemies is exactly the kind of preemptive policy our country, and the world, needs.
- [Obamacare’s Innovation Center Cost Taxpayers $5.4 Billion—and Congress Let It Happen](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/02/obamacares-innovation-center-cost-taxpayers-5-4-billion-and-congress-let-it-happen/) - The House of Representatives has unwisely decided to keep wasting more money to hide Obamacare’s failures, and the issue looms over yet another potential government shutdown.
- [Bernie Sanders agrees fraud in Minnesota should be 'severely punished'](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/02/02/bernie-sanders-agrees-fraud-in-minnesota-should-be-severely-punished/) - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the scheme in Minnesota that defrauded organizations feeding hungry children “disgusting behavior,” becoming the latest progressive lawmaker to condemn the scandal.
- [Newsom, Dr. Oz spar amid fraud allegations in California](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/01/30/newsom-dr-oz-spar-amid-fraud-allegations-in-california/)
- [Florida State Guard officers accuse leaders of fraud, waste and negligence](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/01/30/florida-state-guard-officers-accuse-leaders-of-fraud-waste-and-negligence/) - Executive Director Mark Thieme committed fraud by racking up $100,000 in flight time and other costs to obtain a personal private pilot’s license. They also criticize his spending millions of dollars on aircraft parts and planes incompatible with existing surveillance equipment.
- [Maine building houses 10 health care firms; landlord rarely sees anyone](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/01/30/maine-building-houses-10-health-care-firms-landlord-rarely-sees-anyone/) - They are trying to use the Minnesota playbook in Maine. Office buildings across Maine are packed with home health care companies that rarely have anyone present, raising red flags.
- [Venezuelans Can Bring Mamdani's Voters to Reality](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/01/29/venezuelans-can-bring-mamdanis-voters-to-reality/) - For evidence of America's success and fairness, you don't have to look any further than the migration pattern from socialist Venezuela and Cuba to the United States.
- [Entitlement fraud costs taxpayers billions ... or trillions, dwarfing Minnesota](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/01/28/entitlement-fraud-costs-taxpayers-billions-or-trillions-dwarfing-minnesota/) - The amount ranged from $2.7 billion in 2022 to $14.5 billion in 2025. Fraud experts said, if anything, the $36 billion figure is too low.
- [Top Trump admin education official exposes blue state financial aid fraud offenders](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/01/29/top-trump-admin-education-official-exposes-blue-state-financial-aid-fraud-offenders/) - Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent points to notable levels of fraud in California and Minnesota. A top Trump administration education official identified a pair of blue states as "among the worst for federal student aid fraud" as officials crack down on scammers exploiting taxpayer-funded programs.
- [It’s Not Just Minnesota—Fraud Is Everywhere](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2026/01/29/its-not-just-minnesota-fraud-is-everywhere/) - Scammers and state governments routinely pilfer from federal health-care programs. Scammers and state governments routinely pilfer from federal health-care programs.
- [Bill Maher: Socialism Just Doesn’t Work](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2025/11/14/bill-maher-socialism-just-doesnt-work/) - Democratic Socialism is like a dating profile: things look great until you meet up in the real world.
- [Democratic Socialism 2028? Most Young Voters Say ‘Yes’](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2025/11/17/democratic-socialism-2028-most-young-voters-say-yes/) - A majority of voters under 40 want a democratic socialist to win the White House in the next presidential election. A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center of the...
- [Socialism Is Antithetical to the Genuine American Dream](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2025/12/05/socialism-is-antithetical-to-the-genuine-american-dream/) - As life becomes more unaffordable for young people, socialism becomes more appealing. According to a new set of polls exclusively targeting young likely voters, nearly three-in-four Americans aged 18 to 39 think the cost of housing has...
- [Ken Buck: Socialism Is the New Center for Democrats](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2025/10/29/ken-buck-socialism-is-the-new-center-for-democrats/) - Scroll through Zohran Mamdani's campaign website for his bid to be New York City's next mayor, and the most shocking thing you will find are his endorsements. Democrats across the country have endorsed the self-professed socialist. New York...
- [How Debt Interest Is Becoming a Bigger Problem for 
the U.S. Government](https://www.americans4goodgov.org/2025/10/29/how-debt-interest-is-becoming-a-bigger-problem-for-the-u-s-government/) - The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains, simply paying the interest on that debt is already swallowing a larger portion of the federal budget.

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