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Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations

This Week in Waste – January 23, 2026

Grigory Menshikov January 23, 2026

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Releases the Festivus 2025 Report

Grigory Menshikov January 23, 2026

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations

This Week In Waste – January 16, 2026

Grigory Menshikov January 16, 2026

Congress can stop unnecessary government spending by rejecting the new taxes and pet projects that litter Biden's budget.

Congress Has Opportunities to Rein In Federal Spending

Grigory Menshikov January 16, 2026

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations

This Week In Waste – January 9, 2026

Grigory Menshikov January 9, 2026

Inside Sources: States have taken deregulatory actions to get people back to work and enable better access to healthcare.

First Year of Trump Presidency Achieves Dramatic Cuts in Federal Regulations

Grigory Menshikov January 9, 2026

Open Architecture and Faster Timelines: Fixing Pentagon Procurement

Sean Kennedy January 6, 2026

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations

This Week In Waste – December 19, 2025

Grigory Menshikov December 19, 2025

Pentagon Fails to Learn from Shipbuilding Misadventures

Sean Kennedy December 18, 2025

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations

This Week In Waste – December 12, 2025

Grigory Menshikov December 13, 2025

Pentagon’s Pivot to Nontraditional Contractors

Sean Kennedy December 11, 2025

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations

This Week In Waste – December 5, 2025

Grigory Menshikov December 5, 2025