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Agriculture

In The News
The Hagstrom Report 7/16/26: Taxpayer group opposes increase in CCC borrowing authority
Jul 16, 2026 | 57 sec read

Report
The Secretary of Agriculture’s Charter Act Slush Fund Undermines Congress’s Power of the Purse
Jul 15, 2026 | 1 min read
Our Take
House Passes Problematic Year-Round Approval of E15
May 19, 2026 | 12 min read
Letter
Green Scissors Coalition Warns E15 Expansion Costly for Taxpayers and Environment
May 11, 2026 | 5 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
A Farm Bill in Name Only
May 8, 2026 | 6 min read

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Budget & Tax

Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 119: How to Cut Half a Trillion Dollars from the Pentagon Budget
Jul 13, 2026

Our Take
Nine Months, $1.4 Trillion: the Congressional Budget Office Releases Monthly Budget Review
Jul 10, 2026 | 3 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
The U.S. at 250 – A Nation in Debt
Jul 2, 2026 | 5 min read
Primer
Understanding the Defense Production Act
Jul 1, 2026 | 12 min read
In The News
Bloomberg News – Balance of Power June 25, 2026: Trump Spars With Disaffected Senate
Jun 26, 2026 | 45 sec read

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Disaster

Our Take
House T&I Committee Renews Push for FEMA Act
Jul 17, 2026 | 6 min read

Letter
Letter: Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation’s Disaster Readiness Works for Americans
Jul 14, 2026 | 3 min read
Fact sheet
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Jun 25, 2026 | 1 min read
Fact sheet
U.S. Forest Service Wildfire Spending Accounts
Jun 3, 2026 | 2 min read
Our Take
House Appropriations Subcommittee Passes Wildfire Funding Bill
May 29, 2026 | 3 min read

Energy & Natural Resources

Our Take
BLM Holds Largest Federal Oil and Gas Auction in North Dakota in 15 Years
Jul 14, 2026 | 4 min read

Our Take
BLM Leases One, 40-Acre Parcel in Montana Oil and Gas Auction
Jul 14, 2026 | 5 min read
Report
Millions Lost in Montana: How Federal Oil & Gas Leasing Terms Cost Taxpayers
Jul 14, 2026 | 22 min read
Press Release
1.4 Million Acres of Federal Land in MT Leased for Oil and Gas Development, Little Return for Taxpayers
Jul 14, 2026 | 3 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Putting Taxpayers At Risk of Hefty Cleanup Bill
Jul 10, 2026 | 7 min read

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National Security

Weekly Wastebasket
Iran War Funding Gambit Moves to Reconciliation
Jul 16, 2026 | 6 min read

Statement
TCS Applauds Senate for Rejecting $1.15 Trillion Pentagon Bill
Jul 14, 2026 | 1 min read
Letter
TCS Urges Senate to Reject $1.15 Trillion NDAA
Jul 13, 2026 | 9 min read
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 119: How to Cut Half a Trillion Dollars from the Pentagon Budget
Jul 13, 2026
In The News
Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border
Jul 2, 2026 | 1 min read

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Fact sheet
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Jun 25, 2026 | 1 min read

Weekly Wastebasket
Five Years and Half a Trillion Dollars Later
Jun 18, 2026 | 6 min read
Podcast
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 116: Repair Priorities 2026
May 22, 2026
Joint Report
REPORT: Repair Priorities 2026
Apr 30, 2026 | 8 min read
Weekly Wastebasket
Trust Fund in Name Only
Apr 17, 2026 | 6 min read

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