“Fraud, waste and abuse” in government programs is the Republican mantra. We’ve heard it hundreds of times, but haven’t been shown much evidence of any of these. The fact is, Trump and subservient ...

Politicians like the idea of eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. It’s free money! Want to spend an extra half trillion on defense? That would bust the budget. But “I’ll save a half trillion at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you hear someone say “waste, fraud and abuse” they’re about to lie to you. It’s the cliche they use, lately, to defend taking ...

A handful of federal programs haven’t been doing enough to protect against fraud, according to a new Government Accountability Office audit that follows reports that DOGE’s pledge to root out waste, ...

The Trump administration says it has a compelling reason to claw back $7.9 billion in foreign aid funds that Congress had approved prior to his taking office: evidence of what President Trump called ...

When President Donald Trump finds a phrase that he likes, he sticks with it. “Fake news,” “drill, baby, drill,” “witch hunt” — he’s sometimes a walking karaoke machine playing his own greatest hits.

The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.