"He had an old-fashioned sense that the people who funded the US military, and their elected representatives, had every right to know how their money was being spent. "

Good piece from @RominaBoccia on how the Biden White House unilaterally boosted SNAP benefits by $180 billion over a decade.

The port fees were never going to usher in a US commercial shipbuilding revival nor inflict much pain on Chinese shipyards. As @apparelfootwear put it in their recent Section 301 comment, they failed:

Couple notes on the release of the rest of the minibus, Ag + Leg Branch: Ag bill includes language closing a hemp loophole (win for Mitch McConnell) that Rand Paul fought against. Fully funds GAO. Doesn't include a House R measure preventing GAO from suing over impoundment

Lockheed Martin is donating as much to the Donald J. Trump Ballroom as they spent on lobbying all last year. Trump has ceded in his battle against the deep state/military-industrial-complex. The swamp continues apace and he gets his fancy dinner hall. https://t.co/M79ZyBhwci

I say again: It’s incredibly rich that Republicans keep calling themselves the party of capitalism as the Trump admin buys enormous stakes in private companies. Closer to textbook socialism than anything in recent memory. Get me off this ride.

From the perspective of the federal government and US taxpayers, the trust fund is an accounting gimmick rather than a real depository of savings. If it adds to debt, it is not a ‘trust fund.’ Catch me @BudgetHawks #TrustFundSolutions event today.

.@RominaBoccia brings shocking & audacious reccs to the table, such as Congress doing their job. 🔥🔥

@RSI @StevenGreenhut "Normal people have the capability of, you know, condemning both things. ... Yes, yes, the Left has tons of its own anti-Semitic and racist baggage...But something is deeply amiss in the modern conservative movement."

.@RSI is lucky to have people like @StevenGreenhut who consistently takes an unflinching (and engaging) approach to the truth

Your @morningdefense top today: Continued concerns over the Pentagon's IG crackdown.

Once again, the government taking stakes in private companies to expand its control is closer to textbook socialism than anything we saw during the Biden administration. Would be nice if more of the GOP’s socialism hawks would say so.

@nanswift @cottonplantkid

Hey remember when tariff revenues were going to cut the deficit so much that Washington would have money left over for tax rebates? Hopefully you didn't fall for that. They are giving up to $50 billion to farmers.

https://t.co/Z45VaP7AIJ

President Donald Trump's latest plan to curb electricity costs: subsidies for coal.

Stacy Keach warned us! "Being comfortable? That's not what America's all about. Sit down or get out of the way." https://t.co/H2EYG70Ev1

From @CatoEdwards, updated Federal Inventory reveals vast and troubling scope of federal handouts.

My response to the Kimmel incident in ⁦@RSI⁩ This is not about markets. This is not about Kimmel‘s popularity. This is about the government asserting authority over free speech. A disturbing trend emerges.

New in @CQnow & @RollCall, our data exposes lawmakers’ growing appetite for backdoor earmarks in the Pentagon budget, many of which direct funds to companies that contribute to their campaigns. @johnmdonnelly has the story:

This is 82-year-old pilot Ken Jouppi. Alaska seized his $95,000 plane—and he's spent *13 years* trying to get it back. Why? Because a passenger once brought a 6-pack of beer on his flight. Now he has one last hope. A thread.