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Senator Lankford Highlights How DC Keeps Dropping the Ball Artboard 1

This week, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) released the fifth edition of Federal Fumbles - a compilation of government waste and inefficiencies along with a progress report on the fight to … READ MORE

The Costs of the Demagogues Artboard 1

Overheated rhetoric and negative partisanship have come to define American politics as of late. Pursuit has devoted sustained reflection on this trend (good examples can be found here, here, and … READ MORE

Senator Paul’s Latest Waste Report Highlights $230 Million in Wasteful Spending Artboard 1

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Senator Rand Paul has released his latest waste report - serving up a heaping helping of government waste. $230 million worth. Let’s dig into to … READ MORE

Congress Can’t Keep Up Artboard 1

Congressional job approval is notoriously abysmal. The latest polls show only 20% of voters are satisfied with our Legislative Branch. Some level of frustration with Congress will always exist, because … READ MORE

Health Care Price Transparency Will Force Long-Overdue Reform Artboard 1

The Trump Administration recently announced a historic shift toward greater transparency and openness in our healthcare system. On November 15, the administration released a final rule requiring hospitals to post … READ MORE

A Good Tax Idea and a Bad Tax Idea From the GOP Artboard 1

While all eyes are on impeachment, some folks in Washington are still continuing to propose legislation on bread and butter policy issues. Notably, there are two tax policy ideas some … READ MORE

Report: Half of NIH Grantees Failed to Follow Conflict of Interest Law Artboard 1

Two years ago, our organization co-published a report with White Coat Waste on universities’ failure to comply with a federal law requiring them to disclose the source of funding in … READ MORE

Congress’s Love Affair with Judicial Supremacy Continues Artboard 1

“I love the tax bill and a lot of the other things we did...but I think lifetime appointments — not only to the Supreme Court but to the circuit courts … READ MORE

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