Waste, fraud, and abuse in federal welfare programs stem from flawed program design, not just bad management. --- Romina Boccia and Tyler Turman (Getty Images) Congress is gearing up for another potential reconciliation bill. If it moves forward, Congress should pursue reforms [...]

Rand Paul calls for new scrutiny of overseas biolabs after Gabbard declassifies documents --- A renewed debate over gain-of-function research, overseas biological laboratories, and government transparency is gaining momentum after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents detailing U.S.-supported biological [...]

The annual Trustees report encourages policymakers and the public to focus on a single date: the year the trust fund runs out. But trust fund accounting obscures a more important reality. Social Security is already adding to federal deficits [...]