Jeremy Portnoy

Topline: Washington could reduce the federal deficit by $8.5 trillion in the next 10 years using 44 cost-cutting measures laid out in a Congressional Budget Office report from December.

Topline: Federal education grants are meant to support American education, but there are several cases where foreign studies funding has instead brought adversarial influence into public schools.

Topline: The City of Chicago is not liable in a lawsuit against Alderman Jim Gardiner, but the city has still agreed to pay $87,500, or 55% of the settlement.

Topline: The City of Chicago is not liable in a lawsuit against Alderman Jim Gardiner, but the city has still agreed to pay $87,500, or 55% of the settlement. Gardiner will pay the remaining $70,000.

Topline: The City of Chicago is not liable in a lawsuit against Alderman Jim Gardiner, but the city has still agreed to pay $87,500, or 55% of the settlement.

Topline: Even before wildfires began destroying homes in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, the city’s fire department was aware that recent budget cuts could hurt its emergency response.

Topline: The Department of Defense purchased lobster tails, footrests and more during a September 2024 spending spree that saw $79.1 billion spent on grants and contracts.

Topline: The Department of Education has been in the headlines lately as some critics call it a waste of federal funds amid President Donald Trump’s promise to close it down.

Topline: Taxpayer-funded nonprofit homeless shelters in New York City are filled with nepotism and conflicts of interest, and their executives take

Topline: Instead of interviewing candidates to fill job openings, a government contractor has been hiring employees from its own parent companies, awarding