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How Congress divided DHS’s $260.6 billion in reconciliation funding, and the oversight disputes that followed
An Inquisitor tally of two reconciliation laws finds $260.56 billion appropriated to DHS, 78% of it for ICE and CBP, with no dedicated line for the inspector general, whose office reported 11…
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71 Georgetown alumni serve as federal judges; Trump appointed 19 of them, records show
An Inquisitor analysis of Federal Judicial Center records finds 71 serving judges with Georgetown degrees, a tie with Virginia for third behind Harvard and Yale. Five are Trump second-term appointees.
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Defense contractors’ CEOs received $162.6 million in 2025 pay, up 13%, proxy filings show
An Inquisitor review of proxy statements from Lockheed Martin, RTX, General Dynamics, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris and HII finds combined 2025 CEO pay of $162.6 million, with tables on pay ratios, say-on-pay…
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Lobbying and law firm PACs gave $2.1 million to congressional candidates this cycle
Nine PACs tied to large Washington lobbying and law firms gave about $2.08 million to congressional candidates in the 2025-26 cycle through mid-October, about 58% to Republicans, FEC records show. Several top…
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DMV House offices spent $9.1 million in six months, and McClain Delaney ranked 10th in the House
House disbursement records show the region’s 11 House offices spent $9.09 million from January through June 2026. Six of them put heavy money into ads, mail and telephone town halls before the…