Spending on contracting and supplies is the second-biggest major spending group for the federal government, according to usaspending.gov. More than $1.1 trillion was spent on deals negotiated by the government to hire contractors for work. The category has increased by 19% from five years ago.  “We expect massive cuts of all federal contractors and others who are overbilling the federal government,” said DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy on Fox Business’...

In the days since New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared New York City’s subways had improved in safety, a woman was burned alive, a man was pushed in front of an oncoming train and gangs of illegal immigrants have robbed straphangers. Just before Christmas, the Democrat took to X to claim that, since March, she has taken action to make subways “safer for the millions of people who...