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DOGE's Federal Data Dragnet: Access Was Real, Broad, and Poorly Controlled

DOGE accessed at least 12 agencies' sensitive databases over 18 months. Multiple IG investigations confirmed mishandling. One D.C. case is now in discovery.

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The $39 Trillion Paradox: How America Is Both the Richest Nation and Deeply in Debt

The US holds well over $160 trillion in household wealth and owes $39 trillion in federal debt. Both numbers are real; whether it is a crisis turns on the dollar privilege and the interest bill.

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