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Stephen Semler

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Dec 10, 2025
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How did total ICE funding change each fiscal year from 2017 to 2025?

ICE’s enacted base appropriations rose from roughly $6.8–$6.9 billion in FY2017 to about $8.4–8.7 billion by FY2024–FY2025 before Congress’s July 2025 reconciliation bill supercharged funding, produci...

Oct 31, 2025

Do defense contractors receive taxpayer money for military operations?

Dozens of independent analyses and government contract listings confirm that , with a recent research package estimating $2.4 trillion in Pentagon contract awards from 2020–2024, roughly 54% of the De...