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Image of the Day: The Vast Federal Bloat That DOGE Targets

In this week's Liberty Update, we highlight how the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is finally confronting the bloated federal workforce, which includes malfeasant officials like former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent Lois Lerner.  In that vein, our friends at Unleash Prosperity offer a visual today on just how vast and bloated that federal workforce has become:

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="541"] What DOGE Confronts[/caption]

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March 06, 2025 • 10:13 AM

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A Shift in the Race
By Byron York
Wednesday, October 16 2024
A few days ago, there was a report that the Harris campaign is in trouble and the Trump campaign is "extremely bullish" on former President Donald Trump's chances to win the presidency. The reporter, former ABC News journalist Mark Halperin, said his account is based on "robust private polling" and talks with sources on both sides. "She's in a lot of trouble," Halperin said of Vice President Kamala Harris. "Pennsylvania is tough for her right now. ... Wisconsin and Michigan are looking worse for Harris than before. ... The conversations I'm having with Trump people…
 
Kamala Harris Wants America to Have the World's Highest Death Tax
Here is something no one in the media is reporting as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to duck…
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America's Bipartisan Spending Suicide Pact
The greatest moral hazard in American life is politics. Many of you probably remember 2012 GOP presidential…
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Final Biden/Harris Deficit Rises Again to $1.83 Trillion
With stupefying regularity, Joe Biden subjects Americans to his demonstrably preposterous claim that…
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The Biden-Harris Fiscal Record Is Anemic. What Happens Next?
No matter the result of next month's election, President Joe Biden will soon leave the White House. That…
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When Kamala Harris's Promises Come to Nothing
The fundamental problem with Kamala Harris' campaign promises is that she has served as vice president…
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Free Speech in the Crosshairs
The most consequential issue on the ballot this November is the fate of free speech: your ability to…
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Don't Nuke the Senate Filibuster!
Why is it that the politicians keep referring to America as a "democracy"? How many times have…
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Biden/Harris DOJ Baselessly Targets Visa, Jeopardizing American Consumers
After nearly four years in the White House, two central pillars in the emerging Biden/Harris administration…
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Trump Numbers Show How GOP Went Wrong on Immigration
The Republican Party had something of a nervous breakdown after the 2012 election, when GOP challenger…
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Can We All Get Along? Yes, By Letting the States Decide.
At the time of this writing, the outcome of the presidential race is pretty close to being a coin flip.…
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Notable Quote   
 
"American taxpayers are subsidizing a Columbia University professor who marched in pro-Hamas demonstrations on campus.Neuropsychologist Jennifer J. Manly participated in a human blockade to prevent administrators from dismantling the unauthorized encampments last April.In photos taken of the event, Manly is visible wearing an orange vest and standing with fellow Columbia professors as they marched…[more]
 
 
— Christopher F. Rufo, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and Hannah Grossman, an Investigative Reporter at the Manhattan Institute
 
Liberty Poll   

Do you believe Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Hamas Columbia University student protest leader should be deported, even though he is a green-card holder?