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Following the money behind your government.
The Government Transparency Project is an independent, citizen-led watchdog built to expose waste, fraud, abuse, and self-dealing. We trace who funds Congress, track how members vote and trade stocks, and follow where your tax dollars go — all from public records, so you can see whose interests are really being served. We hold both parties accountable. No spin, no agenda — just the receipts.
Explore the money map Where your taxes goWhat is the Government Transparency Project?
A non-partisan accountability project for the people who pay the bills. We take dense public records — FEC campaign finance, congressional stock-trade disclosures, federal spending, and the legislative record — and turn them into plain-English tools that show who funds politicians, how they vote, and where the money goes.
We don't take sides and we don't run ads. Corruption and conflicts of interest aren't a red or blue problem — they're a Washington problem — so our job is simply to put the facts in front of you and let you draw your own conclusions. Every figure links back to its primary source.
Explore the project
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Congress money-map
Every member of Congress — who funds them (FEC) and what they trade (QuiverQuant).
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Follow the money
Sort by company or organization and see which members of Congress they fund.
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National debt clock
The live national debt, what each citizen owes, and how it grew under each president.
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Federal spending
Where the money goes — outlays by agency, the deficit, and the cost of the debt.
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Shutdown tracker
Is the federal government shut down right now? Status, day count, and the votes.
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FOIA guide
How to file a Freedom of Information Act request — with a copy-paste template.
Live economic indicators
Rendered from a cached snapshot of FRED — the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis economic database — so figures reflect the most recent automated refresh.
Real GDP growth
1.5%
Quarterly, annualized · 2026-04-01
Inflation (CPI)
3.5%
Year-over-year · 2026-07-01
Unemployment
4.1%
U-3 rate · 2026-08-01
10-Yr Treasury
4.77%
Constant maturity · 2026-09-03
Fed Funds Rate
3.63%
Effective · 2026-08-01
Federal Deficit
$1.77T
Most recent fiscal year · FY ending 2025-09-30
Updated 2026-09-08 · Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Economic trends
Long-run trends for inflation, the cost of long-term borrowing, and the labor market — hydrated client-side from the public FRED data cache.
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Inflation (CPI, year-over-year)
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10-Year Treasury yield
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10-year Treasury constant-maturity yield (FRED series DGS10) Date Yield Loading data… -
Unemployment rate
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U-3 unemployment rate (FRED series UNRATE) Month Rate Loading data…
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · public domain
In the news
External transparency, accountability, and open-government headlines from across the press. Links open at the original source.
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One Year After Genji Movement: Leaders Question Government Accountability - Ratopati
One Year After Genji Movement: Leaders Question Government Accountability Ratopati
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Watchdog rips ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer - Seattle Red
Watchdog rips ex-Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Seattle Red
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Jagdeo emphasises importance of accountability, transparency to effective delivery of government programmes - Guyana Chronicle
Jagdeo emphasises importance of accountability, transparency to effective delivery of government programmes Guyana Chronicle
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Teacher wins FOIA access to TSC records as judge halts proceedings - Trinidad Guardian
Teacher wins FOIA access to TSC records as judge halts proceedings Trinidad Guardian
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EXCLUSIVE: UN Sought to ‘Cover-Up’ UNRWA Staff’s Role in Oct 7 Attack and Ties to Hamas by Undermining Internal Probe, US Watchdog Finds - freebeacon.com
EXCLUSIVE: UN Sought to ‘Cover-Up’ UNRWA Staff’s Role in Oct 7 Attack and Ties to Hamas by Undermining Internal Probe, US Watchdog Finds freebeacon.com
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Akmal: Greater wage transparency could strengthen workers’ bargaining power - The Malaysian Reserve
Akmal: Greater wage transparency could strengthen workers’ bargaining power The Malaysian Reserve
Latest articles
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The Biggest Defense Contractors in 2026 (By Federal Contract Dollars)
Who are the biggest defense contractors? A ranked guide to the top U.S. defense companies by federal contract dollars, and how to track what each is paid.
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Palantir Government Contracts: How Much the Government Pays Palantir
How much does the U.S. government pay Palantir? A plain-English look at its federal contracts — Maven, Army Vantage, ICE/DHS work — and how to track the dollars.
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Does Congress Have Insider Trading? The STOCK Act, Explained
Can members of Congress legally trade stocks on information from their jobs? A plain-English guide to the STOCK Act, what it requires, how weak the enforcement is, and how to track the trades.
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Government Shutdown 2026: What's Funded, What Stops, and Where It Stands
A plain-English guide to a 2026 government shutdown — what causes it, what stays open, what stops, who gets paid, and how to check the current status in real time.
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Debt Passed $39 Trillion. The Next Risk Is the Cost of Rolling It Over.
Treasury data shows U.S. public debt above $39 trillion while average interest rates and record bill auction sizes keep refinancing risk at the center of the federal budget outlook.
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FY2026 Deficit at Midyear: Borrowing Slows, Interest Stays High
First-half FY2026 deficit improved from last year, but net interest outlays stayed near $970B and total federal debt remained close to $39T in April data.