Big Paychecks, Bigger Problems: How a bloated bureaucracy exposes Congress’ funding failure

Watchdog group Open The Books reveals taxpayers spend $1 billion daily on federal salaries, raising new questions about Washington’s spending priorities amid the shutdown.

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