Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
With billions federal funds expected to be leftover from the BEAD program, the government claims it's saving taxpayers money. The truth is a bit more complicated.
People view a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18, 2024 as seen from Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts found that state broadband polices informed by federal data fall short in their abilities to "target funding, identify existing…