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Families reportedly spent an average of $30,837 for college last year. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Getty Images | Rawpixel Families are spending…

Facing a proposal by congressional Republicans to significantly raise the endowment tax and other major changes for the sector, colleges spent millions of dollars on lobbying…

The Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse, but President Trump is pushing the boundaries of how far the executive branch can go to control…

HM Revenue and Customs has been sharply criticised by parliament’s spending watchdog for being unable to track how many billionaires pay tax in the UK.In a…

During the first televised debate in the run-up to last summer’s general election, Keir Starmer used a phrase that received enthusiastic – and unanticipated – applause…

President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington.…

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made “harder” by the government’s U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary has said, as she did not commit to…

Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White HouseAnthony Zurcher: Passage of megabill is big win for TrumpUS President Donald Trump has signed his landmark policy bill into law,…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (left), R-La., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide…

The US House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill on Thursday, handing the president the first major legislative victory of his second…