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Since 2017, Harvard University has received more money from the federal government than from its own students’ tuition, according to OpenTheBooks’ rev...

Spending at the Department of Agriculture increased by 339% between 2000 and 2024, while staff numbers fell, OpenTheBooks found in its third and final...

The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, one of seven small agencies ordered to reduce its workforce in President Donald Trump’s March 15 execu...

The White House subscribes to Politico Pro, a premium service meant to inform the public what is happening inside the White House, spending $16 millio...

The federal government built 33 new courthouses between 2000 and 2010, but poor planning and incorrect estimates led the buildings to collectively be ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted $890,000 in campaign donations from employees — including C-suite executives — of 434 state vendors between 2019 and ...

Between 2013 and 2022, 15 nonprofits each received more than $1 billion from the federal government for foreign, nonmilitary projects, according to a ...