Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.89%, third straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective ...
Top political handicapper reveals prediction for 'volatile' 2026 battle for House majority
The fight for control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections will be fought on a limited battlefield, ...
Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
Musk’s use of the social media platform he owns has become both a cudgel and a megaphone for the Republican administration.
Westmoreland voters to elect new register of wills for abbreviated term
Westmoreland County voters this year will elect a new register of wills to serve an abbreviated two-term that runs through ...
NCAA officially bans trans athletes from women’s sports just day after Trump signs executive order
The NCAA has officially changed its gender eligibility policies to ban all biological males from women’s sports one day after ...
As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back
The question is whether the court rulings are a mere speed bump or a big roadblock for the Republican president ...
Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for deadly plane and chopper crash near DC
The President says the crash wouldn’t have happened if the air traffic control computer system was newer, and he plans to ...
Fetterman finds new ways to distance himself from the Democratic mainstream
With each passing week, the differences between the old John Fetterman and the new John Fetterman become more obvious.
Democrats end boycott of Minnesota House after agreeing power-sharing deal with GOP
Minnesota House Democrats have returned to the state Capitol after reaching a power-sharing agreement with Republicans, ...
Democrats Are the Opposition Party—and Need to Start Acting Like It
Leaders like Chuck Schumer have mostly performed symbolic gestures of resistance when they should be throwing as much sand as ...
Cook Political Report unveils 18 toss-up House races for 2026
The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report is rating 10 Democratic-held seats and eight seats held by ...
Opinion
New DNC chair Ken Martin must embrace genuine populism
To shed its well-earned reputation of elitism, DNC leadership should stop running away from populism and instead embrace it — not by making peace with Trumpism, but by moving toward genuine ...