High Borrowing Costs Have Some Democrats Urging Biden to Pressure the Fed
Sky-high mortgage rates and other elevated borrowing costs are pinching American consumers ahead of the 2024 election, threatening President Biden’s chances at a second term.Yet so far, Mr. Biden has…
A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up
Something deeply unusual has happened in the American housing market over the last two years, as mortgage rates have risen to around 7 percent.Rates that high are not, by themselves,…
Here’s How U.S. Aid to Ukraine Might Help on the Battlefield
Now that the Senate has approved a nearly $61 billion aid package to Ukraine, and with President Biden poised to sign it, desperately needed American weapons could be arriving on…
As Michael Cohen testifies against Trump, many liberals are still wary of him
When Michael Cohen takes the stand in the coming days as the star witness in his former boss’s criminal trial, it will mark the climax of his transformation from Donald…
SCOTUS to hear arguments in Biden’s lawsuit ‘subverting states’ rights’ on abortion
The Supreme Court is set to consider a second abortion case on Wednesday, this time dealing with claims by a Republican-led state that the Biden administration is attempting to wield…
Congress sends Biden a bill that could ban TikTok — after the 2024 election
WASHINGTON — Tucked inside the sprawling $95 billion national security package headed to President Joe Biden’s desk is a provision that could ban TikTok, with an important catch: It won’t…
Dominion V. Fox News Defamation Trial Begins This Week
What is Fox saying?In a brief filed by Fox, the company held that it aired the claims of rigged voting machines because they came from a sitting president and people…
Day 6 of Trump New York hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump speaks after leaving Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday in New York. Yuki Iwamura/Pool/ReutersUpon leaving the courtroom on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump approached media cameras, began…
X’s new video app is coming to your smart TV
Every app now, it seems, wants you to be watching videos. X, formerly Twitter, is launching a dedicated video app, bringing "real-time, engaging content to your smart TVs" according to…
Sen. Lee rails against spending ‘money we don’t have’ as Senate passes foreign aid bill
Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican, criticized the Senate's passage of the foreign aid package Tuesday night, calling it "wrong," "shameful" and a "sad day for America" for spending money…