US home sales rebound slightly in February U.S. home sales picked up slightly in February but remain sluggish due to tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Obama's outreach to young Black men and Russell Wilson's Steelers debut: Morning Rundown Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young men. One of Obama’s tasks leading up to Election Day is to persuade Black men that ... 10/21/2024 - 7:54 am | View Link
Trump cracks jokes at charity dinner, while Harris does video skit Mark Cuban rallied Kamala Harris supporters in Wisconsin on Thursday while Elon Musk addressed voters in Pennsylvania. 10/18/2024 - 3:48 pm | View Link
Figures and Dobson trade jabs in testy debate, Here are the key takeaways MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Congressional hopefuls Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson clashed in a contentious debate Thursday, exchanging verbal jabs over each other’s background and sparring over ... 10/10/2024 - 12:39 pm | View Link
“With two weeks until Election Day, more than 15 million people have already cast their ballots, the clearest sign yet that voting habits were forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic and that early voting has become a permanent feature of the American democratic process,” the New York Times reports.
The Wrap: In an interview with Vanity Fair, Baier explained that he had his reasons for the numerous cutoffs of the vice president during his brief interview with the Democratic candidate.”
“In his eyes, he was trying to ‘redirect’ Harris’ “long answers,” which he was worried would ‘eat up all the time of this interview that was live-to-tape.’ That said, he gets the callouts.”
Said Baier: “I get the criticism.
A Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin has been found dead after apparently falling from the 10th story window of his Moscow apartment, The Telegraph reports.
He is the latest of nearly a dozen Russian energy executives to die in mysterious circumstances over the past two years.
“A judge tossed out a Republican Party lawsuit aimed at tightening the qualifications for Americans overseas to cast ballots in Michigan,” Politico reports.
After former President Donald Trump’s very weird week, more than 400 doctors and health professionals are questioning his mental and physical fitness to serve, and calling for him to release his medical records.
The development—which Mother Jones is the first to report—comes about a week after the group Doctors for Harris first released the letter, with a little more than half the 448 signatures it has now.
Mayor Mike Johnston has responded to the big changes City Council members want him to make to his proposed 2025 budget by offering up $7.3 million in reshuffled spending, including a boost to the city’s rent assistance program.
That’s roughly 25% of the value of budget changes council members asked for.
In a letter sent to council members Friday, the mayor outlined areas where he was willing to compromise with them after council members requested $29.1 million in changes earlier this month.
The mayor proposed $1.76 billion in general fund spending next year, just a 0.6% increase over the city’s 2024 spending in the wake of slowing sales tax growth.
Johnston has earmarked an additional $3 million for the city’s Temporary Rent and Utility Assistance program, or TRUA.