WASHINGTON, April 26, 2026 — What Pushed Rates Below 6% — and Whether It Lasts Mortgage rates do not move in lockstep with the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate. They track the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — and…
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2026 — A shooting erupted Saturday night inside the Washington Hilton hotel during the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where President Trump was in attendance, sending hundreds of journalists, officials, and guests fleeing and prompting Secret Service…
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2026 — The Mission That Made History — and the Images That Proved It On April 1, a Space Launch System rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Over the next…
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2026 — What Is IEEPA and Why Does It Matter The International Emergency Economic Powers Act was passed by Congress in 1977. It gives the president broad authority to regulate international commerce during a national emergency. No…
ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON, April 25, 2026 — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner departed Saturday morning for Islamabad, Pakistan, where the White House says they will hold direct talks with Iranian negotiators — even as Iran’s Foreign Ministry posted publicly that…
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2026 — Why Are Medicare Advantage Plans Cutting Benefits Right Now? Medicare Advantage — the private-insurance alternative to original Medicare that now covers more than 34 million Americans, or 54% of all Medicare-eligible adults — spent the…
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2026 — Is Social Security Actually Going Bankrupt? The short answer is no — but the longer answer is more uncomfortable than the reassurance suggests. Social Security will not go bankrupt. Payroll taxes continue flowing into the…
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2026 — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced Thursday it is launching a formal audit of whether the department fully complied with the law requiring the release of millions of pages of investigative records tied to sex…
PITTSBURGH, April 24, 2026 — The Top Pick Nobody Argued With Fernando Mendoza walked to the podium in Pittsburgh on Thursday night as the consensus No. 1 player in this draft class and the clearest quarterback prospect to enter the…
NEW YORK, April 24, 2026 — A Market That Hit a Record High and Still Finished in the Red Thursday’s session was a study in contradiction. The S&P 500 notched a new all-time intraday high in morning trading, then reversed…
WASHINGTON / TEHRAN, April 24, 2026 — Iran has begun collecting tolls from commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, officials in Tehran confirmed Thursday, in a move that analysts say could generate up to $20 million a day in…
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2026 — What Does Medicare Currently Cover — and What Gap Does This Bill Target? Medicare covers hospital stays, surgery, physician visits, outpatient procedures, lab work, and durable medical equipment. What it has never covered is food.…