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
Bush, Obama, Trump, or Biden: Here's How Much Money You Would Have if You Had Invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 on Day 1 of the Last 4 Administrations Constitution -- with the S&P 500 having slipped about 12% from its all-time high as the dot-com bubble began to burst. Over the next several months, financial conditions continued to deteriorate, ... 05/22/2024 - 9:29 am | View Link
'Learn every day': The Rev. John Jenkins reflects on legacy of 19 years leading Notre Dame Jenkins helped change the face of campus, spearheaded financial growth and dialed in a focus on research expansion. 05/16/2024 - 1:11 am | View Link
The Democrats’ depleted farm team: This election is Obama’s real legacy for his party Yet even then, this need not be a disaster for Democrats. There’s still the entire elected Democratic Party for them to draw upon. In theory, all they’d need to do is find some Democratic governor or ... 05/10/2024 - 1:16 am | View Link
Michelle Obama made a surprise stop during her visit to Salt Lake City. Here’s where she went. Michelle Obama posted a reel to the social media platform Instagram late Tuesday afternoon, chronicling the journey — which she called a “secret mission” — to The King’s English Bookshop. Anne Holman, ... 05/8/2024 - 11:39 am | View Link
New York Times: “State dinners are best known as bear hugs for overseas allies, and Thursday’s honoree was Kenya. But the sixth state dinner of President Biden’s term was designed to clutch domestic allies — not the least of them Mr. Obama, whose father was Kenyan — even tighter as the president makes the long slog toward November…”
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A bill passed by Louisiana lawmakers Thursday could see the state become the first in the country to classify two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances—a move doctors and reproductive rights advocates say could have far-reaching implications for health care access in the state.
The bill, SB 276, passed the state Senate with a vote of 29 to 7, after having passed in the House with a vote of 66 to 30 on Tuesday.
“I was sort of like a hot guy. I was hot as a pistol. I think I was hotter than I am now and I became president. Okay. I don’t know. I said to somebody, was I hotter before or hotter now? I don’t know.”
— Donald Trump, at a campaign rally in the South Bronx.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced Thursday that he was calling a special legislative session to ensure President Biden will be on the November election ballot in his state, the Washington Post reports.
Said DeWine: “This is simply unacceptable. Ohio is running out of time to get Joe Biden, the sitting president of the United States, on the ballot this fall.
“Illegal crossings along the U. S.-Mexico border in May are down by more than 50% compared to the record highs reported in December, giving the Biden administration an unexpected reprieve during a time when migration has historically surged,” CBS News reports.