U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivers remarks during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 28, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows failed to crack a coronavirus relief statement Thursday when they spoke for the …
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Mortgage rates are still close to record lows, but that makes owning a home no longer cheaper for home buyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.91% for the week ending August 27, falling eight basis points the week before, Freddie Mac FMCC, + 0.46% reported Thursday. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage …
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At a controversial in-house hearing Monday, DeJoy said he had no current financial interests in Amazon, the multi-million dollar online retailer in direct competition with the U.S. Postal Service. DeJoy has been managing the agency since June and has come under fire for submitting disruptive changes that could threaten the …
Read More »Kamala Harris to smash Trump in advance of last night’s Republican convention
Harris is expected to lambast Trump in a speech from Washington, DC on Thursday, as well as addressing Jacob Blake’s police shooting and subsequent unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a campaign assistant told CNN. The Biden campaign will air a new two-minute ad on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News ahead …
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