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Residential mortgage originations declined in the first quarter of 2026, with home-purchase lending falling to its lowest level in more than a decade as elevated home prices and rising borrowing …
U.S. Home Purchase Lending Falls to 12-Year Low as Affordability Pressures Mount Read More
Nearly 40% of U.S. rental listings offered concessions this spring, the highest share recorded for this time of year, as a surge in apartment construction and rising vacancy rates shifted …
Rental Concessions Reach Record Levels as Supply Outpaces Demand Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania has introduced legislation to create a national robotics commission, a move aimed at assessing U.S. …
McCormick Bill Targets U.S. Robotics Edge Amid China Competition Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is urging the Treasury Department to revive and finalize anti-money-laundering regulations for antiquities dealers, arguing that gaps in federal oversight may allow terrorist …
Fetterman Presses Treasury to Tighten Money-Laundering Rules for Antiquities Trade Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor has issued four new opinion letters interpreting federal wage-and-hour law, providing guidance on overtime eligibility, bonus calculations, meal-break compensation, and pre-shift work …
Labor Department Issues Wage-and-Hour Guidance on Overtime, Bonuses Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior has issued updated guidance for its State Orphaned Wells Grant Program, affecting how states access and manage billions of dollars in federal …
Interior Updates Orphaned Well Program Rules for States Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a $1.625 billion assistance program designed to offset rising production costs and export-related market disruptions affecting specialty crop …
USDA Opens $1.6 Billion Aid Program for Specialty Crop Growers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have launched a new federal grant competition aimed at helping states strengthen school security, emergency preparedness, and …
Education, HHS Launch School Safety Grant Program for States Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior has begun publishing recreation access data and is rolling out a new mapping platform intended to make information about public land and …
Interior Expands Public Access Data Ahead of New Mapping Tool Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a broad initiative aimed at stabilizing the domestic cotton industry after five consecutive years of negative returns, combining trade promotion, …
USDA Unveils Cotton Support Plan Amid Industry Losses Read More