Diverse Texas campus bonds in anger after candidate’s racist post
AUSTIN — Two emotions dominated the flagship University of Texas campus this week: rampant joy at the win the Longhorns...
Mortgage rates edge near 7 percent, highest since Trump took office
Home buyers face higher borrowing costs this week as the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit a 19-month...
The nation’s premier business group is hitting the road to stamp out socialism
With interest in populist economic policies surging ahead of the Nov. 3 elections, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is embarking...
How anti-Muslim rhetoric is influencing the pivotal Michigan Senate race
LANSING, Mich. — Iqrama Zhar, 19, remembers her middle school classmates turning their heads and staring at her when their...
Trump is sober about the midterm prospects for Republicans, advisers say
In interviews and speeches, President Donald Trump has maintained that midterm politics don’t affect his decisions on Iran, that the...
How did the GOP wrangle its slim House majority? Ask Rep. Tom Emmer.
This week offered a fitting snapshot of House Republicans’ struggle to govern with a razor-thin majority: Some votes fell short,...
Build columns, not Trump’s arch, D.C. official tells administration
President Donald Trump has insisted that a 250-foot-tall triumphal arch should be built near Arlington National Cemetery, citing long-abandoned plans...
Turkey’s LGBT crackdown draws international condemnation, protests
Diplomats and rights advocates are condemning Turkey’s crackdown on LGBT organizations and individuals, and protesters demonstrated Friday outside Turkish missions...
She’s survived four gerrymanders and a car crash. Can her luck hold?
TOLEDO, Ohio — In an election cycle that has devolved into a state-by-state gerrymandering war, Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) stands...
Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
Thousands of supporters of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts gathered Friday as the sun set over...
What parents need to know about ‘Resident Evil’ and more
Resident Evil (R) Age 17+ Clever horror reboot has extreme gore and lots of language. This sci-fi/horror reboot, based on...
Why Democrats are starting to feel bullish about a midterm wave
Democrats’ wary optimism about the midterms gave way to growing confidence this week. The party has seen strong post-Labor Day...
For now, Pentagon plan for testosterone testing will apply to male troops only
The Pentagon has republished clinical guidance on its testosterone screening program for all male service members aged 30 and older,...
Most Michigan voters disapprove of Trump’s tariffs on Canada, poll shows
More than 60 percent of likely voters in Michigan, home to several highly competitive midterm elections, oppose President Donald Trump’s...
Congress is getting older, and Americans aren’t happy
In today’s edition … It’s gas prices, stupid … We ask you about the House leaving D.C. … but first...
