National News
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Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden called on Congress to pass a mortgage relief credit that would give first-time homebuyers an annual tax credit of up to $5,000 a year for two years. He also endorsed legislation to build and renovate roughly 2 million homes and vowed to crack down on “big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and…
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Biden proposes new actions to address housing shortages and high costs
The actions announced last week will promote fairer rental markets, boost the supply of affordable housing and manufactured homes, and help families who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Kari Lake uses campaign donations to pay her family business, financial records show
Campaign finance records show the Lake campaign paid her husband roughly $2,000 during her last campaign. This time around, that number’s already jumped to $8,000.
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Biden caps credit card late fees at $8
More than 45 million Americans who are charged late fees on credit cards each year will save an average of $220 annually under the new rule.
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First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale this month
Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
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100,000 families to see lower child care costs under new Biden policy
Under the new regulations, child care copayments will be capped at 7% of a family’s income for those participating in certain federal child care programs, applications for these programs will be made more accessible, and child care providers will receive some much needed support.
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AG Kris Mayes joins lawsuit to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger after statewide listening tour
The Federal Trade Commission said the $24.6 billion acquisition would raise prices for consumers and diminish competition in the grocery industry.
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BREAKING: Arizona Republicans ram through anti-immigration bill, bypassing public
Lawmakers used a procedural maneuver to sidestep public comment on the bill after more than 100 business owners and community leaders spoke out against it.
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Not just abortion: IVF ruling next phase in the right’s war on reproductive freedom
The Alabama Supreme Court directly cited the Dobbs decision—in which the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—in its ruling that effectively bans IVF in the state. But amid furious public backlash, Donald Trump and Republicans have raced to distance themselves from the ruling they made possible.
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Kari Lake’s plan for the US Senate: ‘The end of democracy’
If elected, Lake said she plans to unequivocally support a Trump presidency, and hopes he will model his time in office after authoritarian leaders in Hungary and El Salvador.
