Mortgage rates see biggest one-day drop in over a year

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 16 basis points to 6.29% Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily, following the release of a weaker-than-expected August employment report. It’s the lowest rate since Oct. 3 and the biggest one-day drop since August 2024. Rates are finally breaking out of the high 6% range, where […]

Justice Barrett opens up about ‘awkward’ start on SCOTUS, shadow docket and more in forthcoming memoir

NEW YORK – Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett hasn’t seen The Handmaid’s Tale. But she was well-prepared to be interrupted by any number of red-draped protesters, should they storm in to interrupt her confirmation hearing, the same way they did for her colleague, Brett Kavanaugh, several years prior.  As she recounted in an interview […]

Trump trashes Nadler on heels of Dem’s House retirement announcement: ‘One of the most disgusting Congressmen’

President Donald Trump attacked Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York on Friday morning, deriding him as a ‘psychopathic nut job’ and ‘one of the most disgusting Congressmen in USA History’ in a Truth Social post days after the congressman noted in a statement that he will not seek re-election in 2026. ‘Jerry Nadler, one […]

‘Delusional’: Oversight Republicans slam ex-Biden aide for lashing out at Trump, GOP in autopen probe

The House Oversight Committee is slamming former Biden spokesman Andrew Bates after he accused Republican lawmakers of having a misguided focus in his opening remarks during the panel’s autopen probe. Bates, the latest former White House official to be interviewed by House investigators, affirmed ex-President Joe Biden’s leadership while criticizing his successor in an opening […]

House Republicans split with Trump team over ‘very frustrating’ funding fight as shutdown looms

House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee are at odds with the Trump administration and some conservatives over how to avert a government shutdown. Congress is currently marking up fiscal 2026 spending levels, but some in the administration are pressing to bypass the process and instead extend current levels through a year-long continuing resolution (CR). Republicans […]

DOJ task force finds ‘numerous instances’ of anti-Christian government bias under Biden

The Biden administration ‘weaponized the full weight of the federal government against Christians,’ according to Trump leadership, laying out in a new report the ‘numerous instances’ of past anti-Christian bias and recommendations to protect faith in America. Fox News Digital exclusively obtained the report published by the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias, created by […]

Venezuelan military jets buzz US Navy ship in ‘highly provocative’ move, Pentagon says

The Defense Department confirmed on Thursday night that two Venezuelan aircraft flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters. The incident, which the department called a ‘highly provocative move,’ comes as the Trump administration ramps up its anti-narco-terrorism efforts. ‘Today, two Maduro regime military aircraft flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters. […]

Republicans move quickly to support Ashley Hinson’s Senate bid

Republicans are quickly falling in line behind Ashley Hinson, the Iowa representative running to replace Sen. Joni Ernst in the red-leaning state. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott on Friday endorsed Hinson, who announced her campaign earlier this week. “Having traveled Iowa with Ashley, I know she is […]

Republican doctors clash with RFK Jr over vaccines in tense Senate showdown

Senate Democrats found unlikely allies in Senate Republicans during a fiery hearing, where Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled for his stance on vaccines. Kennedy’s testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday was billed as a discussion on President Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda, but it quickly turned into […]