AXIOS (Emily Peck) - Mortgage rate dips below 6% for the first time since 2022
Data: Freddie Mac via Fred ; Chart: Axios Visuals The average rate on the 30-year mortgage dipped below 6% for the first time since 2022, per closely watched Freddie Mac data released Thursday. Why it matters: Lower home loan rates may help juice the housing market, which has been in the dumps since interest rates first spiked four years ago. Between the lines: It's also a boost for President Trump, who boasted about mortgage rates coming down in his State of the Union's address Tuesday. Yes, but: Higher home costs and widespread economic uncertainty is also holding back the real estate market.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democratic leaders to force vote on reining in Trump's Iran war powers
House Democratic leadership on Thursday announced plans to force a vote next week on a resolution that would require President Trump to seek congressional authorization to use military force in Iran . Why it matters: The vote has a chance to pass in the House, with even some House Republicans expressing opposition as the White House inches closer to a potential major war in the Middle East. - Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a staunch anti-interventionist, is leading the war powers effort with progressive Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). - "I have asked for a classified briefing defining the mission in Iran. In the absence of new information, I will support the War Powers resolution in the House next week," Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) posted to…
NPR (Stephan Bisaha) - Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in years
The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Billy Carson: Bible's 'Adam' is an ancient alien
Billy Carson speaks about ancient goddess Isis and her connection to the Bible's "Adam." Watch this full episode of "Reality Check": https://youtu.be/TjrUw2nZBiw #Bible #religion #BillyCarson
DAILYCALLER (Mr. Right) - New York Times Nerd Deserves Wedgie For Laughable Trump Fact Check
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DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - US Firm Disrupts Communist Would-Be Saboteur’s Plot Against Japan
'cyber special operations'
DAILYCALLER (Audrey Streb) - ‘Did People Forget About 9/11?’: Doug Burgum Warns Of Wind Energy Security Risks
'Did people forget about 9/11 already'
NYTIMES (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey) - Sorry, SpaceX: It’s Getting Too Crowded Up There
Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger.
NYTIMES (Natan Odenheimer) - Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.