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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.

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.Open

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…

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…Open