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Housing crisis spurs alternatives to building homes, from 3D printing to walls made from hemp
Businesses and lawmakers are trying to address the U.S. affordable housing crisis by turning to alternative ways to build homesABC News - 6d -
Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so
Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House in an exclusive interview with NBC News.NBC News - 2d -
GOP eyes its House majority in special elections in Florida to replace Waltz, Gaetz
A pair of special elections for the U.S. House in Florida on Tuesday to fill the vacancies left by former Republican Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz has heated up.ABC News - 3h -
Tariffs will likely raise much less money than White House projects, economists say
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said tariffs would raise about $600 billion to $700 billion a year. Economists say that's nearly impossible.CNBC - 1h -
Wisconsin provides a critical test for Democrats' anti-Elon Musk playbook
Next week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race is emerging as the first big test of Democrats’ anti-Elon Musk strategy as the party searches for a winning message following its loss to President Donald ...NBC News - 5d -
Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices
Moving at a rapid-fire clip, Donald Trump has been concentrating power in his hands, pushing the bounds of executive authority.NBC News - 2d -
Recruiting Rumor Mill: Prospects mulling options after critical visits
Four-star Tennessee tight end commit Carson Sneed recently visited Ole Miss.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Alan Turing Institute plans revamp in face of criticism and technological change
Chief of Britain’s flagship AI agency says ‘big strategic’ shift is neededFinancial Times - 17h -
Correspondents' Association pushes back on rumors of White House briefing room shake-up
The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) is pushing back on reports of a potential shake-up coming to the West Wing briefing room and vowing to fight the Trump administration's efforts to ...The Hill - 1d -
House Dems look to expand access to gender-affirming care amid Trump crackdown
More than two dozen House Democrats are looking to protect and expand availability to gender-affirming care for transgender youths and adults as the Trump administration takes steps to sharply curb ...The Hill - 1d -
Luna accuses House Freedom Caucus of smear; exits group over parental proxy voting battle
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced Monday that she is leaving the House Freedom Caucus amid her battle with GOP leadership and hard-line Republicans over her push to allow proxy voting for ...The Hill - 1d -
Maui mayor’s plan to phase out vacation rentals would increase housing but shrink the economy
HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, ...NBC News - 13h -
House GOP leaders play hardball to stop Luna push for proxy voting for new parents
House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy voting for new parents, throwing a procedural ...The Hill - 8h -
Kid Rock on White House visit with Bill Maher to meet Trump: 'It could not have been better'
Kid Rock is describing a meeting between President Trump and Bill Maher at the White House as a mind-blowing success, saying his aim in coordinating the get-together between the political ...The Hill - 6h -
Watch live: White House holds press briefing one day before tariffs deadline
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will speak to reporters Tuesday afternoon, a day before President Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China and certain product imports are set to take ...The Hill - 6h -
White House firing of a career prosecutor pulls DOJ under ever-closer control
WASHINGTON — The White House's firing of a career federal prosecutor last week was one in a series of Trump administration moves that have undermined the post-Watergate separation between the White ...NBC News - 29m -
Live updates: House defies Johnson on proxy voting; Wisconsin, Florida elections pose key test
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew ...The Hill - 1h -
These 9 House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership over parental proxy voting
Nine House Republicans defied GOP leadership on Tuesday and opposed an effort to block a bill instituting proxy voting for new parents from coming to the floor, halting key legislative action in ...The Hill - 1h -
Trump announces $100M deal with law firm tied to Doug Emhoff, Jan. 6 House panel
President Trump on Tuesday announced his administration struck a deal with a law firm with ties to former second gentleman Doug Emhoff and the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the ...The Hill - 38m -
How the housing crisis is driving up council tax
The cost of temporary accommodation is adding further pressure to council budgets.BBC News - 14h -
House Republican: Crockett should be censured for Abbott remark
Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) suggested his colleague Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) should be censured for referring to Texas' governor as “Governor Hot Wheels” during a speech at the Human ...The Hill - 8h -
The White House’s mixed message on its tariff policy
Trump's tariffs could raise $600 billion a year, but this would only happen if consumers avoid substitution and continue to buy foreign goods at tariff-elevated prices, which is unlikely.The Hill - 48m -
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Pope Francis in critical condition; "Conclave" wins big at the SAG Awards.CBS News - 22h -
Ex-British ambassador to US who criticized Trump urges Starmer not to concede on retaliatory tariffs
Former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs, saying ...The Hill - 2d -
My top 10: the best of Milan’s Brera museum by FT art critic Jackie Wullschläger
A voyage through centuries of Italian art at the city’s most prestigious museum and its new offshootFinancial Times - 1d -
'I'm my hardest critic': Soccer star from Hanson scaling new heights for club and country
The Thayer Academy product is busy juggling her pro career with the Utah Royals and an increasing role on the USWNT.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
In Broadway's latest 'Gypsy,' Audra McDonald takes our critic from doubt to spiritual epiphany
George C. Wolfe directs the new Broadway revival of "Gypsy" starring six-time Tony-winner Audra McDonald.Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Alejandro Tosti fires back after criticism of deliberately slow playing Min Woo Lee
Alejandro Tosti has responded via social media regarding Sunday's slow-play situation at the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Jazz Chisholm Jr. sounded off on the criticism about using the Yankees’ torpedo bats
Jazz Chisholm had a huge weekend while using the controversial bats.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Kim Mulkey, Vic Schaefer echo UConn coach Geno Auriemma’s criticism of two-site NCAA Tournament regionals
SPOKANE, Wash. — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma took the podium for his pregame press conference Sunday around 9 a.m., barely 15 hours after his team finished its postgame obligations ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Will Michael Bennet Shift his Fight Against Trump to the State House?
The Colorado senator, raised to revere the world’s greatest deliberative body, seems ready to give up on Washington.Politico - 3d -
White House Correspondents Cancel Comedian Booked for Annual Dinner
The comedian Amber Ruffin had been slated to perform at the event in April. The correspondents’ association said it wanted to avoid focusing “on the politics of division.”The New York Times - 2d -
They Want More Babies. Now They Have Friends in the Trump White House.
Advocates of higher birthrates have support in the Trump administration. But it’s unclear whether their priorities will win out.The New York Times - 2d -
White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors
Two prosecutors were dismissed out of the blue, notified by a terse one-sentence email stating no reason for the move other than that it was on behalf of the president himself.The New York Times - 2d -
London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House
Quakers in Britain said the raid, in which six youth activists unaffiliated with the religious group were arrested, “clearly shows what happens when a society criminalizes protest.”The New York Times - 1d -
Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking third term in White House
In interview Trump said he wasn’t joking when he alluded to a purported loophole for a third term as president. Donald Trump has said there are “methods” – if not “plans” – to circumvent the ...The Guardian - 1d
