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Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - Sen. Elissa Slotkin knows how to win in Trump country. She's trying to show her fellow Democrats the way. "We don't help ourselves by pretending we don't have a problem, OK?" Slotkin told Democrats at a party dinner here Tuesday night. "Staying on defense only doesn't win anything. You must go on offense to win." The Michigan senator brought a dose of tough medicine for Democrats as she visited Iowa, the latest ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a "Foreign Trade Barriers" document as he delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo Donald Trump's sweeping tax cuts from his first term had little positive effect on the working-class , with a political analyst highlighting people may be worse off ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - Appeals court denies Anthropic's emergency motion for a stay. A federal appeals court refused to halt the Trump administration's efforts to blacklist Anthropic yesterday, denying the company's emergency motion for a stay. But the court granted the US-based AI firm's request to expedite the case and will hold oral arguments on May 19. The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - Mortgage rates backed off their recent 2026 high this week after concerns over an escalation of the Iran War temporarily subsided, but the numbers don't necessarily mean an end to ongoing volatility, economists warned.  Processing Content The 30-year fixed average decreased 9 basis points to 6.37%, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey of April 9. The rate fell from the previous survey ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - Paul Friedman grants New York Times's motion to force implementation of earlier ruling that gutted restrictive new policy A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Pentagon has not complied with an order last month that undid much of a restrictive new press pass policy implemented by the Department of Defense, and ordered the return of credentials to seven New York Times reporters. The newspaper, which sued the ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - By Jim Whittaker, the towering mountaineer who became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest and went on to shape the nation's outdoor culture for decades, died Tuesday, April 7, at his home in Port Townsend, Washington. He was 97. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dianne Roberts ; sons Bob , Joss and Leif Whittaker ; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. "Whether at home, in the ...

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 - While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a scenic cliffside hike with ocean views last year has ...