The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) eliminated federal regulations created during the Obama administration, which Secretary Scott Turner accused of putting “extreme and restrictive demands” on local housing developers.  President Donald Trump rescinded the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, created under former President Barack Obama, during his first administration. Trump said at the time in a speech about cutting red tape in the federal...

Prominent attorney John Morgan, who supported President Joe Biden but did not get on board to back Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy, has announced plans to launch a new political party. “I am forming a new political party for those of us stuck in the middle. Our two party system is broken due to Gerrymandering and divisive issues… both sides. No labels is not an option. Everyone...

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are set to sign a landmark mineral deal Friday that represents a breakthrough in their relationship, but leaves the work of hashing out the financial details for a later date. “This is in some ways an agreement to make an agreement,” said Doug Klain, policy analyst at Razom for Ukraine. Even so, it was an abrupt turnaround from last week,...