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  Why Are the Homeless So Young?

  Oct 3, 2026 ·National Review(Right)

  Housing costs alone offer little insight as to why the homeless population skews so much younger than it used to.

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  A Court Rules That San Francisco's Empty Home Tax Is Illegal

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  Against the increasingly mainstream view that housing costs are high because new supply is constrained by regulation is an alternative thesis: There are plenty of homes once vacant units deliberately held off the market are accounted for. To fix this problem, a handful of California cities have adopted vacancy taxes to try and force these allegedly hoarded homes back onto the market. Critics of em

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  Some question whether a popular affordable housing policy is making the nation’s home shortage worse

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Straight Arrow News(Center)

  Across hundreds of U.S. cities and counties, there’s some form of what’s called inclusionary zoning. Is it working?

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  Bill Pulte Said He Was Cracking Down on Fraud. Now He’s Firing the Investigators.

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Mother Jones(Left)

  Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said last year that the agency, which oversees federal mortgage regulators Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, had launched a wide “mortgage-fraud crackdown.” That was never a persuasive claim. Pulte announced his campaign after drawing criticism for urging the Justice Department to prosecute officials including Federal Reserve Board of Governors

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  Why Mamdani’s Working Class Promises Are A Slippery Slope Toward Communism

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was recently asked whether America’s movement toward socialism could become a “slippery slope” into communism. She laughed . “I mean, no. I think that’s very silly,” Ocasio-Cortez responded. But communism doesn’t have to begin with the promise of communism. It can begin with promises to make housing affordable, provide universal healthcare, make the wealthy pay

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  Why Santa Fe Schools Silenced My Daughter And Gaslit Parents Like Me

  Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  If you told my 2025 self that I would be empowering parents to confront the Santa Fe Public School Board over parental rights, I would never have believed you. But the stakes are higher than ever in New Mexico right now. Every parent across this nation needs to be aware of the harmful practices that New Mexico public schools (and many others across the country) are doing behind parents’ backs and

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  Physicians urge rejection of Virginia abortion amendment for weakening medical oversight

  Oct 2, 2026 ·Just the News(Lean right)

  Dr. Christina Francis of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the amendment could allow abortions by unlicensed providers in unlicensed facilities. Others argued it could weaken medical oversight and parental consent requirements.

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  Mortgage rates approach 3-year high as new applications plunge

  Oct 1, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

  Mortgage rates spiked to their highest level in nearly three years, continuing their climb above the 7% threshold. Why it matters: Housing sales were already slow due to a lack of inventory and elevated rates, creating a risk that the market could further its freeze. Zoom in: The weekly average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.28% as of Thursday, Freddie Mac reported . That's up 0.94 points from

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  The Fed's long-term interest rate problem

  Oct 1, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

  The relentless rise in long-term interest rates is starting to have effects on more parts of the economy, Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid told Axios Thursday. "You're starting to see some friction in some of the long-market users of credit," he said, pointing to multifamily housing and commercial lending. "Even on the mortgage rate side, it's starting to affect home prices, which is how the

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  States leading nation on the biggest education battles gripping classrooms revealed in first-ever report

  Oct 1, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

  FIRST ON FOX : The escalating battle over what children should be taught in public schools continues to drive America's culture wars, and a new report ranks every state on some of the most contentious issues affecting today's classrooms. Red states dominated the ranking, which measures all 50 states and Washington, D.C., on issues spanning parental rights, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), ge

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  Why Is Seattle Keeping Her From Cleaning Up Trash?

  Sep 30, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  Many major American cities struggle with homelessness, and with no single clear or obvious solution, it's unlikely the problem will be solved anytime soon. The issue also has spillover costs. Take, for example, the Evergreen State. "Washington state is experiencing the fifth-highest per-capita rate of unsheltered homelessness in the nation," the Washington Department of Ecology warned in 2020 . "O

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  A cop’s toddler brought a gun to daycare in Michigan, renewing debate about parental responsibility

  Sep 30, 2026 ·Straight Arrow News(Center)

  A Michigan toddler brought a firearm to their daycare, sparking alarm and debate if their parents will be held criminally liable.

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  SEE IT: Which Lawmakers Spent The Most Taxpayer Money On Dining Out Last Year

  Sep 30, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  American taxpayers footed nearly $7 million last year for meals and housing costs claimed by members of the U.S. House of Representatives — and a new report reveals which lawmakers spent the most. The reimbursement program, launched three years ago, is designed to ease the financial burden on representatives who maintain homes in their districts while also living and working in Washington. House m

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  How A Welfare Ad Melted The Internet’s Alt-Right Snowflakes

  Sep 30, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  The snowflakes that fall from the sky are all unique, but the ones who waste their days melting down on the internet are all the same. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders set off a blizzard on Monday by releasing an ad about “Brad,” a Cheeto-housing, video game-playing bum, to promote her administration’s efforts to comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s welfare reform provisions. “Brad

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  Whatever Happened to Trump's Housing Affordability Executive Order?

  Sep 29, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

  Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free . This week's newsletter includes stories on: The far left winning state elections in Berlin, Germany, on the promise of municipalizing 225,000 private apartment buildings. A zoning and religious freedom case out of Idaho, in which a college founded by controversial "Christian nationalist" pastor Doug Wilson is claiming discrimination at t

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  LA mayor candidates set for forum as city struggles with homelessness, Hollywood job losses

  Sep 29, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

  Two Democratic rivals seeking to become the next mayor of Los Angeles are meeting on the same stage just days before mail ballots go to voters.

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  This Political Ad Is Going Viral. Is It The Worst Ad Ever Made?

  Sep 29, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

  I’m about to show you one of the most cowardly and self-defeating political ads ever produced in modern American history. With just over a month to go until the midterms, in a year that’s been dominated by legitimate concerns about the cost of living and the difficulty of finding stable, long-term employment that can support a family and a mortgage, the Republican governor of Arkansas, Sarah Hucka

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  Lawler, Conley clash over Israel aid, economy in televised debate

  Sep 29, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

  Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and his Democratic opponent, Cait Conley, clashed during a televised midterm debate Monday night, sparring over a range of issues including affordability, housing and foreign policy. The News 12 debate featured questions from voters as well as the outlet’s senior political reporter Tara Rosenblum. Lawler largely touted his congressional record and...

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  Amish paradise? New York 'effectively' bans sect with biased school vaccine mandate, SCOTUS told

  Sep 29, 2026 ·Just the News(Lean right)

  An appeals court rubber-stamped its first ruling against the challenge after the high court said it needed to consider a recent parental rights precedent. "If New York wins, the Amish will be forced to flee the state," lawyer says.

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  High mortgage rates compound housing affordability challenges

  Sep 28, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

  The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is back above 7% for the first time in twenty months. It's rough news for the housing market and homebuyers already struggling with rising prices elsewhere. It comes as Treasury yields, which impact borrowing costs across the economy, hit multi-decade highs. Amna Nawaz discussed more with David Wessell of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy.