Eleanor Mueller

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will buy $200 billion of mortgage bonds as part of the administration’s latest affordability push, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte told Semafor. President Donald Trump had said on Truth Social he wanted his ... See more

The Federal Reserve will receive more insight into the labor market this morning when the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes its last chunk of unemployment data for 2025. Though the agency said earlier this week that the number of job openings hit a 14-... See more

House Republicans are poised to deliver two rare rebukes of Trump on Thursday. First, lawmakers will likely vote to override the president’s veto of two GOP-supported bills that would greenlight projects in Florida and Colorado. Then, conservative hardl... See more

Republican lawmakers are seeking clarity after President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants them to pass legislation “ban large institution investors from buying more single-family homes.� The historically Democrat-championed proposal, which sent ho... See more

As President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro consumes Capitol Hill, some congressional Republicans are hoping to steer their party back toward the cost of living at home. “Whatever happens overseas — wherever that is, our hem... See more