Author name: Lance Hudgins

March 26, 2026 2:12 PM ET A lingering Biden-era credit scoring policy is quietly expanding access to credit, which could pave the groundwork for another 2008-style housing crisis. VantageScore is a nontraditional credit scoring system that makes it easier for people with limited credit histories and certain kinds of debt to establish a credit score.

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer March 23, 2026 1:48 PM ET Developers and local officials canceled a proposal for a new Muslim-based city in rural Texas, according to Republican Rep. Lance Gooden, after a Daily Caller investigation reported on the plans and subsequent meetings. Kaufman County, Texas, residents became aware in early February that

March 22, 2026 4:43 PM ET CBS News host Margaret Brennan pressed Democratic Colorado Rep. Jason Crow on Sunday about his party’s continued support for the partial government shutdown despite its negative impact on his constituents. During Crow’s appearance on “Face the Nation,” Brennan asked him how his fellow Democrats “continue to defend” the ongoing

March 21, 2026 2:48 PM ET President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to station ICE agents at airports across the country if Democrats refuse to reach a deal on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding. “I will move our brilliant and patriotic ICE Agents to the Airports where they will do Security like no one has

March 20, 2026 7:31 PM ET Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick reportedly raised the possibility of adding funding for Ukraine to the $200 billion the Pentagon is requesting from Congress for the war in Iran. Fitzpatrick told reporters that he is holding discussions with his House colleagues about potentially setting aside funds to support Ukraine during

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer March 20, 2026 7:04 PM ET President Donald Trump escaped the clutches of the Democratic plan to end his freedom because voters stopped the so-called investigations at the polling booth in 2024. Less than two years later, Democrats are promising to do this again, and it seems Republicans still

March 20, 2026 6:01 PM ET Republican Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter called out his opponents in Georgia’s GOP Senate primary race. Carter appeared Friday on the Ruthless podcast, where host  Josh Holmes asked him to assess the “deficiencies” of his primary opponents, former football coach Derek Dooley  and fellow Georgia Rep.  Mike Collins .  (RELATED:

March 20, 2026 4:05 PM ET The Senate failed to end the partial government shutdown on Friday as Democrats — for the second time in less than a year — continue to withhold their votes to reopen the government over a policy dispute. The upper chamber, plagued by attendance issues, fell short of the 60-vote

March 20, 2026 3:43 PM ET President Donald Trump reendorsed Republican Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd on Friday, less than a month after withdrawing his endorsement over Hurd’s vote against the president’s tariffs. Trump wrote in a Friday post to Truth Social that Hurd’s primary opponent, former Colorado GOP vice chair and Navy veteran Hope Scheppelman

March 19, 2026 10:12 AM ET Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman helped fast-track the nomination of Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the next Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday morning. The Oklahoman’s nomination passed the Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee vote 8 to 7, with Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul voting down