Gen Zers are flocking to these Midwest housing markets where homes are about 30% cheaper than the coasts Seven of the 10 most affordable metros for young homeowners are in the Midwest. Fortune · Aug 5, 2025
Soybeans Trading Mostly Lower on Monday Morning Soybeans are showing fractional losses in early Monday trade. Futures fell weaker into the Friday close, as the three nearby contracts were unchanged at the final bell. August fell 37 cents last week, with November 31 ¾ cents lower. There were another 5 deliveries issued for August soybeans overnight. The... Barchart · Aug 4, 2025
More than 3,000 Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike Boeing said they were ‘disappointed’ by their employees' decision The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
Corn Pushing Lower into the Weekend Corn futures are reverting to lower trade across most contracts on Friday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 3 1/2 cents at $3.73 1/2. The next 7 days looks a little drier across IA, MO, and the ECB, with the Plains seeing light totals to just... Barchart · Aug 1, 2025
Soybeans Trying to Bounce into Friday’s Close Soybean futures are showing fractional to 2 cent gains across most contracts on Friday’s midday. There were another 408 deliveries issued against August soybean futures overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 2 cents at $9.32 ¾. Soymeal futures are posting Friday gains of $1.50 to $3.60/ton,... Barchart · Aug 1, 2025
Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks - Roll Call House Republicans have sprinkled their fiscal 2026 appropriations bills with more home-district projects than they did last year. Roll Call · Jul 31, 2025
Corn Bears Remain in Control on Tuesday Corn futures are down 3 to 5 cents across most contracts at midday. The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price was down 4 1/4 cents at $3.66 1/2. Crop Progress data indicated 76% of the US corn crop was silking as of 7/27, 1 point back of the... Barchart · Jul 29, 2025
Josh Hawley Introduces $600 Tariff Rebate Bill For Working Americans, Echoing Trump's Plan Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced a bill to provide American families with tariff rebate checks, echoing a proposal previously made by President Donald Trump. Benzinga · Jul 29, 2025
Some Republicans push more visas despite hard line on immigration - Roll Call Some Republican lawmakers seek to qualify their party's tough-on-immigration approach with an exception for agriculture, tourism. Roll Call · Jul 28, 2025
Agriculture Department to shift more than half of DC workforce to field - Roll Call The Department of Agriculture wants to relocate more than half of its Washington, D.C., workforce to primarily red-state farm areas. Roll Call · Jul 24, 2025
FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Corn Holding Steady as US and Japan Stike Trade Deal Corn prices are sticking close to unchanged on Wednesday morning. Futures edged back towards their intraday lows at the Tuesday close, settling with 4 to 5 cent losses. Preliminary open interest showed net new selling, up 18,351 contracts on Tuesday, The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price was... Barchart · Jul 23, 2025
Lawmakers hope to modify crucial dates in reconciliation bill - Roll Call Some Republican lawmakers who supported President Trump's big reconciliation bill now seek changes in effective dates. Roll Call · Jul 16, 2025
"One of those shows that you will be thinking about for the rest of your life": Tedeschi Trucks Band announce live album of historic Mad Dogs & Englishmen show Tedeschi Trucks Band's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (Live At Lockin’) features Leon Russell, Rita Coolidge, Chris Robinson, Warren Haynes and more Louder · Jul 13, 2025
Louder · Jul 8, 2025 "The music we are making at this moment has timeless teeth, muscle, bone and hair": Heart add another string of dates to 2025 schedule Cheap Trick will play support at four of the new shows
Barchart · Jul 8, 2025 Corn Falls to New Contract Lows with September Below $4 Corn futures closed the Tuesday session with contracts down 5 to 7 cents, as September fell below the $4 mark. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a nickel at $3.84. USDA reported a private export sale of 112,776 MT of corn to Mexico this morning,...
Roll Call · Jul 8, 2025 Reconciliation law offers radiation compensation to more people - Roll Call GOP budget bill expands coverage to more people in the Southwest and those near uranium sites connected with the Manhattan Project.
Roll Call · Jul 3, 2025 Mammoth budget bill heads to Trump’s desk in time for July Fourth - Roll Call House Republicans pushed their sweeping tax and spending package across the finish line Thursday, handing Trump a major legislative victory.
Roll Call · Jul 1, 2025 ‘Big, beautiful’ budget reconciliation package passes Senate - Roll Call Senate Republicans pushed a mammoth budget reconciliation bill through their chamber Tuesday morning over vehement Democratic objections.
Benzinga · Jun 30, 2025 Congressman Says 'Nobody Asked For The IRS To Be Americans' Tax Preparer,' Applauds Efforts To Shut Down The IRS Direct File Program Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) is celebrating the House-passed bill that would shut down the Internal Revenue Service Direct File program, a free federal tool that allows Americans to file taxes online without paying private companies.
Latin Times · Jun 18, 2025 GOP Senators Push Back After Being 'Caught by Surprise' With More Medicaid Cuts in New 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Proposal Republican senators are pushing back after Senate leadership surprised them with even deeper Medicaid cuts in proposed changes to a sweeping tax bill.
Roll Call · Jun 18, 2025 Medicaid work requirements pose huge challenges for states - Roll Call Bill requires “healthy” adults between the ages of 19 and 64 years to prove they had worked at least 80 hours in the month before enrollment.
Fortune · Jun 16, 2025 Exclusive: Congressman Tim Moore failed to properly disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of personal stock purchases made around Trump's 'Liberation Day' in a potential STOCK Act violation Moore did not publicly disclose a dozen stock trades that he made throughout April until Friday, which is well after a federal deadline for doing so.
Reason · Jun 16, 2025 Josh Hawley Wants To Raise the Minimum Wage It’s not the only way the Republican senator is closer to democratic socialism than to traditional conservatism.
Salon · Jun 15, 2025 "Summoning the demon": MAGA splits on AI Some on the right see artificial intelligence as an apocalyptic threat from Big Tech