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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues. When President Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom last spring to face a slew of criminal charges, he was joined by a rotating cadre of lawyers, campaign aides, his family — and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton had…

Capital One announced Thursday that some users were reporting problems with direct deposits and that an unspecified technical issue was preventing customers from accessing their accounts.In response to complaints on social media platform said.Just before noon Thursday, the company released an official statement on the issue. “We are experiencing technical issues with a third-party vendor that are temporarily impacting account services, deposits, and payment processing for some consumer, small business, and commercial banks.”Late Thursday, vendor Fidelity Information Services (FIS) issued a statement saying it was working to restore applications affected by a localized power outage at one of its data…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Cynthia Robertson could be forgiven for feeling that the banner was aimed at her. Its white-on-black lettering — “FUCK BIDEN AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM” — hung from the wooden house right across the street from her own. Hostility toward the outgoing Democratic president is no surprise in Sulphur, Louisiana, a red town in a red state in a country that has handed the White House and Congress to Republicans. Yet the message felt like a poke…

Bill Pulte, the grandson of PulteGroup founder William J. Pulte, is a private equity CEO, philanthropist, and Trump supporter with 3 million followers on X. Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. In what is seen as a potential step toward privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President-elect Donald Trump has announced…

Bitcoin should rise even higher under President-elect Donald Trump, according to BlackRock’s head of ETFs.Samara Cohen, the firm’s chief investment officer for ETFs and index products, believes crypto deregulation will “absolutely” propel Bitcoin into another historic year.“We will see progress in FIT21.” [“Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act.] We will see progress on stablecoins. You’re going to see progress just in defining the taxonomy,” she said on CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.Cohen is behind the firm’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which is up 114% since its debut in January 2024 and almost 8% year-to-date. The move comes after…

The lawsuit, which began in August, challenges the requirement that agents belong to local, state and national real estate agent associations. NAR previously sought dismissal of the lawsuit in November. Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. The National Association of Realtors and other industry groups have asked a judge for a…

Medford, Oregon may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of exciting destinations, but locals will tell you it’s one of the Pacific Northwest’s best-kept secrets . Known for its outdoor adventures, great food, and strong sense of community, Medford has something for everyone. So whether you’re looking to buy a home in Medford, Oregon, interested in renting an apartment in the area, or have your eye on a rental home, you’ll find plenty of reasons to love this city. Masu. This Redfin article details some unique activities to do in Medford that you won’t…

Dougherty is a Massachusetts native with more than 25 years of experience in the industry. He said a meeting with the team’s co-founders Manny and George Serkis had “reinvigorated” his passion for real estate. Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. Real estate industry veteran Mark Doherty has joined Douglas Elliman’s Serkis…

The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide an analysis of the election’s impact on the U.S. immigration system.“La tierra se seco,” that was my father’s short explanation for why he left Mexico as a teenager in the 1970s. His family made a living on a small farm in rural northern Mexico. But when the drought came, the land could no longer support them. So, like my mother, he immigrated to the United States in search of new opportunities. My father worked in construction for over 30 years before becoming a…

Bondi asserted that antitrust enforcement will be a “priority” as attorney general, suggesting the real estate industry must prepare for continued full-scale investigations into its practices. Whether you’re refining your business model, mastering new technology, or finding a strategy to take advantage of the next market boom, Inman Connect New York prepares you to take a bold step. The next chapter is about to begin. Please join us. Join us and thousands of other real estate leaders from January 22-24, 2025. Pam Bondi was grilled by U.S. senators on Wednesday and Thursday during Senate confirmation hearings to become the next…