If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve, there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question.
I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.
2025 had the lowest rate of
- mass shootings since 2006
- homicides since 1950s
- teenage pregnancy in recorded history
- suicides since 2020
- road fatalities since 2019
- drug overdose deaths since 2019
- alcohol consumption in recorded history
- inflation since 2020
The affordability and abundance movements will sometimes run counter to interests of public employee unions. How Dems navigate this conflict will determine how much of the rhetoric translates to action. Disappointing the leg passed this but kudos to Gov Hochul for taking a stand.
@conorsen Issue is price driven improvements in affordability won’t increase activity in the near term. Sellers don’t want to sell at a loss and buyers don’t want to catch a falling knife.
If New York is cooked, it won’t be because of Zohran, it will be because of its incompetent and power-hungry city council that continues to block key housing reforms.
[@opinion] The pandemic boom and all the new supply it generated combined with high Texas property taxes that disincentivize sitting on homes is making Austin a rare metro on the path back to affordability: https://t.co/RM0JfzGANG