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Trump's Fannie-Freddie Plan Needs Clarity, Key Republican Says
Bloomberg - Elizabeth Dexheimer
The White House proposal to free Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from U.S. control can’t advance in Congress until lawmakers are given more details and …
Mnuchin - Focused on "Fixing" Fannie and Freddie
mortgagenewsdaily.com - Jann Swanson
Posted To: MND NewsWireTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox Business News on Monday, that changing the current status of Freddie Mac and Fannie …
Metro Board to vote on continued hours cuts
wtop.com
WASHINGTON – The Metro Board is expected to formally support keeping cuts to hours through June 2019 at its Thursday meeting after they were …
Montgomery County doesn’t have enough homes. Will it use public land to help?
ggwash.org - Pete Tomao (Contributor)
Montgomery County is deep in the midst of a housing shortage, according to a county rental housing study released last year. The good news is that …
Fannie-Freddie overhaul plan is dead for this year, senators say
americanbanker.com - August 31
Two senators who have played key roles in trying to advance housing-finance reform are acknowledging the legislative efforts to end government …
White House Could Preempt Congress' Inaction on GSEs
mortgagenewsdaily.com - Jann Swanson
Posted To: MND NewsWireTwo noted economists seem to be holding little hope that Congress will take up in any way changing the status quo of the …
The Star Wars Obi-Wan movie is reportedly legit – read the leaked plot synopsis here, younglings
GamesRadar - By Bradley Russell
It’s been a long, long time since we’ve seen Obi-Wan in the flesh – but we might not have to wait much longer. The wheels are turning and beards are …
Excel Version Control with Git
dailydoseofexcel.com - Dick Kusleika
This is a guest post from reader Björn Stiel.Let’s Git Excel Under Version Control!Git has become one of the most popular and trusted version control …
Trump administration officially nominates Michael Bright to lead Ginnie Mae
housingwire.com - Ben Lane
Ginnie Mae has been without a permanent leader since January 2017, but that could soon change, as the Trump administration announced Tuesday that it …
Today’s Plan Adds Triathlon Support (Cycling/Running), and Connect IQ Apps
dcrainmaker.com - DC Rainmaker
Every once in a while I wander into the software/platform/apps realm for a post. I usually do so sparingly because this category of sports tech …
What We’re Hearing: GSE Reform? How About 2021? / The Return of Ed DeMarco? / No Political ‘Protection’ for Fannie and Freddie
insidemortgagefinance.com
Call: (301) 951-1240 | (800) 570-5744 Customer Login Don't have an account? Sign up now News from Inside Mortgage Finance First-lien mortgage …
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Treasury unveils ‘fix’ for restoring Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
FOX Business - Julia Limitone
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told FOX Business he is dedicated to removing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the government’s control. “I am determined that we have a fix to the GSEs
Comey Says FBI’s Surveillance of MLK Was “Shameful” — but Comey’s FBI Targeted Black Activists and Muslim Communities Anyway
The Intercept - Jeanne Theoharis
Despite his aim to right the wrongs of the bureau’s past, Comey presided over many of the same racialized tactics in his tenure as FBI director. The …
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Certain common medications tied to 30% higher dementia risk, study finds
CNN - By Mark Lieber, CNN
(CNN) — Many older adults know that long-term use of certain medications can negatively affect cognition and increase one's risk of dementia. But a new study suggests that some classes of anticholinergic
Why Last Night’s G.O.P. Victory Should Terrify Trump
Vanity Fair - By Tina Nguyen
Another massive special-election swing portends a 2018 bloodbath for Republicans. For a brief, shining moment last year, it was good to be a Republican. Yes, an erratic, reality-star boor had laid siege
What’s Robert Mueller’s next big move? Here are 9 possibilities.
Vox - Andrew Prokop
Recent reports suggest intriguing possibilities for where the investigation is going. What’s the next shoe that will drop in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation? Mueller’s team won’t say publicly,
Macron just slammed Trump’s worldview in a rare address to Congress
Vox - Zeeshan Aleem
It seems the Trump-Macron bromance doesn’t run very deep. In an unusual address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron laid out a sweeping indictment of President Trump’s
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The Hardest Job in the World
The Atlantic - John Dickerson
What if the problem isn’t the president—it’s the presidency? I. A Broken Office Donald Trump often appears to be a president in rebellion against his office. A president, we have come to expect, hastens
Georgia Bus Drivers Joined the School Uprising and Paid a Price
The Intercept - Rachel M. Cohen
Bus drivers in DeKalb County have been raising concerns about their working conditions for the last several years, and since early March, driver …
Kellyanne Conway lashes out on CNN over question about her husband’s anti-Trump Twitter habit
Vox - Emily Stewart
Conway said Dana Bash’s question about her husband’s habit of subtweeting the president was meant to “harass and embarrass” her. Kellyanne Conway does not want to talk about her husband George Conway’s
Jeff Sessions to top White House lawyer: If Trump fires Rosenstein, I might leave too
Vox - Jen Kirby
A report suggests Sessions might leave. It could put Mueller’s investigation into even greater jeopardy. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reportedly put the White House on notice: If Rod Rosenstein I
The anti-democratic thinker inspiring America's Conservative elites
The Guardian - Hugo Drochon
In his new book, the Catholic writer Patrick Deneen launches an attack on pluralism – and the Conservative establishment is cheering Since the election of Trump, writers of all stripes have been lining
What Facebook’s terms and conditions really ought to say
The Guardian - John Naughton
In the wake of Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘grilling’ by Congress, here’s a rewritten user agreement that makes what the social network does painfully clear One of the few coherent messages to emerge from the US
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Element plans $650M in new fleet-lease securitization bonds
americanbanker.com - September 12
Toronto-based Element Fleet Management is issuing its sixth term-note offering through its Chesapeake Funding II trust by marketing $650 million in …
Senator Warren says Trump diplomacy has been a 'terrible mistake'
Guardian US - Reuters in Beijing
The Democratic senator, on a visit to China, said US allies were having trouble understanding Trump’s ‘chaotic’ foreign policy On a three-day visit to China, the Democratic senator and potential 2020 candidate
Civil liberties groups pressure tech companies to take ‘security pledge’
The Guardian - Dominic Rushe in New York
Groups including the ACLU, Color of Change and Fight for the Future launched a campaign asking tech companies to protect users’ rights Leading US privacy, civil liberties and human rights organizations
Why John Bolton is much more like Trump than some think
The Guardian - Cas Mudde
Their views, from Iran and Israel to hard power in a dog-eat-dog world, are aligned – and their personalities are startlingly similar Even after more than a year in power, President Donald Trump is still
Montgomery County is shifting its priorities for funding transportation
ggwash.org - Joe Allen (Advocacy Committee)
Last week, the Montgomery County Council shifted transportation funding from a road-widening project to more sustainable transit improvements. In …
‘We had to step up’: Md. Senate votes in favor of dedicated funding to Metro
wtop.com
WASHINGTON — Maryland’s Senate voted Friday in favor of a bill that provides dedicated funding to Metro. The vote sets aside $167 million as part of …
Time's up: GSE reform ain't happening this year
americanbanker.com - 8h ago
It was always going to be an uphill struggle to pass housing finance reform this year. But it now appears to be downright impossible. When draft …

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Trump's Fannie-Freddie Plan Needs Clarity, Key Republican Says

Mnuchin - Focused on "Fixing" Fannie and Freddie

Metro Board to vote on continued hours cuts

Montgomery County doesn’t have enough homes. Will it use public land to help?

Fannie-Freddie overhaul plan is dead for this year, senators say

White House Could Preempt Congress' Inaction on GSEs

The Star Wars Obi-Wan movie is reportedly legit – read the leaked plot synopsis here, younglings

Excel Version Control with Git

Trump administration officially nominates Michael Bright to lead Ginnie Mae

Today’s Plan Adds Triathlon Support (Cycling/Running), and Connect IQ Apps

What We’re Hearing: GSE Reform? How About 2021? / The Return of Ed DeMarco? / No Political ‘Protection’ for Fannie and Freddie

Treasury unveils ‘fix’ for restoring Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Comey Says FBI’s Surveillance of MLK Was “Shameful” — but Comey’s FBI Targeted Black Activists and Muslim Communities Anyway

Certain common medications tied to 30% higher dementia risk, study finds

Why Last Night’s G.O.P. Victory Should Terrify Trump

What’s Robert Mueller’s next big move? Here are 9 possibilities.

Macron just slammed Trump’s worldview in a rare address to Congress

The Hardest Job in the World

Georgia Bus Drivers Joined the School Uprising and Paid a Price

Kellyanne Conway lashes out on CNN over question about her husband’s anti-Trump Twitter habit

Jeff Sessions to top White House lawyer: If Trump fires Rosenstein, I might leave too

The anti-democratic thinker inspiring America's Conservative elites

What Facebook’s terms and conditions really ought to say

Element plans $650M in new fleet-lease securitization bonds

Senator Warren says Trump diplomacy has been a 'terrible mistake'

Civil liberties groups pressure tech companies to take ‘security pledge’

Why John Bolton is much more like Trump than some think

Montgomery County is shifting its priorities for funding transportation

‘We had to step up’: Md. Senate votes in favor of dedicated funding to Metro

Time's up: GSE reform ain't happening this year