I moved back to my Midwestern hometown to afford to buy my first house. The city gave me $15,000 to help pay for it.

Payton Friess is from Topeka, Kansas and moved back home after living in Oregon. The affordability of Kansas makes buying a home a reality that would be impossible on the West Coast. A local program also provided Freese with a $15,000 relocation grant, making the decision easier. The now-famous article was based on a conversation…

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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday blocked a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, dealing another major setback to the party’s nationwide battle with Republicans for dominance in this year’s midterm elections. The court ruled 4-3 that the state’s Democratic-led Legislature violated procedural requirements by putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot to authorize mid-decade redistricting….

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Omar camp breaks silence on fraud probe, blames Walz, Trump as new claims clash with earlier statements

First up is Fox: Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has yet to respond publicly or privately to Minnesota’s top investigative committee’s request for information about her possible ties to the massive fraud scandal, but a recent email from one of her former senior staffers to the committee reveals how her camp views the situation…

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Trump administration will win appeal of ruling against temporary tariffs, US trade chief says

David Lauder WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday that the Trump administration expects to win its appeal of the International Trade Court’s ruling on temporary 10% global tariffs to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court. Greer told Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” that the International…

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