Iran Strikes Should End In Regime Change, Senate Majority Leader Says, Ahead Of War Powers Vote

4 California School Districts Under DoJ Review Over Gender Ideology, Sex Ed Policies Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, Four California public school districts face federal inquiries into whether their policies and practices regarding instruction on sexual orientation and gender ideology violate students’ civil rights. The districts under Justice Department review are all in Northern California, with three in Monterey County—Graves Elementary School District, Santa Rita Union School District, and Soledad Unified School District—as well as San Francisco Unified School District. Their students range from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The reviews...

Futures Fall As Inflation Fears Mount With Oil Set To Top $100 US futures fell as Brent crude approached $100 a barrel, chasing Shanghai crude which is now trading above $102, reinforcing expectations that central banks will have to raise interest rates to contain inflation while a key CPI print looms on Friday. As of 8:15am, S&P 500 futures were 0.3% lower while Nasdaq futures were fractionally negative after reversing an earlier rise. In premarket trading, Mag 7 stocks are mostly lower: Stocks in Europe and Asia were also weaker. Brent traded around...

Here's Where Rent Growth In The US Is Finally Slowing After years of rapid increases, rent growth in the U.S. is finally slowing—and in some cities, prices are even declining, according to Marketwatch. From January 2025 to January 2026, rents rose 2.8%, a smaller increase than the year before and lower than pre-pandemic norms, marking the slowest growth since 2021. This cooling trend, driven in part by a surge in new housing supply, suggests the market is stabilizing after an intense period of price escalation. At the same time, easing inflation,...