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01/15/2026

Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.

01/15/2026

Average US long-term mortgage rate hits the lowest point in more than 3 years

The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate eased to 6.06% this week, down from 6.16% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 7.04%.

01/15/2026

Diamond column: No one bullies Saros when Rinne is in the house https://ow.ly/44A450XXcY4

01/15/2026

McCormick column: NFL playoffs full of Titans castoffs, but Tennessee couldn’t have kept them all https://ow.ly/Sfiw50XXcX6

01/15/2026

Courtney column: What’s true for Davidson not always true for Sumner https://ow.ly/uSe250XXcVa

01/15/2026

Top Davidson County commercial real estate sales for December 2025

01/15/2026

Rogers column: Voting is the only way to restore public media https://ow.ly/OqiT50XXcSH

01/15/2026

From idea to business: LaunchTN widens development, capital access capabilities https://ow.ly/YmH250XXcPv

01/15/2026

Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators from opposite parties are joining forces in a renewed push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, an effort that has broad public support but has repeatedly stalled on Capitol Hill.

01/15/2026

Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people in Portland, Oregon.

01/15/2026

The health care debate is back in Washington. It never really went away

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president was barely a year into his administration when a health care debate began to consume Washington.

01/14/2026

Big banks report soaring profits amid tensions with Trump over credit card interest rates

The latest trio of big banks reported their results Wednesday — Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo — and while each of them do different flavors of banking the theme is the same: profits are up, dealmaking is healthy, and the consumer is doing just fine.