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The price for owning a home is rising rapidly – and we’re not just talking about mortgage payments. US homeowners are now paying an average of $18,118 a year on property taxes, homeowners’ insurance, maintenance, energy and various other expenses linked to owning a home, according to a new Bankrate study. That’s nearly the cost to buy a used car and represents a 26% increase from four years ago when it cost $14,428 annually to own and maintain a home. All of these variable expenses are on top of the fixed cost of a mortgage, including property taxes, homeowners insurance,…

In one of the most important Senate races of the 2024 election, Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada and Republican challenger Sam Brown emerged victorious in their respective primaries on Tuesday. Senate Democrats are facing a challenging political landscape this fall, with key races in red states like Montana, Ohio, and West Virginia, as well as in swing states. Rosen’s seat is crucial for the party’s hopes of maintaining its slim majority in the chamber. Nevada is set to play a significant role in November’s elections, as Republicans look to challenge Democratic dominance in federal races in the state. The…

Former President Jimmy Carter’s startling revelations in a 1976 Playboy magazine interview regarding his struggles with lust and adultery had a far-reaching impact on his political career. Carter’s transparent admission of having “looked on a lot of women with lust” and “committed adultery in my heart many times” nearly cost him the presidential election. Fast forward to the present day, and a very different political landscape emerges with former President Donald Trump’s recent conviction on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal involving a porn star. Trump, the first former president in US history…

In a recent special election, Republican Michael Rulli emerged victorious in Ohio’s 6th Congressional District, further solidifying his party’s control in the House of Representatives. Rulli, a state senator from the Youngstown area and an executive in his family’s grocery store chain, defeated Democratic Air Force veteran Michael Kripchak in the race for the expansive district along the Ohio River in eastern Ohio. This win means Rulli will be taking over the seat previously held by former Rep. Bill Johnson, a seven-term Republican who vacated the position in January to assume the presidency of Youngstown State University. Throughout the campaign,…