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The Midterm Reckoning: Why Kitchen-Table Costs Will Define the Balance of Power

Juxtaposition of household utility bills and grocery receipts with an early voting booth and ballot box.

As 54 million Americans cast ballots, voters are measuring political promises against the persistent reality of grocery bills, insurance premiums, and housing costs.

Editorial illustration of a young couple facing a steep path to homeownership built from prices, rates, rent and down-payment costs.

Millennial Homeownership Reaches Crisis Level as Median Home Hits $398,000

A new analysis finds millennials need $112,000 income to buy the median US home at $398,000 — 26% above typical earnings — as a 4-million-unit shortage drives the housing affordability crisis.

Editorial illustration of people facing cost, paperwork, distance and workforce barriers while bridges lead toward mental-health care.

America Is Failing at Mental Health: Why One in Three Adults Gets No Treatment

One in three Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition gets no treatment, according to a new NAMI report, despite record public awareness and insurance expansions.

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