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Donald Trump feared being killed by thrown fruit.

Mortgage rates took a breather last week, dropping slightly after seven consecutive weeks of increases.

Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, recently traveled to the Hudson Valley to raise money against his Democratic counterpart in his own backyard.

The leaders of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus are ramping up pressure on their leadership in a new effort to bring a series of bills to the House floor that they argue already have bipartisan backing and could help bolster incumbents ahead of the midterm elections from attacks that Congress isn't working.

The number of relatively frightening headlines about the likelihood of a recession is on the rise.