Dear Abby: We asked our 19-year-old college daughter, “Lulu,” to dog-sit and housesit several months ago. She knew our rule of no visitors allowed in our home while we were out of town. Because of this, we didn’t feel we needed to prepare the house by filing mail and documents away prior to our short trip.

House Republicans will need to break a streak to retain the chamber in the 2026 midterm elections, though history is working against them.

The latest draft of the GOP’s plan to cut federal spending to pay for tax cuts and increased immigration enforcement no longer un-grandfathers federal workers hired before 2014 from increased retirement contribution rules passed in the 2010s and delays implementation of the FERS supplement.

Legislation advanced by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives last week could put 300 domestic solar and energy storage factories at risk and kill nearly 300,000 jobs, a top solar trade group warned on Monday.

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More than 100 organizations are raising alarms about a provision in the House’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package that would hamstring the regulation of artificial intelligence systems.

Neon Raspberry Art House in Occidental showcases emerging LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC artists, offers vintage merchandise, and hosts community events to foster creativity.

"Everyone responsible for this illegitimate abuse of power is going to be held accountable for their actions," Jeffries and other House Democratic leaders said.