Small Business Lending Faces Mixed Signals Amid Economic Shifts

People walk past small businesses in Doylestown, Pa., on Nov. 4, 2021. Matt Rourke/AP Photo Small businesses in the United States encountered growing challenges accessing credit in June, according to Equifax’s latest Small Business Lending Index. Lending volumes fell by 3.3 percent month over month, though they remained up by more than 2 percent from

Democrat Sherrod Brown Launches Senate Comeback Bid Against Republican Jon Husted

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) speaks at a press conference on the introduction of the Senate ETHICS Act outside of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on April 18, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has launched a comeback bid to reclaim a seat in the chamber, announcing a challenge against Sen. Jon

Texas Democrats End 2-Week Walkout, Setting Up Vote on Congressional Map Favoring Republicans

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gavels in on the fourth day legislators lacked a quorum because Democratic lawmakers left the state denying Republicans the opportunity to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona/File Photo Texas Democrats announced they are returning after a