When House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package on a party-line vote of 215-214, some Democrats couldn’t help but notice that three safe blue seats in their ranks were empty after those lawmakers recently died in their 70s.

The spending bill passed by the U.S. House increases a tax the richest private universities pay on their endowment investment gains, a move proponents say reins in "woke" schools but that critics say will wind up hurting the poorest students the most.

The cost for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage crept up to levels not seen since February, reflecting bond market fears over Trump’s plan to pay for tax cuts with an estimated $3.8 trillion in new debt. “Trump and Republicans are directly responsible for the spike in the 30-year Treasury bond yield and mortgage rates,

Trump administration says Harvard can no longer enroll international students. Plus, NOAA predicts above average hurricane season. It's on The Excerpt.