The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional ...

Lawmakers return to Washington to try to focus on spending bills in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s stunning announcement Sunday that he was dropping his re-election bid and endorsing Vice ...

Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., conducts a news conference with freshmen women during the House Democrats 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on March 13, 2025. (Tom ...

Rain falls on the U.S. Department of Agriculture building on April 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) More than a dozen House Democrats are demanding answers from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly all of the foreclosures filed by the USDA in recent months have targeted Maine’s poorest rural residents. (Photo ...