The Week Ahead—Jan. 25, 2021

Good morning! Welcome to the first full week of business for the Biden Administration.

The Week Ahead—Jan. 19, 2021

Good morning! It’s already Tuesday. Following another…um, “interesting” weekend here in Washington, we move forward with another extraordinary week. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Joseph Biden Jr. will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.

The Week Ahead—Jan. 4, 2021

Good morning and Happy New Year! It won’t take long for us to find out if 2021 is a welcome respite from the chaos of 2020, or if its first words are “hold my beer.”

The Week Ahead—Dec. 21, 2020

With Christmas—and the Christmas holiday break—just days away, the situation in Washington is, as usual, as chaotic as it could be. As of this writing, House and Senate negotiators are STILL working on a substantial $900 billion-plus coronavirus relief bill, which is keeping the 116th Congress from formally adjourning. And there’s still the defense appropriations bill, which triggered yet another government shutdown on Friday.

The Week Ahead—Dec. 14, 2020

We’re almost upon the holiday break—which is often the busiest time of the year here in Washington, as Congress attempts to wrap up its business and get out of town and the Mortgage Bankers Association wraps up its calendar-year activities.