US 30-year mortgage rate hits highest in nearly three years
Reuters · Oct. 7, 2026
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 7.49%, its highest level since November 2023, as higher Treasury yields and inflation concerns kept borrowing costs elevated. Mortgage applications fell 4.2% for the week, adding to pressure on would-be homebuyers.
ANMP Insights
26% of voters said cost of living and inflation was the single most important issue for the 2026 elections. (Link)
57% placed cost of living and inflation among their top three issues for 2026. (Link)
63% said President Trump and congressional Republicans had made cost of living and inflation worse. (Link)
US Department of Education announces enforcement action against LAUSD
LAist / EdSource · Oct. 7, 2026
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an enforcement action against the Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging that district policies keep sensitive information, including students’ gender identities, from parents. Federal officials cited parental-rights protections under FERPA and PPRA; LAUSD has denied wrongdoing.
ANMP Insights
82% of Americans believe parents should have visibility into school curriculum. (Link)
73% think schools should notify parents if a child expresses a desire to identify as a different gender. (Link)
RFK Jr.’s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts
Associated Press · Oct. 6, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting artificial intelligence as a way to give patients more control over health information and medical decisions, drawing support from some technology advocates and criticism from medical experts and some MAHA activists. The debate comes as the administration takes a broadly pro-AI approach to health care and other sectors.
ANMP Insights
46% said artificial intelligence makes them more worried about the future, compared with 27% who said it makes them more optimistic; 26% said they feel equally both.*
Calling the technology “superintelligence” did little to ease concern: 43% said the term makes them worried, versus 25% optimistic.*
67% said it is important for the United States to remain ahead of China in AI or superintelligence, but 57% preferred stronger limits and regulations even if that slows development in America, compared with 35% who favored rapid development.*
* New ANMP survey look for posts soon.
ANMP PUBLIC SOURCES
Housing / affordability: Voters Say: The Cost of Living Is Still the Main Thing - America’s New Majority Project, Oct. 17, 2025.
Parental rights: Americans Overwhelmingly Align on Parental Rights, Economic Freedom, and Border Security - America’s New Majority Project, May 12, 2026.