U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Oklahoma has been awarded $18.3 million in federal funding to support homelessness programs across the state.

Fudge, 71, is one of the few cabinet members to leave the Biden administration so far, and will return home to Ohio. She says affordable housing is a bipartisan challenge that needs more funding.

Sources tell NPR that the Biden administration is close to announcing its pick to run the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the $11 trillion mortgage market.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.

New data from two federal agencies show homelessness and suicide rates have both increased among Oklahoma veterans. The Department of Housing and Urban…