Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will ask the Trump administration nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau whether he’d refuse “any unlawful directives” from the White House and if the agency could operate with only 100 employees, according to a...
Thousands of complaints submitted by Americans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleging fraud or scams from private companies are going unanswered following President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the agency, Senate Democrats argue in a new report. Their conclusion...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has questions for Federal Housing Finance Agency Director nominee Bill Pulte. Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, on Monday sent Pulte a 23-page letter with 62 multi-part questions for him to review “and...
Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affair Committee’s top Democrat is convening a forum today to investigate the President Donald Trump-Elon Musk attack on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It is thanks to Senator Warren that this...
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sent a letter to Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, expressing concern that members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency could gain access to a trove of sensitive data held by the Commerce Department....
Democrats are demanding that Donald Trump’s nominee to be a top US economic adviser commit to the independence of the Federal Reserve, as Congress scrutinises the president’s efforts to gain more control over the central bank. Elizabeth Warren, the top...
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Education, appears to be fully on board with destroying the agency she’s set to run. In a series of questions asked by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Andy Kim...
In response to a request from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will review President Donald Trump’s recent move to lay off more workers at the watchdog agency. Backed by the Trump administration, Elon Musk and his advisory...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has urged the Justice Department to carefully scrutinize Disney‘s deal to acquire a controlling stake in Fubo, saying the consolidation presents antitrust concerns. Disney announced in January that it would merge its Hulu + Live TV service...
President Donald Trump dealt Senate Republicans a blow Wednesday in the seemingly never-ending struggle over how to move his agenda on Capitol Hill. Trump sided with the House GOP’s reconciliation roadmap right as the Senate began floor consideration of its...
A pair of Senate Democrats demanded Department of Government Efficiency staffers associated with Elon Musk vacate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying their presence undermines an agency responsible for regulating the billionaire’s yet-to-be-released payments venture. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam...
Democrats say they’re starting to find their footing to push back against Trump’s massive tax, immigration and defense bill. And their line of attack is simple: This bill won’t lower prices. “You promised the American people that you would immediately...