The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
“Debanking” has become an increasingly popular talking point for Republicans in recent weeks, as they take aim at Biden-era regulators who they accuse of boxing conservatives and cryptocurrency firms out of the financial system. Despite its newfound traction, debanking isn’t an entirely new issue, with Republicans airing grievances over the issue since the Obama administration. ...
Vice President Vance challenged the judges who are pushing back on President Trump’s executive orders, arguing they are going too far. “If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal,” Vance said in a post on the social platform X. “If a judge tried to command...
Donald Trump's immigration policies, including mass deportations and building a detention center for immigrants, are met with opposition from the majority of Americans, according to a Reuters survey.
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) encouraged Republicans in Washington to “govern with compassion” amid threats to slash funding from the Department of Education. In an interview on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday" with Chris Stirewalt, Meyer said he is in favor of looking at ways to balance the budget and reduce wasteful government spending. But he...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she thinks President Trump’s idea to take over the Gaza Strip is “ludicrous.” Omar joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked her about the recent Trump administration actions, including his controversial announcement that he wanted the U.S. to rebuild Gaza, even if it means relocating...
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., took aim at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer over a British plan to relinquish control of a territory that hosts a joing U.S.-U.K. naval base.