Declarations in a court case involving the union of the consumer protection agency detail a desire to whittle it down to ‘five men in a room.’
Economic Policy
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Amnesty Day at CFPB
The agency dropped five cases of alleged financial predation while the nominee to run the agency was in a Senate confirmation hearing.
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Governors Nervous About Tariff Endgame
As state leaders gathered for their annual meeting in Washington, few understood the real reasons for ramping up a North American trade war.
Posted inTAP
A Sloppy Valentine for Big Tech
Today on TAP: A new White House effort to block domestic and foreign rules on data security is at odds with the U.S. government’s long-standing efforts to shield data from China.
Posted inPolitics
The Democratic Brand Has Tanked. Trump Is Doing the Same to the Republican Party.
In the battle of brands, neither party is doing very well.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Secret Society Raising Your Electricity Bills
A breakthrough report details how utility companies use bogus models to earn excess profits.
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The New Antitrust Consensus
The Trump administration is maintaining the merger guidelines that Lina Khan co-authored, and big business is angry.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Musk and Trump Are Causing the Dumbest Imperial Collapse in History
Empires have fallen before. But it’s never been this purely idiotic.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Intellectual Dishonesty of Jason Furman
What’s behind his broadside against Joe Biden’s economics?
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Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees
A Biden-era CFPB rule limiting overdraft fees is under challenge, and lawmakers used bank lobbyists for their testimonials.