Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill with widespread Republican support, but Sherrod Brown replaced it with his own.
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Elizabeth Warren at Her Everyday Best
Today on TAP: The senator exposes the corrupt connection between the biggest banks and their docile regulators.
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The Tech Lobbying Is Coming From Inside the House
Emails from the U.S. trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
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An Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of the CFPB
Today on TAP: And the decision was written by a Trump appointee, no less. Even this Supreme Court will be hard-pressed to disagree.
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Powell on the Ropes
Today on TAP: A prime casualty of the crisis set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank could be Fed Chair Jay Powell—all too appropriately, and none too soon.
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Powell Blocked Mentions of Supervisory Failures From Bank Rescue Statements
The Fed chair resisted mentioning supervision, regulation, or accountability after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. His resistance delayed the announcement.
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Elizabeth Warren’s Moment (Again)
Today on TAP: Nobody understands or explains the corruption of the financial system better than the Massachusetts senator.
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Intuit’s Top Lobbying Firms Are Also Major DSCC Bundlers
Congress is set to receive a report on how the IRS can streamline the tax filing process after lobbyists for Intuit bundled millions for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm.
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How Monopoly Destroys Democracy
Today on TAP: The new movement to connect the restoration of democracy with the revival of antitrust and competition
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Bankman and the Bastardization of Bankruptcy
Today on TAP: He gets to cheat his customers, write off debts, and then keep control of his company? (Yup, that’s how bankruptcy often works for big dogs.)