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Zelle needs to fix ‘significant scams and fraud,’ lawmakers say

Technology · Washington

Zelle needs to fix ‘significant scams and fraud,’ lawmakers say

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Banks are facing renewed pressure to protect their customers from scams on Zelle, the payment network owned by JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Capital One, and other big banks. In letters to the banks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) asked them how often their customers report Zelle scams that originate from social media. Last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB…Read Article

Warren slams push to revise supplementary leverage ratio

Elizabeth Warren · Washington

Warren slams push to revise supplementary leverage ratio

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent a letter to banking regulators Monday urging them to preserve the enhanced Supplemental Leverage Ratio, warning that a rollback would only enrich bank shareholders.See the Story

Career Over Love, Barbara Walters’ Affair With Senator Edward Brooke: What Went Wrong?

Washington · Washington

Career Over Love, Barbara Walters’ Affair With Senator Edward Brooke: What Went Wrong?

Some affairs leave lipstick traces; others leave scars on your soul. We’ve always believed ambition is a brutal mistress; it seduces you with dreams and punishes you with silence. And Barbara Walters? She has probably danced willingly with that mistress. Everyone knows Walters as the woman who grilled presidents, made celebrities cry, and created The View. But behind the spotlight, there was a woman who once gambled with love and lost. She repo…Read Article

Hidden expenses for homeowners cost over $21K a year: Study

89% Center coverage: 9 sources

Hawaii, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington topped the study's list of the expensive states for hidden home costs.Washington · Washington See the Story

Elizabeth Warren Demands Probe Into Alleged Student Loan Data Breach Amid Push To Dismantle Education Department

66% Center coverage: 6 sources

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for an independent investigation into the Department of Government Efficiency's alleged access to sensitive student loan data, raising questions about privacy and security of federal education systems managing trillions in student debt.Elizabeth Warren · Washington See the Story

Senate Democrat Seeks Probe of Alleged Sanctions Violations on X

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urged the Trump administration June 4 to investigate whether terrorists have used Elon Musk's social media platform X to raise money, in violation of U.S. sanctions. In a...Elizabeth Warren · Tehran See the Story

Senators call for investigation of possible DOGE ethics violations

Three senators are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal watchdogs to investigate whether U.S. DOGE Service aides tasked with downsizing government agencies violated conflict-of-interest laws by holding stocks in companies overseen by thes, according to a recent ProPublica report. The request — sent last week by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) — follows a ProPublica investigation into …Department of Justice · Washington Read Article

Come Fly With Me: American Delta United Southwest Control 80 Percent of the Market - Corporate Crime Reporter

American, Delta, United and Southwest control 80 percent of the domestic passenger airline market. And one of the least told aviation stories of the 21st century is that somewhere in the early 2000s, the largest U.S. airlines largely stopped competing against each other on price. A decade earlier they frequently launched bruising fare sales that benefited consumers, but over the last twenty years the only consistent pricing competition has com…Southwest Airlines · Washington Read Article

Warren Criticizes ‘Big Tech’ Influence in U.S. Trade Talks

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

“Big Tech” companies are pushing the Trump administration to prioritize provisions in various trade talks that could weaken domestic regulation efforts, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) argued this week, raising concerns that the companies’ wish list runs counter to the interests of “everyday Americans.” In a May 28 letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Warren, a S…New Delhi · New Delhi See the Story

How Trump is Stalling the Senate’s Most Popular Bill

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

🎙️ Programming alert: I’ll be hosting a Substack Live conversation at 10 a.m. ET this morning with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a young Democratic congressman from Massachusetts who has carved out an interesting place in the party.We’ll be talking about the future of the Democratic Party: what went wrong in 2024 and how the party is trying to build back going forward, including among young voters. As the New York Times put it, Auchincloss is a “Democ…Senate · Washington Read Article

Dems Hit Hardest: Analysis Says Trump Tax Plan Disproportionately Helps The Poor

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An analysis from Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation revealed discomfiting news for Democrats who engage in class warfare: the House tax package would give average-income people almost double the percentage decline in their tax bills than those making more than $1 million a year.The report found a general steady decline in the tax percentage as wages decreased. People making more than $1 million per year would see a drop of 8.6%; a decline of …Donald Trump · Washington See the Story

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