Nov 27 Watch 7:43 CBO report predicts GOP tax plan would hammer poorest Americans By PBS News Hour Congress returns from Thanksgiving to face an extreme to-do list for next month, including funding the government and voting on a tax plan. That comes on the heels of a public apology by Sen. Al Franken after allegations of groping… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 2:37 Duel over who runs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau goes to court By PBS News Hour The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened for business on Monday with dueling appointees. Leandra English was named acting director on Friday by the bureau's outgoing chief, but within hours President Trump appointed White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney to the… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 7:07 Consumer agency is banking cop for American families, says Sen. Warren By PBS News Hour Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says the law is clear when it comes to who should run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in the wake of the resignation of its director. Warren, who helped create the bureau under the Obama administration,… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 7:47 Is a GOP win more important than tax plan unpopularity? By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join William Brangham to discuss the Republican push on tax legislation and the continuing fallout involving the allegations of sexual misconduct against members of Congress. Continue watching
Nov 27 Warren says Trump's use of 'Pocahontas' is a 'racist slur' By Daniel Bush Trump referred to Warren indirectly as “Pocahontas” at an event Monday afternoon for Navajo code talkers, the veterans who played a key role in the U.S. military’s communications efforts in the Pacific during World War II. Continue reading
Nov 27 What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, anyway? By Daniel Bush Familiar with the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Here's a recap of the financial watchdog agency's history and accomplishments since launching in 2011. Continue reading
Nov 27 Mulvaney imposes freeze on hiring, new rules at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau By Associated Press Mick Mulvaney said Monday that his view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hasn’t changed. He’s calling it an example of “bureaucracy gone wrong.”… Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: Trump, honoring Native American vets, revives 'Pocahontas' jab at Warren By Associated Press The Republican president has repeatedly mocked the Massachusetts senator for claims she has made about being part Native American. Continue reading
Nov 27 Senate GOP, Trump aim for tax vote this week, but still need more support By Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans scrambled Monday to make changes to a Republican tax bill in an effort to win over holdout GOP senators and pass a tax package by the end of the year. Continue reading
Nov 27 WATCH: White House may address dueling directors of consumer financial bureau By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is scheduled to speak in a news briefing at 3:15 p.m. ET Monday. Watch live here. Continue reading