Jul 19 Trump’s pick to run consumer watchdog faces skeptical Senate By Ken Sweet, Associated Press Kathy Kraninger, 43, was a relatively unknown mid-level bureaucrat working inside the Office of Management and Budget before being nominated by President Trump last month to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump’s Fed nominee Jerome Powell testifies at Senate confirmation hearing By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Jerome Powell's confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. ET today. Watch the hearing here. Continue reading
Sep 29 Wells Fargo CEO faces lawmakers, apologizes again By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Wells Fargo's CEO, newly stripped of tens of millions in compensation, will face lawmakers with more defenses than he had in the last round. Continue reading
Sep 20 Elizabeth Warren tells Wells Fargo CEO to resign over fake accounts By Marcy Gordon and Ken Sweet, Associated Press Chief Executive John Stumpf said he was "deeply sorry" that the bank failed to meet its responsibility to customers and didn't act sooner to stem "this unacceptable activity."… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Continued Economic Concerns Draw Attention on Hill Amid signs of continued economic distress, President Bush and the nation's top economic policymakers fanned out across Washington, seeking to reassure roiling markets, skittish investors, and a worried public. Ray Suarez wraps up the latest economic news. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Dodd Reflects on Political Experience, State of the U.S. Economy In the latest in a series of in-depth interviews with 2008 presidential candidates, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., reflects on his extensive political experience, why he's chosen to run for the White House in 2008 and the volatile state of the… Continue watching