Loan Scandal Costs Wells Fargo $1 Billion; None of Fine Goes to Victims

KEN SWEET / The Associated Press Apr 20, 2018 The banking giant will pay $500 million to the U.S. Treasury and $500 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's civil penalties fund. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president signs a huge spending bill, averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says He Is “Considering” Veto of Budget

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president casts doubt on whether he will back the $1.3 trillion spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown Friday, citing concerns over "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall money. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Hamstringing of a Consumer Protection Agency

Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica Feb 16, 2018 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quickly been subsumed into the Trump administration, and banks, student-loan agencies and payday lenders are the winners. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

‘Food Box’ Idea Draws Criticism From Democrats, Others

JULIET LINDERMAN / The Associated Press Feb 16, 2018 Critics say a proposal to replace the food stamp program with deliveries of food would punish the poor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TrumpBox (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Feb 15, 2018 The Trump White House recently released their fantastical budget plan— fantastically cruel and fantastically phony at the same time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Grapples With Fallout From Aide’s Resignation

JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2018 Senior staff is deployed to defend President Trump's and chief of staff John Kelly's reactions to spousal abuse allegations against Rob Porter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Government Stumbles Into Shutdown, With Push by Sen. Rand Paul

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 The Kentuckian, protesting the return of trillion-dollar deficits, repeatedly blocks action on a budget plan. However, the Senate is now racing to vote before dawn. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s Financial Arsonists

Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Feb 1, 2018 Nearly every regulatory institution tasked with monitoring the financial system is now run by someone who once profited from bending or breaking its rules. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Government Shutdown Begins—and So Does the Finger-Pointing

ZEKE MILLER, ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Jan 20, 2018 The Republican-controlled Congress schedules an unusual weekend session to begin considering a three-week spending measure. Democrats oppose the plan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Federal Government Shuts Down

ZEKE MILLER, ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Jan 19, 2018 As Republicans and Democrats exchange blame, all but the most essential operations halt, marring the one-year anniversary of the Trump inauguration. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Next Financial Crisis Will Be Worse Than the Last One

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Dec 29, 2017 The U.S. financial system remains unreformed, and no one in any position of power will do anything to fix it. The only question is when the bubble will burst. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )