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Biden Calls Out Snack Food Makers Over Shrinkflation ‘Rip-Off’
Biden Calls Out Snack Food Makers Over Shrinkflation ‘Rip-Off’
February 11, 2024  |  Retail

President Joe Biden wants snack food companies to end the practice of shrinkflation. That is the term for when businesses reduce the size of a product without...

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Ruling: White House Can’t ‘Coerce’ Social Platforms Over COVID Content
Ruling: White House Can’t ‘Coerce’ Social Platforms Over COVID Content
September 10, 2023  |  Legal

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling limiting how the White House can communicate with social media platforms. The ruling Friday (Sept. 8) by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court...

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Biden Wants Tougher Penalties for Bank Executives; HFSC Announces Hearing
Biden Wants Tougher Penalties for Bank Executives; HFSC Announces Hearing
March 17, 2023  |  Regulation

The investigations into recent bank failures are just beginning. President Joe Biden released a statement Friday (March 17) calling on Congress to impose tougher penalties on senior...

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Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws as Biden’s Pick for Top Fed Banking Regulator
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws as Biden’s Pick for Top Fed Banking Regulator
March 15, 2022  |  Politics

Sarah Bloom Raskin, the Biden administration’s nominee for  most powerful banking regulator seat, has withdrawn her nomination Tuesday (March 15) after months of turmoil and...

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Biden Extends Student Loan Pause Until May
Biden Extends Student Loan Pause Until May
December 22, 2021  |  Loans

The Biden Administration has given student loan borrowers an early Christmas present, extending the pause on payments until May 1.  “We know that millions of...

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US Hits Biden’s 70 Pct COVID Vax Goal
US Hits Biden’s 70 Pct COVID Vax Goal
August 02, 2021  |  Coronavirus

It’s a month later than President Joe Biden had hoped, but 70 percent of U.S. adults have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, according...

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Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick, Lina Khan, For FTC Commissioner By 69-28 Vote
Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick, Lina Khan, For FTC Commissioner By 69-28 Vote
June 15, 2021  |  Politics

The Senate voted 69 to 28 on Tuesday (June 15) to appoint antitrust expert and known tech critic Lina Khan as a commissioner to the...

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Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC
Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC
January 21, 2021  |  Personnel

Former Ripple advisor and Treasury Department official Michael Barr is anticipated to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under President Joe...

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ACAMS: Biden Administration Faces Challenges On AML And Cybercrime
ACAMS: Biden Administration Faces Challenges On AML And Cybercrime
December 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The incoming Biden Administration has got its work cut out for it on a number of fronts. Job No. 1 is tackling a public-health crisis the...

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