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The New CFPB: A Kinder, Gentler Watchdog
The New CFPB: A Kinder, Gentler Watchdog
February 13, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under the charge of acting director Mick Mulvaney, will rein in its activities and aim to promote what it...

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Courts Take Away President’s Power To Fire CFPB Without Just Cause
Courts Take Away President’s Power To Fire CFPB Without Just Cause
January 31, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) scored a victory Wednesday (Jan. 31) when a U.S. appeals court ruled the President can only remove the head...

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Supremes Ask DOJ To Weigh In On Apple Class Action Suit
Supremes Ask DOJ To Weigh In On Apple Class Action Suit
October 11, 2017  |  Apple

The U.S. Supreme Court has requested the White House and the Trump Administration weigh in on whether it should hear Apple’s arguments as the company...

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Lawmakers Worried About China’s US Dealmaking
Lawmakers Worried About China’s US Dealmaking
June 30, 2017  |  International

The White House under President Donald Trump and a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers are calling for new laws aimed at keeping closer tabs...

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President Trump’s New Executive Order Aimed At Modernizing White House IT
President Trump’s New Executive Order Aimed At Modernizing White House IT
May 02, 2017  |  Politics

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday (May 1) in which a new technology council will be created to modernize the information technology systems...

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President Trump To Launch Innovation Office Headed By Son-In-Law Kushner
President Trump To Launch Innovation Office Headed By Son-In-Law Kushner
March 28, 2017  |  Innovation

President Donald Trump is gearing up to announce a new White House office dubbed the White House Office of American Innovation, which will be led...

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Elon Musk Staying On White House Advisory Council
Elon Musk Staying On White House Advisory Council
February 06, 2017  |  Politics

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, announced that, despite mounting pressure, he will stay on President Donald Trump’s White House advisory council, according to...

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Trump To Sign Cybersecurity Executive Order
Trump To Sign Cybersecurity Executive Order
February 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cybersecurity is a big issue in the U.S., and President Donald Trump is taking steps to increase the government’s role in combating it by signing...

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AI To Bring Economic Growth But Could Hurt Certain Jobs
AI To Bring Economic Growth But Could Hurt Certain Jobs
December 22, 2016  |  Artificial Intelligence

AI brings a lot of promise and will become essential to the growth of the U.S. in the future, but without improvements in education and social...

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