A pair of representatives last week unveiled legislation targeting one piece of the increasingly industrialized fraud economy. Reps. Jefferson Shreve of Indiana and Rob Menendez of New Jersey introduced the Stop SIM Box Scams Act, which would ban manufacturing, importing, selling, leasing, advertising, owning or...
The President Donald Trump administration’s new artificial intelligence task force is coming under pressure to demonstrate that it can address powerful AI systems without relying solely on the industry to police itself. President Donald Trump announced the Super Intelligence Force Sunday (Oct. 4), putting Director of...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchanges after Congress failed to enact legislation that would have set market structure rules for much of the digital asset industry. The CFTC published Monday (Oct. 5) an advance notice...
With federal artificial intelligence regulation tied up in Congress, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is spearheading a bipartisan effort among state leaders to fill the void. Moore, who also serves as chair of the National Governors Association, is working with Co-Chair Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana...
October 07, 2026
A pair of representatives last week unveiled legislation targeting one piece of the increasingly industrialized fraud economy. Reps. Jefferson Shreve of Indiana and Rob Menendez of New Jersey introduced the Stop SIM Box Scams Act, which would ban manufacturing, importing, selling, leasing, advertising, owning or operating SIM boxes. It would also direct the Federal Communications […]
October 01, 2026
Watch more: Government Disbursements Need to Move at the Speed of Need For a household waiting on food assistance or disaster relief, a payment that is somewhere between the government...
September 29, 2026
The cost of a delayed government payment does not end when the money finally arrives. Every status inquiry, phone call, payment trace and reissued check represents additional work for both...
September 02, 2026
House Republicans are proposing a rewrite of the statutory framework that governs how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau makes rules, supervises financial institutions and brings enforcement actions. The Consumer Financial...
October 07, 2026
Mpower Financing, an American lender focused on loans to international students, is reportedly shutting down. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 7) by Bloomberg News, which calls this one of the biggest corporate implosions related to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. According to the report, Mpower had been relying heavily on students from African countries like Zimbabwe, a […]
September 17, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly considering a plan to launch a government-led cybersecurity research incubator. This effort would invest in that research and help launch startups focused on building...
September 16, 2026
House lawmakers passed legislation aimed at giving financial regulators in the United States better digital tools, FedScoop reported Wednesday (Sept. 16). The FUTURES Act cleared the House earlier this week...
September 11, 2026
Four federal agencies are seeking comment on proposed guidance to help financial institutions manage risk associated with third-party relationships. The proposed third-party risk management guidance and the request for comment...
