Associated Pressadded this to U.S. NewsDeutsche Bank FBI eyes Deutsche Bank after money-laundering reportAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The FBI has reached out to a lawyer for a former Deutsche Bank employee who complained that the bank was ignoring suspicious transactions, including some involving Jared Kushner's family
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsPolitics Budget talks at impasse as spending cuts, debt ceiling threaten economyPOLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT and HEATHER CAYGLECongressional leaders and the Trump administration left a critical meeting on Wednesday still with no budget agreement, deadlocked over how much to raise domestic spending to avoid a fiscal calamity. the
MarketWatchSteven Mnuchin Mnuchin says he wants to lift debt limit for a year if there's no spending dealMarketWatch - By Robert Schroeder Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday the administration wants to suspend the federal debt limit for a year if there isn't an agreement …
U.S. Politics House Passes $1T Spending Bill as Budget Talks Resumetheepochtimes.com - The Associated Press WASHINGTON—The Democratic-controlled House passed a $1 trillion spending bill on Wednesday, June 19. The House voted along party lines to pass the …
The New York Timesadded this to PoliticsHarriet Tubman Schumer Requests Investigation Into Mnuchin’s Handling of the Harriet Tubman $20 BillThe New York Times - By ALAN RAPPEPORTSenator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, asked the Treasury Department’s inspector general on Wednesday to open an investigation into delayed design concepts of a new $20 note featuring
FOX Businessadded this to IndustriesDeutsche Bank Deutsche Bank under investigation for compliance with money laundering laws: ReportFOX Business - Brittany De LeaThere appears to be more trouble brewing for Deutsche Bank amid reports it is the subject of another investigation. Federal authorities are examining whether the bank complied with regulations designed
CNBCadded this to Top NewsSteven Mnuchin Mnuchin says Trump wants to keep government open as Washington scrambles for budget, debt dealCNBC - Jacob Pramuk President Donald Trump wants to avoid another shutdown as the White House and Congress try to scrape together a deal to fund the government and raise …
The Hilladded this to The HillThe White House Congressional leaders, White House officials fail to reach budget dealthehill.com - Alexander Bolton Congressional leaders from both parties and senior White House officials emerged from a meeting in Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) Wednesday …
The Washington Postadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Schumer calls for investigation into Trump administration decision to delay Harriett Tubman $20 billThe Washington Post - By Colby ItkowitzSenate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer asked the inspector general of the Treasury Department on Wednesday to open an investigation into the Trump administration decision not to release new $20 bills
The Columbus Dispatchadded this to Ohio PoliticsJoyce Beatty Ohio Democrat Joyce Beatty battles to get Harriet Tubman on the $20 billdispatch.com - Jessica Wehrman Dispatch Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Rep. Joyce Beatty said she’ll hold a press conference every week if that’s what it takes to get Harriet Tubman's picture on the $20 bill. …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to PoliticsU.S. Politics Schumer Challenges Explanation for Delay in $20 Bill RedesignThe Wall Street Journal. - Kate DavidsonThe Senate’s top Democrat asked the Treasury Department watchdog to investigate how the agency decided to shelve plans to put Harriet Tubman’s image on the $20 bill. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) on Wednesday
Harriet Tubman Dems push back on delay to put Tubman on the $20woodtv.com - Raquel Martin WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — House Democrats are filing legislation to force the U.S. Department of Treasury to release designs for $20 bills featuring …
markhgordonadded this to GogU.S. Treasury U.S. targets Russian firm for allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctionsReuters - by Makini BriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has sanctioned a Russian financial institution for allegedly helping North Korea evade financial sanctions by assisting a company linked to Pyongyang’s primary
News (Hong Kong) China dumps US bonds in Aprilthestandard.com.hk - Reuters Chinese holdings of US government debt declined for a second straight month to US$1.113 trillion (HK$8.72 trillion) in April from US$1.120 trillion …
The Washington PostU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services How hard up is President Trump in staffing his administration? Pretty hard up!The Washington Post - By Daniel W. DreznerLast year, in the wake of White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigning after allegations of spousal abuse, I noted in this space that the Trump administration would have serious difficulty hiring people:
ReutersU.S. Congress U.S. Congress-White House budget, debt limit talks sputter: congressional leadersReuters - by Richard Cowan and Eric BeechWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations on Wednesday between the Trump administration and top officials in the U.S. Congress failed to produce a deal on overall federal spending levels for the fiscal year
The New York Timesadded this to PoliticsNews (U.S.) House Moves Forward With Spending Bills as Congress Grapples With Looming Fiscal DeadlinesThe New York Times - By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and EMILY COCHRANEWASHINGTON — The White House clashed Wednesday with Democratic congressional leaders over the terms of a broad spending agreement to head off deep cuts across the government and a default on the federal
San Antonio, TX Budget meeting on Capitol Hill produces no progress as deadlines loommysanantonio.com - Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post WASHINGTON - A key budget meeting between bipartisan congressional leaders and the White House on Wednesday produced no progress even as critical …
CityLabadded this to All StoriesGoogle Maps MapLab: Opportunities for ErrorCityLab - Laura BlissWelcome to the latest edition of MapLab. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox here. An article from ProPublica this week offers a juicy example of how two-dimensional maps have the power to
Jerome Powell Trump Believes He Has the Authority to Replace Powell at Fedtheedgemarkets.com - www.theedgemarkets.com (June 20): President Donald Trump has told confidants as recently as Wednesday that he believes he has the authority to replace Jerome Powell as …
Shell Companies Lawmakers aim to crack down on money laundering and ‘dark money’ shell companiesopensecrets.org - Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to require obscure corporations and limited-liability companies to disclose their true owners to law …
Gretchen Whitmer Whitmer: Benton Harbor school closure plan is no ‘ultimatum’woodtv.com - The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says her administration’s proposal to close Benton Harbor’s high school was no “ultimatum,” and state and …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to PoliticsPolitics Lawmakers, White House Deadlocked in Budget Talks to Avert Next ShutdownThe Wall Street Journal. - Kristina Peterson, Andrew DuehrenWASHINGTON—Congressional leaders and White House officials clashed in a budget meeting, clouding the path to an agreement needed to prevent another partial government shutdown later this year. Democrats
Robert Lighthizer Lighthizer says US and China talking again on tradewashingtonexaminer.com - Sean Higgins U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Wednesday that his office was once again in conversations with Chinese counterparts following a …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyTax Preparation IRS Offers More Guidance But Largely Says No To SALT Cap WorkaroundsForbes - Kelly Phillips ErbThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued additional guidance on state or local tax (SALT) cap workarounds, and there are no real surprises. The guidance largely puts an end to the benefits of those
The New York Timesadded this to Business DayBusiness Bond Investors Seem Sure the Fed Will Cut Rates, but Not About WhenThe New York Times - By STEPHEN GROCERGet the DealBook newsletter to make sense of major business and policy headlines — and the power-brokers who shape them. __________ The Federal Reserve is deliberating over its plans for interest rates
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsHarriet Tubman Schumer asks for probe into delay of Harriet Tubman $20 billFox News - Louis CasianoSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., requested an investigation Wednesday into why the Trump administration postponed plans to redesign the $20 bill, which included replacing President Andrew
The New Zealand Heraldadded this to New Zealand NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGrant Robertson National slams Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf for absence at committee meetingnzherald.co.nz - Jason Walls National says it is "utterly unacceptable" that Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf was a no-show at a select committee meeting where he was …
The Daily SignalRichard Neal Making Trump’s Tax Returns Public Could Endanger Privacy of Your Tax Returnsdailysignal.com - Hans von Spakovsky President Donald Trump won a victory Friday when the Justice Department said Congress does not have the right to see his tax returns. More …
MarketWatchMoney Opinion: The government has this wrong: Financial literacy alone won’t solve the student-debt crisisMarketWatch - By Caitlin Zaloom Student debt has reached epic proportions. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin got that part right this week, when he recommended that colleges deliver …
