Rep. Maxine Waters made headlines this week for her scathing criticism of the White House. Expect more to come if she takes over as the Financial Services Committee chair next year.
The 13-term California Democrat is in line to chair the Financial Services Committee if her party wrests control of the House in the November election.
It is still a long shot that a rival of Mick Mulvaney's will be able to reclaim the agency's top job, but judges have raised questions over whether Mulvaney can keep the position.
Lawmakers should prioritize programs that improve economic development in underserved communities, as appropriators begin debating next year’s spending levels.
The plan would end the GSE conservatorships and create an explicit federal guarantee, but it's unclear if even other parts of the Trump administration support it.
The acting agency chief defended the “zero tolerance” policy while praising the permanent CFPB nominee suspected of having been involved in implementing it.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon condemned the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S. border, while a group that Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat co-chairs also called for an end to the policy.
