It’s everybody versus the banks on financial data rights
The FTA has assembled a sweeping coalition of fintech, crypto and merchant groups to try to preserve the legal framework that undergirds “open banking.”
Transit debate could go off the rails
Nuclear safety agency plans mass furloughs amid shutdown
Schiff knocks CFPB for dropping Citi’s Armenian order
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Transit debate could go off the rails
Rail projects have become a favorite target for the Trump administration’s funding freezes, especially during this shutdown.
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House may shift on smartphone age checks
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is deciding in the coming weeks between the states’ two approaches to keeping kids away from mature content on smartphones.
Scalise draws a line on Obamacare
Day 17 of the shutdown — and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is drawing a hard line. Anna and Jake break down their Fly Out Day conversation.