Elizabeth Warren

Rule Changes

Leading Congressional opposition to CFPB dismantling

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau returned $21 billion to defrauded Americans over its 14-year existence. The agency that Elizabeth Warren built now faces major cuts (workforce down to 200 from 1,700, budget halved), though federal judges are blocking dismantling efforts.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Pressing Bessent on Fed independence and World Liberty Financial ethics

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's February 2026 congressional testimony tested norms of Treasury oversight: two days of shouting matches with House Democrats (Maxine Waters asking to 'shut him up,' Gregory Meeks calling him a 'flunky'), followed by heated Senate Banking Committee exchanges where Democratic Senator Jack Reed called his conduct 'childish' and Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed him on whether Fed nominee Kevin Warsh would face investigations if interest rates aren't cut as Trump demands. Bessent refused to clarify, prompting Warren to call the situation 'an even taller steaming pile of corruption.'

Updated 2 days ago

Money Moves

Calling for investigation into deal

For five years, the world's most popular social media app lived under a death sentence. TikTok, used by 170 million Americans, faced repeated ban threats from two administrations convinced its Chinese ownership posed an unacceptable national security risk. On January 23, 2026, that uncertainty ended: TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC became operational, transferring 80.1% ownership to American and allied investors while ByteDance retained a non-controlling 19.9% stake.

Updated 7 days ago

Rule Changes

Opposing House-amended version; warning it could kill the bill

The US House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 396-13 on May 20, barring landlords with 350 or more homes from buying additional single-family homes. The White House said President Trump would sign the House version.

Updated May 21

Rule Changes

Leading congressional inquiry into tech company energy practices

For decades, American households paid roughly the same share of electricity costs regardless of which industries were expanding. AI data centers have broken that arrangement.

Updated May 20

Money Moves

Led opposition to merger on antitrust grounds

Compass and Anywhere Real Estate closed their $1.6 billion all-stock merger on January 9, 2026, creating Compass International Holdings—the world's largest residential real estate brokerage. The combined entity controls 340,000 agents across every major U.S. city and 120 countries, uniting premium brands like Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Sotheby's International Realty, and Compass under CEO Robert Reffkin. Antitrust review cleared despite senators warning about squeezing independent brokerages.

Updated May 20

Rule Changes

Leading congressional opposition to AML delay alongside Kim and Waters

FinCEN just delayed anti-money laundering rules for investment advisers by two years, pushing compliance from January 2026 to January 2028. It's the fourth time since 2002 that federal regulators have tried—and struggled—to close what transparency advocates call a $125 trillion loophole. Sanctioned Russian oligarchs, corrupt foreign officials, and fraudsters exploit it to access U.S. markets.

Updated May 19

Rule Changes

Leading Democratic pushback demanding documents and DOJ involvement details

The Trump administration just did the thing Washington has spent years swearing it wouldn't do: let China buy a near-top-tier Nvidia AI chip again. Now a China hawk in Congress is demanding the Commerce Department explain, in detail, why this isn't a strategic own-goal.

Updated May 15

Money Moves

Leading Congressional critic demanding antitrust enforcement

On December 5, 2025, Netflix announced a definitive deal to acquire Warner Bros.' film and television studios and streaming businesses, including HBO and HBO Max, valued at $72 billion in equity and $82.7 billion including debt. On January 20, 2026, the parties amended to an all-cash structure at $27.75 per share, with a shareholder vote expected by April 2026.

Updated May 10

Rule Changes

Leads congressional push for GAO investigation into Pulte

In early 2025, Trump appointed housing heir Bill Pulte as director of the FHFA, which oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and $8.5 trillion in mortgage credit. Within months, Pulte used mortgage data to publicly accuse NY AG Letitia James, Senator Adam Schiff, Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and Congressman Eric Swalwell of fraud, referring them to Justice amid concerns of political retribution.

Updated May 9

Rule Changes

Leading critic of private-credit risks and bank exposure

In March 2013, U.S. bank regulators issued joint supervisory guidance on leveraged lending to prevent a return of pre-2008-style underwriting excesses, with examiners informally anchoring scrutiny around a roughly six-times-EBITDA leverage benchmark. Over the next decade, banks' pullback shifted riskier deal finance toward private-credit funds, CLOs, and other nonbanks—expanding an opaque "shadow banking" ecosystem even as regulators maintained the guidance was supervisory, not a binding rule.

Updated May 9

Money Moves

Leading political critic calling for aggressive antitrust review

After Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced their $72 billion equity-value agreement on December 5, the transaction quickly became a live bidding contest and a regulatory test case. On December 8, Paramount Skydance launched an unsolicited all-cash tender offer at $30 per share to derail the Netflix deal and keep WBD intact, including networks slated for its Discovery Global spin-off. Within days, Netflix began a coordinated shareholder push backing its signed merger agreement and emphasizing regulatory execution, while WBD prepared formal filings to respond to the tender offer.

Updated May 9