Showing posts with label Department of Treasury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Department of Treasury. Show all posts
Friday, October 23, 2026
Ways and Means Democrats ask Treasury about delayed IRS data - Live Updates - POLITICO
“Congressional Republicans have spent months bragging about their tax law, but now that it’s time to show Americans who is actually benefiting, the Administration is keeping the numbers hidden,” Thompson wrote. “Congress and the public deserve the data, whether or not they make for a flattering press release.”…
Saturday, August 22, 2026
The Iran war is testing a depleted Treasury - POLITICO
“If you’re focused on everything, you’re focused on nothing,” said a former administration official, who, like others in the story, was granted anonymity to speak candidly. “If you’re a job candidate and you want to go work in the government and the writing on the wall is clear now that the Treasury Department is focused on Iran, can you recruit the best people to [help manage jittery investors in U.S. government debt]? Especially if you’ve seen the pattern of departures that you have?”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/21/bessent-portfolio-treasury-iran-01045672
Friday, August 14, 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Top Treasury lawyer exits amid $1.8B Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund - POLITICO
Brian Morrissey, who was confirmed by the Senate in October and served as Treasury’s top legal officer, stepped down on Monday. His departure came the same day the Trump administration announced it would create that $1.776 billion fund to resolve Trump’s lawsuit, an unusual arrangement that has provoked bipartisan criticism...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/morrissey-treasury-anti-weaponization-irs-00927843
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Treasury extends Russian oil sanctions waiver for another month - POLITICO
The Trump administration will extend for another month a waiver allowing the sale of Russian crude already loaded on tankers, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday…
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends : NPR
"It's supposed to operate independent of personal interests, and it's supposed to reinforce our strategic interests, not advance personal vendettas," said former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman. "And so what you're seeing in this particular instance is different than what has happened before."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5675211/treasury-sanctions-trump-foreign-punish
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns
Agencies accused of failing to take precautions to stop former contractor leaking returns to 'leftist media outlets'
Monday, October 6, 2025
US treasury considers special $1 Trump coin reading ‘fight, fight, fight’
US treasurer says officials looking at drafts for country's 250th anniversary featuring president with raised fist…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/trump-coin-treasury
Thursday, May 15, 2025
‘Glaring red flag’: Treasury DOGE team reveals bank holdings - POLITICO
Several former Treasury officials and government ethics experts said the disclosures raise ethics concerns...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/treasury-doge-disclosures-bank-stocks-00347972
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Musk staffer 'mistakenly' given ability to edit Treasury Department payment system, legal filings say - ABC News
The high-profile mistake at BFS -- which effectively serves as the federal government's checkbook by disbursing more than $5 trillion annually -- comes as a federal judge in New York is weighing whether to continue to block individuals associated with Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records...
Monday, February 10, 2025
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Musk’s ‘Doge’ team from accessing treasury records
Injunction granted in response to lawsuit alleging the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to sensitive data in violation of federal law…
Thursday, February 6, 2025
New CFPB head, Scott Bessent, orders staff to halt work : NPR
"Shutting down CFPB enforcement actions that are on the verge of delivering money into the pockets of working people is at odds with President Trump's claim that he wants to lower costs for families," Warren said in a statement...
Monday, February 3, 2025
Trump administration gives Musk allies access to Treasury payment system - POLITICO
Treasury has seen an internal struggle over how much access Musk should have to the system, which is critical to trillions of dollars in payments by the government each year...
Friday, January 31, 2025
US Treasury Department withdraws from global regulatory climate change group | Reuters
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it was withdrawing from a global body of central banks and regulators devoted to exploring ways to police climate risk in the financial system...
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'
Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the US Treasury Department's systems earlier this month and were able to access employee workstations and some unclassified documents, American officials have said.
The Treasury Department deemed the breach a "major incident" after disclosing it via a letter notifying lawmakers to the incident...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3weye2j0e7o
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Opinion | How Trump’s Ideas Could Seriously Mess With Your Financial Life - The New York Times
There is an invisible glue that binds the economy. It determines the cost of your day-to-day life, such as your mortgage, credit card bills and business loans. You might not know it's there, but you'll sorely miss it if it ever goes away...
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