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The Week in Review An eventful week in Washington culminated with the news Friday night that British, French and U.S. forces struck Syria with more than 100 missiles, the first coordinated attack by Western countries against the government led by President Bashar al-Assad. The military action was in response to an alleged poison gas attack […]

The Week in Review Washington enjoyed a relatively quiet week as Congress was away on the second half of a two-week recess. Two more Members of Congress, one Republican and one Democrat, used the recess to announce plans to step down due to scandal. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) resigned immediately in the wake of the […]

The Week in Review With Congress on recess, news developments in Washington were limited to the White House. On Wednesday, President Trump announced via Twitter that he would be replacing Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin with Ronnie Jackson, the White House’s presidential physician. Shulkin – an Obama appointee who was asked to stay on […]

Our Take While the adage about March is that it comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, for those covering financial services issues, it seems like the month came in like a hurricane and left like a man angry at an old rival.  In between, the Democratic Caucus frayed over the banking […]

The Week in Review Congress went for an omnibus roller coaster ride last week as lawmakers struggled to negotiate the terms of the legislative package, but ultimately approved a mammoth $1.3 trillion spending bill ahead of the deadline to prevent a government shutdown on Friday. The 2,232-page bill was released late Wednesday night and will […]

It’s a snow day in Washington as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has shuttered the federal government’s D.C. offices due to an ongoing snowstorm striking the area a day after the official start of spring. However, with lawmakers in town and a government funding deadline looming, it’s unclear how much of an effect the […]

Looking Ahead Near Term The House and Senate race to complete a spending bill as the Friday, March 23rd deadline for current funding to expire quickly approaches.  Reportedly the text of the proposal is supposed to be released Monday evening, though it is possible it could slip.  It is also possible that negotiations could fail.  […]

The Week in Review House lawmakers started last week hoping to consider an omnibus package ahead of the Mar. 23 government funding deadline, but negotiations have once again proven contentious and floor consideration was delayed to this week. Instead, the House considered ‘right to try’ legislation on the floor, with a suspension vote failing to […]

Our Take Last week was one of the busiest for those whose work covers the financial services industry and Congress as the Senate began its debate on a regulatory relief package (a/k/a the Bank Lobbyist Act for those readers on the left).   It also may have been the unofficial start of the 2020 Democratic Presidential […]

The Week in Review A late-breaking foreign policy development on Friday became the main headline of the week as President Trump accepted an invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to negotiate the future of the rogue state’s nuclear program. The meeting would be the first time a sitting American president has negotiated […]

Early policy headlines this week are focused on the fallout from the Administration’s decision to enact tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, which will reportedly be finalized this week. President Trump tweeted about the decision numerous times over the weekend and suggested in a message this morning that the tariffs are linked with the ongoing […]

The Week in Review As high-level negotiations on an omnibus spending bill continue off the floor, both the House and Senate met last week and advanced financial services bills and judicial nominations, respectively. Specifically, House lawmakers passed a measure (H.R. 4296) that would place restrictions on federal regulators seeking to impose operational risk capital requirements […]