Mar 18 Economy Trump Administration Files Motion Aimed At Controlling Consumer Protection Agency The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the executive branch, but the president doesn't control it, which he says is unconstitutional. By Barbara Campbell, NPR Mar 18 Economy Trump Files Motion Aimed At Controlling Consumer Protection Agency Barbara Campbell, NPR
Jan 5 Here and Now Obama’s Vision for Military, Relations with Pakistan, Bullitt County Sewage Spill, Richard Cordray’s Presidential Appointment: Today on Here and Now 1:06pm: With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, President Obama today spelled out his vision of the military in the years ahead, driven by the push to cut Pentagon spending by at least $450 billion dollars over the next decade. Obama will likely draw fire for spelling out that the U.S. military will […] By Laura Ellis Jan 5 Here and Now Obama’s Vision for Military, Relations with Pakistan, Bullitt County Sewage Spill, Richard Cordray’s Presidential Appointment: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Jul 18 Here and Now Today on Here and Now President Obama is nominating former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which officially opens on Thursday. Elizabeth Warren, who created and has been leading the bureau over the past year, didn’t get the job, but some say the financial industry is just as scared of Cordray because of his […] By Laura Ellis Jul 18 Here and Now Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis