Money, Wealth & Power—A Daily Look at the Financial World
A group of at least 17 Senate Democrats introduced the American Homeownership Act on February 24, 2026, targeting private equity firms and hedge funds that have been buying up single-family homes across the country. The legislation, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley, would strip tax breaks from large institutional landlords and…
The Department of Homeland Security reversed its plan to suspend TSA PreCheck during the ongoing government shutdown, backing down after swift backlash from travelers, airlines, and members of Congress. The abrupt U-turn, which came roughly one week into the funding lapse, left Global Entry users without the same relief and raised pointed questions about whether…
Congress has blocked the District of Columbia from opting out of federal tax breaks on tips, overtime pay, and a senior standard deduction, forcing the city to conform to changes enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. The President signed H.J.Res. 142 into law, nullifying the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity Revision Temporary Amendment…
At the 2026 Munich Security Conference, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pitched a progressive economic vision on a global stage, only to face pointed pushback from an Argentine lawmaker who had watched a similar wealth-tax experiment falter in her own country. The exchange between the New York Democrat and Argentine Deputy Daiana Fernandez Molero exposed a fault…
Washington Senate Democrats are advancing a bill to reverse the state’s recent estate tax increases, a move that directly challenges the logic of the federal GOP’s decision to permanently raise the estate tax exemption to $15 million. The effort, carried out through SB 6347, has drawn little public attention despite clearing a key committee vote,…
Congress has long held the power to review and block laws passed by Washington, D.C.’s elected leaders, even when those laws deal with local matters like taxes or criminal justice. That authority comes from the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which created limited self-government in the 1970s while keeping Congress in ultimate control. The…
Personal bankruptcies are climbing again in the United States, and the latest numbers are not a blip. New data highlighted by Rep. Brendan Boyle shows filings rising to their highest levels in years under President Donald Trump, with an 11 percent jump in a single year that added roughly 55,000 more cases to the system….
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is turning a dry export-license fight into a full-blown corruption brawl, arguing that a massive sale of advanced U.S. chips to the United Arab Emirates is inseparable from Trump family money. At the center is a proposed transfer of 500,000 cutting-edge artificial intelligence processors to a close security partner that also happens…
The House’s top investigative panel is zeroing in on a financial mystery at the center of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s family: how her husband, Timothy Mynett, reportedly went from $51,000 in assets to as much as $30 million in a single year. At stake is more than one couple’s balance sheet, it is a test of…
President Donald Trump’s signature education package, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is about to collide with the traditional college business model. By capping how much families can borrow, shrinking repayment safety nets and taxing wealthy campuses more heavily, the law could simultaneously squeeze enrollment and push institutions to rethink who they serve and how….