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January 28, 2025
Trump's FDIC Hastens the Next Banking Crisis
When the next banking crisis happens, remember that Trump and his loyalists weakened already short-handed regulatory agencies.
January 28, 2025
The Attack on FEMA Begins
Trump’s call to review FEMA’s efficiency is straight out of Project 2025, and doesn’t bode well for an agency he’s threatened to “terminate.”
January 27, 2025
Trump Admin Announces Appointees For Key Leadership Positions At The FTC
Last week, the Trump administration announced two new picks for leading divisions within the Federal Trade Commission: Daniel Guarnera and Christopher Mufarrige.
January 17, 2025
What the WSJ Editorial Board Got Wrong About IRS Whistleblower Charles Littlejohn
The Editorial Board disapproves of Littlejohn for political reasons.
January 15, 2025
Here Are Some Files The Revolving Door Project Has On Trump Nominees
We are pleased to share our finalized research product on Trump nominees. Stay tuned for more research to be published soon.
December 04, 2024
Why Won’t Democrats Defend Their Legacy On Labor?
Time is running out to reconfirm NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran.
November 25, 2024
Inflation Did Not Make A Democratic Loss Inevitable
Contrary to popular belief, inflation did not lead to the downfall of incumbents worldwide.
November 20, 2024
The Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget Welcomes Musk’s Meme Department of Government Efficiency
Welcome to the new Trump administration, where apparently this is what we can expect from the “responsible moderates” like CRFB.
November 19, 2024
The Campaign That Could Have Been
Taking on corporate greed, and assuring people you would keep them from getting ripped off, was exactly what the moment called for. Unfortunately, many of the millionaires and billionaires running the Harris campaign couldn’t see that.
November 19, 2024
The Biden Administration Completely Failed to Address Corporate Crime. Can We Blame Voters for Noticing?
As the Democratic Party apparatus’s post-election reflections continue this week, they would do well to consider this basic question: Was it smart to run a campaign hinging on your opponent’s blatant corruption and white-collar criminal status, despite the failure of the Biden administration to take tangible steps to address the harms perpetrated by corporations and the wealthy during their time in office?
November 18, 2024
Neal Katyal: Corporate America’s Staunchest Defender
Neal Katyal, former Solicitor General under President Obama, has spent his post-public sector career defending any corporation willing to pay his exorbitant hourly rate.
November 04, 2024
RDP Suspicion of Crypto-Connected Betting Websites Proves Correct
Who would’ve guessed that an offshore political betting market relying upon cryptocurrency deposits is riddled with issues?
October 30, 2024
Corporate Crackdown Successes: The CFPB’s Revival of Robust Consumer Protection
Under Director Rohit Chopra, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has facilitated a resurgence in consumer relief won through enforcement actions relative to the Trump years, which were marked by lax enforcement (see the chart below from the CFPB). This increase in relief came amidst industry-driven challenges to the agency’s constitutionality. The case stifled some potential action, but the agency’s enforcement actions have rebounded since the Supreme Court rejected the challenges to its existence.