Trump Questions Discrimination Claims, Even One His First Administration Brought

The case against a Chicago mortgage lender has become a Rorschach test for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, epitomizing how the left and the right feel about the agency.

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Judge Scraps Rule Eliminating Medical Debt on Credit Reports

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact of unpaid medical bills on consumers’ credit history.

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What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A.

The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission.

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Trump Asks Justices to Let Him Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators

In an interim ruling in a similar case in May, the Supreme Court ruled that the president court terminate leaders of two other independent agencies.

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How Does an Eyelash Pluck Get Billed as Surgery?

A patient went to his eye doctor for a routine checkup. Why was he charged for surgery after his doctor removed an eyelash?

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Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care

Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.

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Judge Reinstates Product Safety Regulators Fired by Trump

It’s the latest setback for President Trump in his effort to purge perceived political opponents from independent agencies.

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CFPB Official Quits With Fiery Email

The Trump administration has frozen the agency’s work and abandoned most of its lawsuits against banks and lenders.

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BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Adjustable Dumbbells After Injury Reports

More than 300 reports of the weight plates becoming dislodged have been filed, with more than 100 of those incidents resulting in injuries, the U.S. product safety agency said.

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Trump Bemoans How ‘HARD’ It Is to Strike a China Deal

Even the president appears to be doubting his strategy to win over Beijing, as relations fray between the trading partners.

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