COVID-19
U.S. department that oversaw pandemic didn’t have complete data, ‘situational awareness’(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services used incomplete data and didn’t have the required “situational awareness” it was supposed to during the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
Consumer Protection
Money in digital payment apps such as Venmo, PayPal, may not be insured, watchdog warns(The Center Square) – A federal agency is warning consumers that digital payment apps such as PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App lack federal insurance protections. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Read More
COVID-19
Watchdog finds 3.7 million potentially fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic relief recipients(The Center Square) – A congressional watchdog found more than 1 out of every 4 people who applied for pandemic relief through two Small Business Administration programs had potentially fraudulent… Read More
Banks
Group calls out banks for policies focused on politics, not business(The Center Square) – A nonprofit group is calling out big banks and investment firms for ESG, or environmental, social and governance policies, that it says run counter to their… Read More
National Debt, President Biden
Debt ceiling talks continue without leaders as deadline looms(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden pulled out of a meeting with legislative leaders Friday to discuss the debt ceiling ahead of a June 1 default deadline. Biden was… Read More