Scandal 101: Equifax repeated Wells Fargo’s mistakes

Wells Fargo botched its fake account fiasco so badly that the bank is being hauled back for a congressional hearing almost exactly a year after the first one. Get ready for more fireworks when Senator Elizabeth Warren interrogates Wells Fargo about the bank's newest scandals during Tuesday's testimony.

Equifax CEO to face Congressional banking panel on October 4

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs said Thursday they will hold a hearing with Smith on October 4. The session will be open to the public and it will be webcast live. and Smith have faced outrage over the cybersecurity breach in which hackers were able to gain access to personal information for about 143 million people.

Elizabeth Warren’s Consumer Protection Agency Should Be ‘Abolished,’ Says Think Tank

Consumers are being harmed by the same federal agency that was created to protect them after the 2007 recession, but none of the three branches of government can do much about it, according to a report released Thursday by a conservative nonprofit think tank. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - an independent agency established under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act - is costing, rather than saving consumers money , according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute's report.

Robinson: The beauty of Medicare for all

The smartest, savviest people in Washington will tell you Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" idea is dead on arrival, a waste of time and energy. But since those same smart, savvy people told you Donald Trump didn't have a prayer of becoming president, I'd advise keeping an open mind.

Democratic 2020 prospects back Bernie Sanders’ single-payer bill

Sen. Al Franken is the latest Democratic 2020 presidential prospect to announce his support for Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer health care proposal, according to social media posts from the Minnesota lawmaker on Tuesday evening. "Like Paul Wellstone, I've always believed that health care is a right for all Americans - not a privilege - and that every person in our country deserves access to the care they need," Franken wrote on Facebook.

Chabot: GOP: Warren prioritizes health of 2020 run over Mass. residents

Republican rivals blasted Sen. Elizabeth Warren's recent support of single-payer health care, saying her backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders' high-profile bill - expected to be introduced in Congress this week - is proof she's eyeing a 2020 presidential run. "Warren's endorsement shows she's more focused on the White House than Massachusetts," said state Rep. Geoff Diehl, a Whitman Republican running to oust the senior senator.

Equifax drops ‘no-sue’ requirement for helping victims of hack

The credit-monitoring company, which revealed on Thursday a massive cyberattack on its national database, took heat from a host of elected officials for offering to help victims of the attack - but only if they gave up their right to sue the Atlanta company. The company, which said it discovered the hack in July, set up a special site to offer free credit monitoring to victims of the attack.

Wells Fargo review finds 1.4M more suspect accounts

Nearly a year after Wells Fargo's fraudulent account scandal burst into public view, the bank said Thursday it had turned up more than a million additional accounts that customers may not have authorized. The news set off a fresh wave of criticism from those frustrated by the bank's slow pace in coming clean about its misdeeds.

Wells Fargo uncovers up to 1.4 million more fake accounts Wells Fargo …

Wells Fargo announced Thursday it has uncovered up to 1.4 million more fake accounts, nearly a year after its fraudulent account scandal first emerged, CNN reported. The findings brought the number of potentially unauthorized accounts to 3.5 million - a nearly 70 percent increase over the bank's initial estimate, the New York Times reported.

King Center’s Beloved Community Talks Convene Influential Women…

The King Center's Beloved Community Talks convene influential women with diverse voices around the world, bridging the racial divide with special guests: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Social Activist Tamika Mallory, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Gloria Morrow, GOP Committeewoman Ginger Howard, and Faith Leader and FOX News Contributor and Evangelist, Alveda King. This live event will take place in Ebenezer Baptist Church located at 101 Jackson Street, NE Atlanta GA from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m and is free to the public and will be livestreamed on http://www.belovedcommunitytalks.org , as well as The King Center's Twitter and Facebook page.

News | Warren Visits General Dynamics Facility, Views Battlefield Communications Demonstration

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed visited the General Dynamics facility Taunton to take in a demonstration of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network, Warfighter Information Network . "WIN-T is the backbone of our Army's communications and data system.

Free speech supporters: Outnumbered, but rally was a success

Supporters of a small, conservative "free speech rally" held Saturday in Boston said despite being outnumbered by tens of thousands of counterprotesters, their event was a success. Demonstrators protesting against racism and white supremacy had descended upon historic Boston Common, dwarfing the rally's few dozen attendees and leading to what appeared to be an abrupt end of the event.