Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan subpoenaed the Department of Justice in an effort aligned with his pet project peddling conspiracies through the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
After the Biden administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ramped up their efforts to curb credit card late fees this week, government watchdog Accountable.US is highlighting its body of research on the financial industry’s history of ‘junk fees’ ahead of Biden’s State of the Union address.
As the nation celebrates a major victory for employment, the Fed’s recent interest rate hikes continue to suggest they think too many Americans have jobs. It’s simple: the more the Fed embraces job-killing rate hikes that disproportionately hurt low-income workers and struggling mom-and-pop shops, the more the Fed will roll back this great economic
Following House Financial Services Committee Chair Rep. McHenry’s attacks on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s latest rulemaking on credit card late fees, government watchdog Accountable.US is calling out his ties to the financial industry.
Today, Big Oil giants Shell and ConocoPhillips formally reported their profits from the fourth quarter of last year, taking in an eye-popping $13.7 billion in the final quarter, bringing in $61 billion in profit last year. This marks a 121% increase in profit margins compared to 2021. While Big Oil profited massively in 2022, American consumers wer
Today, House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman and the MAGA majority tapped a reliable ally of Big Oil and one of the most vocal supporters of the January 6th insurrection, Representative Paul Gosar, to chair U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Reform. In response, Accountable.US released the following statement, exposi
On the heels of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) announcement of an interest rate hike of 0.25 percentage points, government watchdog Accountable.US condemns the institution’s decision to continue down its reckless path towards a potential recession.
As President Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy are set to meet for debt ceiling negotiations today, the MAGA Majority continues to risk a national default and a major economic crisis by playing politics with American livelihoods. In order to raise the debt ceiling, the House GOP is asking for deep cuts to programs like Social Security,
In its latest step to protect consumers from the financial industry’s abusive fees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule to curb credit card late fees – an effort that is expected to save American families $9 billion per year. This exploitative practice is currently protected by an expansive immunity provision created by
A new story in the Washington Post is highlighting right-wing activist Leonard Leo’s close ties to the anti-ESG “watchdog” Consumers’ Research. The long-dormant group was recently revived with funding from Leo-tied DonorsTrust, and has since been engaged in an aggressive campaign targeting corporations for making climate-friendly investments.
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