Oct 31, 2024
A view of Yale University’s campus featuring its historic buildings and the iconic Harkness Tower.
DOJ Drops Yale University Discrimination Lawsuit Brought by Trump

Following in President Joe Biden's footsteps, who has overturned more than 30 Trump presidential orders, the Justice Department has canceled a Trump administration civil rights lawsuit brought against an Ivy League school. The Biden administration is shifting many former Trump positions, including civil rights, which had been pushed farther right... Read More »

Steve Bannon exiting a building accompanied by law enforcement officers.
Steve Bannon Faces New York Criminal Probe

Steve Bannon, formerly an investment banker and media executive, served as chief strategist and senior counsel to Trump until he left the White House in 2017. Trump, on his last day as President, pardoned him on federal fraud charges. However, that pardon only applied to alleged federal crimes. Now Manhattan... Read More »

Apple Bank branch in New York City with pedestrians walking by.
New York bank fined for anti-money laundering failures

On December 21, 2020, the FDIC ordered New York-based Apple Bank for Savings to pay a fine of $12.5 million. The order was made public on January 29, 2021. The fine was assessed due to the bank’s failure to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and with an FDIC... Read More »

A seated President Biden wearing a mask, holding a binder, during a meeting.
Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill Moves Forward in Senate

President Biden plans to make good on his campaign promise of giving Americans pandemic relief through another round of stimulus checks. Last Friday, the House gave the green light on a budget blueprint comprised of $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief, and over the weekend, the bill was moved through the... Read More »

Pete Buttigieg being sworn in as Secretary of Transportation, holding a book while taking the oath of office.
Pete Buttigieg Confirmed as Secretary of Transportation

The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, has been confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 86 - 13 to be the Secretary of Transportation for the Biden White House. Pete Buttigieg, who many continue to call "Mayor Pete," tweeted in response shortly after the confirmation, “I... Read More »

A USPS delivery worker loading mail into a postal van.
Businesses Take Legal Action to Stop Hefty USPS Price Hikes

Under the umbrella of nonprofit the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, a consortium of frustrated US businesses took legal action against the United States Postal Services (USPS) to halt price hikes. Already fuming at the sixty-four percent drop in on-time delivery reported by the USPS in December, the participating organizations include... Read More »