Government And Institutions

President Donald Trump signed one executive order and two memoranda Friday, empowering U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to take the first step toward tax reform and weed out onerous portions of Dodd-Frank, a law implemented in the wake of the financial crisis.

A federal judge in Detroit on Friday sentenced Volkswagen AG to three years' probation over the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal as part of a $4.3 billion settlement announced in January.

U.S. officials are reviewing Venezuela's seizure of General Motors Co's assets in the country, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Thursday.

U.S. officials are reviewing Venezuela's seizure of General Motors Co's assets in the country, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Thursday.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Thursday she believes the IMF can work successfully with the Trump administration to improve the global trading system, but added that open trade must be preserved as a growth engine.

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The nation's big bank regulator is faulting itself for failing to address the problems at Wells Fargo before it was too late.

The nation's big bank regulator is faulting itself for failing to address the problems at Wells Fargo before it was too late.

President Donald Trump is ready to crack down on the infamous, money-making MS-13 gang, after a violent quadruple homicide in Long Island, N.Y. last week left four teenagers dead and badly beaten. Trump is promising to remove the gang from U.S. streets “fast.”

President Donald Trump is ready to crack down on the infamous, money-making MS-13 gang, after a violent quadruple homicide in Long Island, N.Y. last week left four teenagers dead and badly beaten. Trump is promising to remove the gang from U.S. streets “fast.”

U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, who chairs a House committee with broad investigative powers, on Wednesday announced his plans to leave Congress after the 2018 midterm elections, saying he had no intention of running for any political office.

Prime Minister Theresa May won parliament's backing for an early election on Wednesday, a vote she said would strengthen her hand in divorce talks with the European Union and help heal divisions in Britain.

Prime Minister Theresa May won parliament's backing for an early election on Wednesday, a vote she said would strengthen her hand in divorce talks with the European Union and help heal divisions in Britain.

Massive changes to the financial reform law that established the CFPB could hurt U.S. mortgage borrowers who use the agency to fight erroneous charges and foreclosures.

Massive changes to the financial reform law that established the CFPB could hurt U.S. mortgage borrowers who use the agency to fight erroneous charges and foreclosures.

During a visit to the headquarters of tools and manufacturing services company Snap-on in Kenosha, Wis. Tuesday, President Donald Trump sought to alleviate fears associated with his administration’s timeline for tax reform.

During a visit to the headquarters of tools and manufacturing services company Snap-on in Kenosha, Wis. Tuesday, President Donald Trump sought to alleviate fears associated with his administration’s timeline for tax reform.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at furthering his “Buy American, Hire American" agenda, while visiting the headquarters of tool and manufacturing service company Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) in Kenosha, Wisconsin.