CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: U.S. regulatory scrutiny fans Chinese stock delisting fears – CNBC
The monitor will display Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, USA on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report comes from this week’s edition of CNBC’s The China Connection Newsletter and brings insights and analysis into what drives […]
Texas Lottery’s top executive Ryan Mindell resigns as scrutiny over big jackpot winners intensifies
Austin, Texas – The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has stepped down from the latest reforms at the state’s retail gambling enterprises amid multiple 2023 Jackpot investigations. The lottery announced Ryan Mindel’s resignation on Monday without comment. Mindel, former assistant director and operational director of lottery tickets, had only been at the top […]
Trump DOJ pushes for Google-Chrome breakup amid heightened Big Tech scrutiny
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday argued that federal judges should force Google to sell from their Chrome browser, suggesting that messages could be sent to other “monopolitans” amid multiple antitrust laws with multiple government antitrust laws. DOJ and Google provided an opening salvo in court to determine a relief package to begin the […]
Charley Hull on how Rory McIlroy should deal with scrutiny after Masters
Charlie Hull hopes that newly-built Masters champion Rory McIlroy will adjust the noise as he enjoys this much-anticipated victory lap. The LPGA Tour star, who spoke to US Weekly recently, reflected the epic victory of the Northern Irishman at Augusta National, where he won a career grand slam after 11 years of major droughts. “At […]
IRS' free tax filing program is at risk amid Trump scrutiny – CNBC
Vithun Khamsong |Moment |Getty Images The IRS’ free tax return program is at risk as it faces ongoing cuts from the Trump administration. After the limited pilot launch in 2024, the programme, Direct fileexpanding to more than 30 million taxpayers across 25 states towards the 2025 filing season. Funded in 2022 under the Inflation Reduction […]
Target CEO to speak with Sharpton amid scrutiny over DEI cuts
Pastor Al Sharpton will meet with Target CEO Brian Cornell as retail giants continue to face backlash due to rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. According to CNBC, Target requested a meeting after Sharpton (NAN), the head of the National Action Network (NAN), urged them to avoid shopping at businesses that have ended […]
Nobody’s Escaping Scrutiny: Donald Trump Unveils Tariff Update!
The Pro Trump News homepage features 60 new headlines every day. Click here to view them. Donald Trump stated that “no one has been let off the hook” due to “unjust trade balances and the non-financial tariff impediments utilized against the US.” He mentioned that no customs exemptions have been declared, but clarified that “these […]
GOP torches NPR, PBS for political bias amid public funding scrutiny
On Wednesday, a subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee on the Provision of Government Efficiency grilled heads of national public radio and public broadcasting services on the political bias of stores. Between HearingRepublican lawmakers argued that the NPR and PBS should not receive taxpayer funds for several reasons, highlighting the network's partisan report, the country's […]
Newsom’s viral ‘Latinx’ claim crumbles amid scrutiny of his own administration’s online records
California's Democratic government, Gavin Newsom, claimed that his office had never used the term “Latinx” in a recent interview, but in a Fox News digital review he found the claim to be false. “By the way, no one person in my office used the term Latinku,” Newsom said in a viral podcast episode with Turning […]
The Memo: Musk-Rubio clash heightens scrutiny on Trump’s approach
Explosive details about the Cabinet meeting conflict between Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were revealed by the New York Times on Friday. The exchange, which appears to have come and go with Musk and Rubio's heated cuts to the State Department, has been setting the spotlight on bigger questions about President Trump's […]