Biden to announce new actions slashing junk fees
President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new efforts to crack down on junk fees during an event at the White House Wednesday, while announcing $2 billion in savings and $140 million in consumer refunds from previous crackdowns on junk fees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
2023-10-11 17:57
Biden administration takes aim at junk fees with new proposed rule, guidance
By Diane Bartz, Jeff Mason and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON The Biden administration took another shot at unpopular junk
2023-10-11 17:17
Rudy Giuliani's former attorneys sue him for more than $1.3 million in unpaid legal fees
A law firm that represented Rudy Giuliani during recent years of investigations and lawsuits is now suing him for more than $1.3 million in unpaid legal fees, as the former New York City mayor is facing growing bills related to fallout for his actions around the 2020 election for Donald Trump.
2023-09-19 10:52
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke charged with bribery in the UK
Diezani Alison-Madueke is alleged to have accepted financial rewards for awarding oil contracts.
2023-08-22 23:54
Trump leadership PAC requests $60 million refund from super PAC as legal fees mount
As legal fees for Donald Trump and his associates mount, the former president's leadership PAC that has been used to pay many of these bills requested a refund on a $60 million contribution it made to a super PAC supporting Trump, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. It was not immediately clear if any of the money had been refunded.
2023-08-01 00:54
Lucrative speaking fees for Donald and Melania Trump revealed in revised personal financial disclosure filing
A revised personal financial disclosure filing from former President Donald Trump made public Thursday offered new details about the roughly $1 billion that he appears to have earned in his post-presidential life, including lucrative speaking engagements by Trump and his wife, along with more specifics about his foreign business ventures.
2023-07-14 08:46
Steve Bannon ordered to pay nearly $500,000 in legal fees to firm that represented him in subpoena fight
A New York judge has ordered Steve Bannon to pay his former attorneys nearly $500,000 in unpaid legal fees for work on various legal matters, including his fight against a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
2023-07-10 23:26
Ulster University: Magee campus to get millions from Irish government
The Irish government is expected to approve more than £42.7m for several all-island projects today.
2023-06-20 13:53
What are junk fees and how might Biden tackle them?
The president says airlines, banks, hotels and concert vendors are playing Americans "for suckers".
2023-06-16 10:20
Ticketmaster, others agree to upfront, all-in prices as part of Biden war on junk fees
By Jarrett Renshaw Ticketmaster and other companies have agreed to offer consumers upfront, all-in pricing, the White House
2023-06-16 03:27
Texas sues Hyatt Hotels for misleading marketing and charging hidden fees
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Monday against Hyatt Hotels
2023-05-17 01:23