WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-164) on the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management Act (H.R. 2702), which aims to curtail the political weaponization of Federal banking agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the supervision of depository institutions. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on June 20, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on April 8, 2025, by Repres  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a public comment letter from a coalition of state officials expressing strong support for the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWPs) under the Clean Water Act. The states involved include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and the A  more