Jim Puzzanghera

George Soros is founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations.

George Soros pumps $18 billion into Open Society Foundations, making it a philanthropic giant

June 2, 2018 at 2:09 a.m.

Billionaire George Soros has pumped nearly $18 billion into the Open Society Foundations the last several years, turning it into one of the world's largest philanthropic organizations. The money comes...

Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait in the offices of Tait & Associates in Santa Ana, the firm that he heads.

Mayors say many American families would be hurt by GOP plan to kill state and local tax deduction

June 2, 2018 at 2:41 a.m.

Tom Tait, the Republican mayor of Anaheim, isn't happy about his party's tax-overhaul efforts in Washington because the plan would eliminate a deduction for state and local taxes that helps...

A data breach at Equifax exposed the Social Security numbers and birthdates of as many as 145.5 million Americans

Bill would stop Equifax and other credit reporting firms from using Social Security numbers

June 2, 2018 at 4:40 a.m.

In the wake of the massive Equifax data breach, a top Republican congressman wants credit reporting companies to stop using Social Security numbers to verify Americans' identities. Rep. Patrick McHenry...

President Donald Trump listens as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Washington.

Trump touts economic development bill ‘which nobody knows about’

June 2, 2018 at 5:42 a.m.

President Trump said he has an economic development bill, "which nobody knows about," that would provide incentives to keep companies in the U.S. and "severely" penalize them if they move...

Richard Smith, the former chairman and CEO of Equifax, testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing about the massive Equifax data breach.

‘I don’t think we can pass a law that fixes stupid’: Lawmakers berate Equifax ex-CEO

June 2, 2018 at 8:38 a.m.

House lawmakers are sharply criticizing Equifax Inc.'s former chief executive Tuesday for the credit rating company's massive data breach and calling for tougher cybersecurity legislation to protect Americans' sensitive information....

Then-Equifax CEO Richard Smith poses for a photo at the company's headquarters in Atlanta in 2007.

Former Equifax CEO will apologize for massive data breach, details missteps in company’s response

June 2, 2018 at 9:03 a.m.

The former chief executive of Equifax plans to apologize for the credit reporting company's massive data breach when he testifies Tuesday before a congressional committee, as well as detail the...

In this Oct. 17, 2016 file photo, Stanley Fischer, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve board of governors, speaks to the Economic Club of New York. Fischer will resign in Oct. 2017 for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board.

Federal Reserve vice chairman to resign, opening another seat for Trump to fill

August 22, 2019 at 5:47 a.m.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer announced Wednesday that he will step down next month for personal reasons, opening another seat on the central bank's board for President Trump to...

Trump administration picks ex-DeVry University official to lead Education Dept. anti-fraud division

August 22, 2019 at 5:43 a.m.

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it had picked a former official at for-profit DeVry University to head an Education Department unit that polices colleges for student aid fraud. Last...

Use Amazon, Google, Netflix? Get ready to hear about net neutrality

June 21, 2019 at 3:29 a.m.

Prepare to be assaulted by net neutrality. On Wednesday, millions of Americans unwittingly will be drawn into the heated battle over the controversial rules for online traffic that Republicans are...

President Trump addresses a crowd at Boeing Co.'s North Charleston, S.C., factory in February.

Trump touts ‘great jobs numbers’ that aren’t so great

August 22, 2019 at 5:00 a.m.

President Trump on Monday touted the “great jobs numbers” since he took office — numbers that his own administration’s official statistics show aren’t all that great. Trump said in a...

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