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The article presents the author's comments on how U.S. President Donald Trump deserves to be ousted out of office. The author points out how Trump has proven himself to be the most anti-environmental President in modern U.S. history by junking the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The author mentions the white paper "Legal Case for a Congressional Investigation on Whether to Impeach President Donald J. Trump," published in late 2017.

The article discusses the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) government agency and its efforts to protect American consumers from deceptive and predatory lenders and practices as of 2015. Problems involving mortgage loan payments are mentioned, along with consumer-complaint services and CFPB-led investigations. Agency penalties and the prevention of consumer exploitation are examined, as well as data regarding restitution and canceled debts in the U.S.

The article details the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) plan to launch an investigation into small-business lending. Topics discussed include the agency's development of a rule for the collection and reporting of small-business lending data, the inconsistencies in data collected on small businesses and the size of the market, and the bankers' concern that CFPB will subject small-business lending to other areas beyond the law's requirement for data collection.

This section offers financial industry news briefs as of August 2015. Topics include the appointment of General Raymond T. Odierno as senior adviser at bank JPMorgan Chase, the decision of U.S. authorities to reopen an investigation into potential sanctions violations by financial institution Standard Chartered, and the lawsuit filed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. against three banks for allegedly neglecting their obligations as bond trustees and overseeing mortgage-backed securities.

The article focuses on U.S. politician Nancy Pelosi and the anticipation of becoming the most powerful person in the U.S. It states that Pelosi will preside an investigation against President Donald Trump that may lead to impeachment as she secured votes to become the country's House of Representatives Speaker. Former Senate staffer Wendy Schiller claims that the strategic and temperament instincts of Pelosi with a Democratic Party leadership experience will make her the most powerful woman.

The article discusses how U.S. President Donald Trump faces more than one dozen additional investigations and lawsuits in the wake of the conclusion of U.S. prosecutor Robert Mueller's Special Counsel inquiry in 2019. A trial involving Trump's longtime friend Roger Stone is addressed, along with a New York investigation involving hush-money payments to women and potential campaign-finance law violations is examined, along with allegations of tax fraud in New York.

The article discusses the career of the photographer Theodore Efroim Streshinsky through often referencing the author's relationship with him as his wife from the 1940s through the 1960s, including his photography. Particular focus is given to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI's) investigation of Streshinsky for being an alleged spy for the Soviet Union, including the FBI director John Edgar Hoover's role in the investigation.

The article discusses technology company Microsoft's intention to aggressively push Windows 10 operating system onto more computers in 2016. Topics covered include the Department of Justice investigations, the monopoly abuse judgments, and the Windows 10 upgrade. Also mentioned are the problems with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus processors and the Lirum Device Info Lite applet.

The article discusses the ongoing probe being conducted by U.S. investigators on the situation involving UBS, the largest Swiss bank, which avoided prosecution in February 2009 when it admitted to aiding Americans evade taxes. Topics mentioned include the investigation into UBS's use of so-called bearer securities, the new charges that prosecutors could file against UBS for violating the deferred-prosecution agreement, which expired in October 2010, and the illicitness of its bearer bonds.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have launched investigations on birth tourism, wherein pregnant Chinese women are brought to the U.S. to give birth and allow the child to get a U.S. passport. Topics discussed include the rules governing birthright citizenship in the U.S., the estimated number of Chinese women who gave birth in the U.S. in 2012 and the agencies that offer birth tourism services, such as USA Happy Baby.

The article discusses how former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Robert Mueller is hiring a team of veteran lawyers to examine any potential links or coordination between the Russian government and then-U.S. presidential candidate Donald trump's campaign prior to the 2016 American presidential election. U.S. attorneys such as Michael Dreeben, Andrew Weissmann, and James Quarles are addressed, along with Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.

The article discusses the increase in prosecution of economic espionage cases in the U.S. and the litigation process for these cases. Topics covered include the history and provisions of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, the Department of Justice's investigation and prosecution of 40 trade secret and economic espionage cases from 2011 to 2014 and defenses used in trade secret theft cases and procedural protections for defendants in civil trade secret disputes.

The article discusses developments in the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market in the U.S. as of April 2016, particularly the sustained decline in the stock price of pharmaceutical firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Among the reasons is the reported invitation to company chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Pearson to appear before a U.S. Senate Committee investigating drug price increases. Also cited are the company's outstanding debt and its credit rating from Moody's Investor Service.

The article reports on the efforts of President Donald Trump to block investigations of his actions. It mentions the efforts by the U.S. House of Representatives to hear testimony from presidential staff, the lawsuits Trump has filed to block testimony and subpoenas, and the lack of understanding by Trump of the responsibilities of the House.

Late receipt of wage reporting documents is reducing the capabilities of a new system for deterring tax cheats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers advice to avoid investigation from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations. Lack of patient access to information, lack of protections, and impermissible use and disclosure of information are among reasons for investigation. Physicians are urged to know the process and the handle the complaint in-house by collaborating with patients.

This section offers U.S. financial industry news briefs as of September 13, 2016. Topics discussed include the federal investigation into financial services firm Wells Fargo, significant features of Blockchain digital currency transactions, and the accusations of fraud filed against former American International Group (AIG) chief executive officer (CEO) Maurice R. Greenberg.

The article focuses on the ongoing debates on the failure to prosecute bankers as a result of the financial crisis. Topics mentioned include comments on the need for the Justice Department to dedicate more resources to bank investigations and uncover potential violations, claims that the Justice Department is unable to meet evidentiary burden as the reason behind the lack of bankers prosecuted for crimes related to the financial crisis, and amendments made to the Commodities Exchange Act.