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Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weakened a rule that aimed to protect people who get payday loans. Consumer advocates say they are looking forward to a Biden administration strengthening the agency. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Financial Watchdog Expected To Get Its Teeth Back Under Biden

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a powerful agency policing predatory or unfair practices. Trump hobbled it. But a court ruling allows Biden to appoint a new sheriff at the bureau.

Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weakened a rule that aimed to protect people who get payday loans. Consumer advocates say they are looking forward to a Biden administration strengthening the agency. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Financial Watchdog Expected To Get Its Teeth Back Under Biden

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and then Vice President Joe Biden attend an arrival ceremony in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in 2015. Biden is under pressure from both the left and the right to continue taking a hard line on trade with China. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Trump Launched A Trade War Against China. Don't Look To Biden To Reverse It

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First Nations activists and allies protested the Canadian government last month to uphold treaty rights granted to indigenous groups. Nick Lachance/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Purchase Of Canadian Seafood Company Marks 'New Chapter' For Indigenous Coalition

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