The Trump administration turns up the heat on Wall Street banks,
this time over perceived discrimination against conservatives.
First of all, the banks say that they don't discriminate.
People on the conservative side of things feel otherwise.
They think that companies as well in the oil and gas industry were discriminated against over the last few years.
Plus,
a grand jury will now investigate the 2016 probe into then-presidential candidate Trump and Russia.
And a new program could end up requiring some travelers to the U.S. to post a $15,000 bond.
It's Tuesday, August the 5th.
I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal.
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and Trump's continued calls to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
have some investors worried about the independence of key Wall Street institutions.
Journal finance editor Alex Frangos is with me once again.
Welcome back, Alex.
Let's start with that executive order that could punish banks that discriminate against conservatives.
What more do we know about this?
Well, first of all, the banks say that they don't discriminate.