The Capitol Forum

Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada are stalled, and Canadians are more united and more willing to take the economic hit than almost anyone in Washington expected. 
On this week’s TCF Investigates election special, Arjun Singh and Paul McLeod talk with Capitol Forum Senior Advisor Beth Baltzan about whether there’s any logic behind Trump’s approach and what it could mean in border states like Michigan. Paul also sits down with Lisa Raitt, a former Conservative cabinet minister in Canada, to hear how the fight looks from up north and how long that resolve can last.

Today, we’re re-airing our award-winning episode of TCF Investigates, “Zynex Fought the Capitol Forum and Ended Up Bankrupt,” which won a Signal Award for Best Individual Episode in the business category.
In this episode, Arjun Singh sits down with reporter Michael Williams to discuss Williams’ multi-year investigation into how the medical device company Zynex defrauded the government. They also hear from one of the men hired by Zynex’s former CEO to harass and intimidate The Capitol Forum’s reporters.
Update: Since this episode first aired, Zynex’s former CEO, Thomas Sandgaard, has been indicted on federal charges including health care fraud and securities fraud. Prosecutors allege the scheme brought in more than $873 million for the company.

If your insurer goes under, there’s no FDIC waiting to make you whole. 
Today on Private Credit Crisis, Executive Editor Teddy Downey talks with retirement industry veteran Peter Gould about why the safety net behind annuities is far weaker than most retirees think, and why the regulators meant to watch these companies keep looking the other way.

Corporations have figured out how to squeeze more out of every purchase, and new technology is making it easier than ever.
In this episode of Second Request, Teddy sits down with Lindsay Owens, president and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative, to talk about her new book, Gouged: The End of a Fair Price and What That Means for Your Wallet.

A polling outlet that fooled news organizations and campaigns just admitted it was making up its numbers.
In this episode of TCF Investigates, Paul McLeod and Teddy Downey talk with pollster G. Elliott Morris, whose team uncovered the fraud. They also dig into what the real polls are saying two weeks out from the midterms.