Sen. Warren says Trump called her to work on credit card interest rate caps

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told CNBC that President Donald Trump reached out on Monday to discuss capping interest rates on credit cards.
The president called Warren, the Senate Banking Committee ranking member, after she made a speech on how Democrats can win the 2026 midterm elections.
Republicans on Capitol Hill have lightly thrown cold water on the plan to cap credit card interest.

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