Tag: Congress
Migrant Child Labor Debate in Congress Becomes Mired in Immigration Fight
Weeks after revelations that migrant children are being regularly exploited for cheap labor in the United States prompted bipartisan outrage and calls [...]
SEC stock buyback disclosure rules: What to know
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during a [...]
Congress Clashes With Biden Over Tariffs on Illegal Chinese Solar Panels
The Senate voted on Wednesday to reinstate tariffs on solar panels from Chinese companies in Southeast Asia that had been found to be coming into the [...]
Congress reacts to bank failure
Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and ranking member Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., arrive for the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee h [...]
Chief Justice Roberts Declines to Testify Before Congress Over Ethics Concerns
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee in a letter released Tuesday evening that he was declining its invi [...]
Bud Shuster, Unabashed ‘Asphalt King’ of Congress, Dies at 91
A Pennsylvania Republican, he targeted a disproportionate share of federal highway funds to his Appalachian district during his 28 years in the House. [...]
As Fears of Banking Crisis Surged, Members of Congress Sold Bank Stocks
The flurry of transactions highlighted how members of Congress continue to buy and sell stocks in industries that intersect with their official duties [...]
U.S. Congress to introduce new draft bill for stablecoins
A new draft bill providing a framework for stablecoins in the United States was published on the House of Representatives' document repository, a few [...]
Leaders in Congress Given Classified Records Found at Homes of Biden and Trump
The administration began providing the Gang of Eight — the congressional leaders with the highest-level security clearances — access to the records la [...]
Can Congress Use an Archaic Process to Get Around the Debt Stalemate?
Some Democrats are urging their colleagues to lay the groundwork for using an arcane procedural process to bypass Republicans and stave off economic p [...]
AI is advancing faster than Congress. Here’s why that’s a bug
Rep. Jay Obernolte is, according to his peers, the guy you need to know on AI. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
Last November, when the artificial [...]
Congress Votes to Roll Back Biden Administration Rule on Water
The president has promised a veto, but Republicans scored another win in their campaign to put Congress on record against White House policies.
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SEC chief Gary Gensler to face Congress grilling over crypto policy
The United States Securites and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler is set to testify before the the House Financial Services Committee for the fir [...]
Biden Concedes He Is Powerless to Act on Guns Without Congress
“I have gone the full extent of my executive authority to do, on my own, anything about guns,” President Biden said.
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Lawmakers Rebuke Biden for Bypassing Congress in Deal With Japan
The Democratic lawmakers called the Biden administration’s limited trade deal “unacceptable,” saying it should have been made available to Congress an [...]