Tag: Congress
National Restaurant Association asks Congress for aid amid omicron
People dine at an outdoor dining patio set up at a restaurant on March 18, 2021 in New York City.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesThe National Restaur [...]
What Happened at Congress’ Bitcoin Energy Hearing?
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeThis week on the “Weekly Recap,” NLW breaks down the House hearing on energy i [...]
Lawmakers explore Bitcoin mining efficiency, broader crypto policy issues during Congress hearing
On Jan. 20, the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the U.S. Congress House Energy and Commerce Committee convened a hearing to investigate t [...]
Will Congress Pass New Regulation on Big Tech? Time May Be Running Out.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are readying a major push on bills aimed at restraining the power of the country’s biggest tech companies, as they see the w [...]
Democrats’ voting rights push in Congress is over. The fight for democracy isn’t.
If you listen to some leading liberal voices, the Senate defeat of the Freedom To Vote and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts could sound th [...]
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family Tells Senate to Legislate, ‘Not Celebrate’
Relatives of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched on Washington and urged the Senate to pass voting rights legislation.
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Members of Congress Weigh Re-Election Bid Ahead of Midterms
In the redistricting process, two of his Democratic colleagues also elected in the state in 2018 — Representatives Mikie Sherrill and Andy Kim — were [...]
Fed’s Lael Brainard invites Congress to choose whether to compete with China’s digital yuan
At her confirmation hearing in front of members of the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve board of governors member Lael Brainard said Congress [...]
Powell’s warning to Congress: Inflation a ‘severe threat’ to jobs
The Fed, which has poured trillions of dollars into the markets to fuel lending and spending, is already starting to pull back on that support as [...]
Clay Aiken Announces Run for Congress
Clay Aiken, the former “American Idol” contestant, said on Monday that he was running for Congress in North Carolina, in his second attempt to repr [...]
One Year Later, Congress Weighs How to Memorialize Jan. 6 at the Capitol
“I’ve still lacked the words to be able to describe to my kids what happened that day,” Mr. Kim said in an interview. “When we go through collectiv [...]
NFTs move to influence Congress, even if lawmakers have no clue what they are
While Congress has so far shied away from policy discussions regarding NFTs, Dapper Labs’ filing underscores how companies in the field are prepar [...]
Ethics Investigators in Congress Increasingly Run Into Walls
In 2020, the Senate Ethics Committee received 144 complaints of violations and dismissed them all.Kedric Payne, the senior director for ethics at t [...]
Ethics Investigators in Congress Increasingly Run Into Walls
In 2020, the Senate Ethics Committee received 144 complaints of violations and dismissed them all.Kedric Payne, the senior director for ethics at t [...]
What Democrats did — and didn’t — get done in Congress this year
In 2021, Democrats had big legislative plans after winning the White House and both chambers of Congress for the first time in over a decade.
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