Tag: Congress
Latam FX hurt by weak commodity prices, Mexican peso leads losses
* Brazil's Lula urges Congress to cut spending * Mexico interest-rate decision due on Thu * APEC summit to be hosted by Chile this week * MSCI Latam [...]
The Path to Control of Congress May Swerve Through Alabama
A House district in Alabama was redrawn to empower Black voters, changing what had been a safe Republican seat into a highly competitive and potential [...]
In the Race for Congress, a Reporter Starts ‘With a Blank Notebook’
Catie Edmondson, who has been covering Capitol Hill for The New York Times since 2018, tries to glean patterns that will determine control of the Hous [...]
Andy Barr’s ‘Vision’ for House Financial Services
"We have serious people working in financial innovation that can create a lot of jobs, generate wealth, cement America even more as the world's financ [...]
In Race for Congress, Republican Election Deniers and Skeptics Seek Swing Seats
G.O.P. candidates in critical House districts have sought to moderate or gloss over their past questioning of the 2020 election results, as well as ha [...]
Biden Urges Congress to Replenish Disaster Relief Funds Quickly
The president said a Small Business Administration program needed to help business owners recover from Hurricane Helene was set to run out of money in [...]
For Congress, Disaster Funding Has Its Own Perils
Congressional leaders deferred a debate over sending federal money to respond to Hurricane Helene until after the election, delaying a potentially mes [...]
U.S. House Democrat Waters Urges Stablecoin Bill Deal
"Under Chair Gensler, the SEC has become a rogue agency," McHenry said. He lamented aggressive SEC crypto enforcement even as the House approved a wid [...]
After Trump Assassination Attempts, Congress Debates Secret Service Funding
Virtually everyone on Capitol Hill agrees that the Secret Service needs to do a better job. But Democrats and Republicans are at odds over whether to [...]
SEC’s Crypto Record Rebuked by Ex-Commissioner, GOP Lawmakers in Hearing
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hammered for two hours in a congressional hearing on Wednesday in which the witness list predominantly [...]
U.S. Republican Lawmakers Say Crypto Legislation Not Yet Off the Table for This Year
Two of the leading U.S. lawmakers seeking crypto oversight legislation, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), are maintainin [...]
Congress Honors U.S. Service Members Killed During Afghanistan Withdrawal
Leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the families of 13 military service members killed during the evacuation, as Republicans seek to use t [...]
Cuomo to Testify to Congress on Nursing Home Deaths During Pandemic
The former New York governor, who has already testified behind closed doors to the Republican-led House panel investigating the coronavirus pandemic, [...]
Second Time’s the Charm? Rematches Could Sway the Fight for Congress.
Candidates in both parties who lost by small margins in 2022 are trying to mount comebacks. Their races could determine which party wins control of th [...]
U.S. House Committee Plans for Heap of Crypto, SEC Hearings in September
The congressional panel, which has oversight over U.S. securities and most financial products, will set a September hearing calendar jammed with crypt [...]