Tag: Congress
Congress Presses Health Insurance Regulators on ‘Troubling’ Billing Tactics
Lawmakers are zeroing in on MultiPlan, a firm that has helped insurers cut payments while sometimes leaving patients with large bills.
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Crypto-backed Candidate Ansari Narrowly Wins Arizona Congressional Primary By 39 Votes
Another crypto fan is likely to arrive in Congress next year, with Yassamin Ansari winning her Democratic primary race in Arizona by a scant 39 votes, [...]
In Chicago, Democrats Are Newly Hopeful They Can Win the Fight for Congress
As they gather to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris, top Democrats say their candidates — who they feared would be dragged to defeat by P [...]
Tim Walz’s Voting Record Kept Him in Congress for 12 Years
The congressional voting record of the Democrat nominee for vice president shows his liberal streak, but with a deference to a conservative district’s [...]
Crypto Industry Tries to Tally Final Wins As U.S. Congressional Primaries Wind Down
After a very tight victory last week in Arizona that's now facing a recount, the cryptocurrency industry's political forces are shifting their attenti [...]
Crypto Candidate in Arizona Is Winning (So Far) Despite Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Headwinds
But the race between Democrats Ansari and Raquel Terán, who'd been endorsed by leading crypto critic Warren, has come down to a 67-vote gap almost a w [...]
Trump’s Talk of Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve for the U.S. Leaves Industry Waiting for More Details
"For the U.S. to institute Bitcoin as a strategic reserve will similarly require further work including determining how much should be held as a reser [...]
Aides in Congress Create Dissent Channel to Protest Support for Israel
An anonymous group of junior staff members has modeled its effort on an internal State Department messaging system, hoping to create an outlet for cal [...]
Democratic Crypto Supporters Call for Crypto-Friendly Party Platform
Lawmakers including Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.), Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and others signed the letter r [...]
Assessing Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
Some of his remarks have been disputed by human rights groups, and others are unverifiable or lacked context. Here’s a closer look.
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Netanyahu’s Speech to the U.S. Congress: The Takeaways
Here are six takeaways from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to U.S. lawmakers.
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Protesters Denounce Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress and Some Clash With Police
Thousands of peaceful protesters gathered west of the Capitol, and smaller breakoff groups clashed with the police nearby and outside Union Station. F [...]
Netanyahu Defends Israel in Speech to Congress
The speech by Israel’s leader was almost as notable as anything he said as criticism of the country’s war in Gaza grows.
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FBI Director Testifying Before Congress Over Trump Rally Shooting
It is unclear whether the F.B.I. will share new details during the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, but the bureau has been forthcoming w [...]
Netanyahu Will Address Congress. Harris and Some Democrats Won’t Be There.
A boycott by some Democrats of the Israeli prime minister’s speech will highlight the deep anger within the party’s base about his conduct of the war [...]