Tag: Senates
U.S. Senate’s Warren Warns National Security Chiefs About Iranian Bitcoin (BTC) Mining
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the most prominent critics of cryptocurrency hazards, warned the top military and financial officials tha [...]
Here’s What’s in the Senate’s $118 Billion Ukraine and Border Deal
Tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine would be tied to an immigration crackdown under legislation that faces a test vote in the Senate this we [...]
U.S. Senate’s Banking Chairman Says Panel to ‘Crack Down’ on Crypto’s Terrorism Ties
"On this committee, we have a unique role to play, working to understand the financing behind Hamas’s attacks, so we can work to cut off funding for t [...]
The Senate’s Dianne Feinstein Question
When an ailing Senator Dianne Feinstein asked in April to be temporarily replaced on the Judiciary Committee so Democrats could continue the panel’s w [...]
U.S. Senate’s Warren Calls for Crackdown on ‘Sham’ Crypto Audits
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), which is authorized and overseen by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and funde [...]
Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillibrand Are the Senate’s Biggest Crypto Regulations Cheerleaders – Most Influential 2022
Lummis in particular has been a long-time fan of bitcoin. She told CoinDesk she first bought bitcoin in 2013, when the price was around $320, and has [...]
After Months at Arm’s Length, Senate’s Brown Opens Door for Crypto Legislation
of crypto asset entities’ activities,” Brown argued in his letter, which highlighted the findings of a report from the Financial Stability Oversight C [...]
Cortez Masto, the Senate’s Most At-Risk Democrat, Fights to Hang On in Nevada
Widely considered the most endangered Democratic incumbent in the nation, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is battling for survival in a race that may d [...]
Senate’s Toomey Says He’s Seeking Bipartisan Support for Stablecoin Effort
"The first place where we should be able to find common ground, and I actually think in many cases are close, is to chart a path forward for clear and [...]
What’s in the Senate’s new bipartisan gun control bill
The Senate passed a bipartisan package on gun safety Thursday night, ending a nearly 26-year impasse on the issue in the wake of a recent streak of [...]
Here’s What Is In the Senate’s Gun Bill — And What Was Left Out
WASHINGTON — The Senate is debating a bipartisan bill aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people, the product of a compromise that cou [...]
Here’s what is in the Senate’s gun bill — and what was left out.
WASHINGTON — The Senate is debating a bipartisan bill aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people, the product of a compromise that cou [...]
Gun Talks Put Senate’s Tattered Credibility on the Line
After a string of Democratic failures on marquee issues, Senator Chuck Schumer’s decision to give bipartisan gun talks time is a test of the Senate — [...]
The Senate’s doomed vote on abortion rights, explained
In March, a Senate vote on an abortion rights bill failed 46-48. This week, lawmakers are about to take the same vote, and ultimately get a similar [...]
The Senate’s Covid-19 funding bill falls short on vaccines
Another surge of Covid-19 seems nearly inevitable — whether sooner, from the BA.2 omicron variant, or later, when the next winter with its widely e [...]