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What Would Everett Dirksen Think of Congress, and $40 Billion for Ukraine?
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” The previous quip is associated with 20th century GOP powerhouse Everett Dirksen, but it’s likely apocrypha. Whether a rea...
Congress Picks Populism Over Increased Supply With Price Gouging Legislation
WASHINGTON – APRIL 26: U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reacts as he leaves a news conference on … [+] high gasoline prices at a gas station on Capitol Hill April 26, 2006 in Washington, ...
Congress Is Causing Rising Regulatory Burdens. That Needs Fixing
Mid-terms are approaching, and that means market-oriented policy groups, classical liberals, libertarians and others will resume the tradition of dusting off, polishing and updating optimistic reform ...
Even Most Republicans Don’t Want Congress To Ban Abortion Nationwide, Poll Finds
Topline A majority of Americans—including slightly more than half of Republicans—are opposed to Congress passing legislation that would ban abortion nationwide, a new CBS News/YouGov poll found, as Re...
Biden calls Congress to pass major Ukraine aid package before new Covid funding
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Rose Garden event at the White House in Washington, May 9, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden urged Congress on Monday to quickly app...
U.S. will limit Covid vaccines to high-risk people this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more funding
The U.S. will have to limit the next generation of Covid vaccines this fall to individuals at the highest risk of getting seriously sick from the virus if Congress fails to approve funding to purchase...
Marjorie Taylor Greene To Remain On Midterm Ballot
Topline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will be allowed to run in the November midterms, after Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) on Friday followed an administrative judge’s ...
Here’s Where Abortion Rights Will Be On The Midterm Ballot In November
Topline Abortion rights could become a pivotal issue in the November midterm elections if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this summer—as it may be poised to do, according to a draft opinion ob...
Republicans Will Try To Ban Abortion Nationwide If Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade, Report Reveals
Topline The fight over abortion restrictions could soon go from statehouses to Capitol Hill, as the Washington Post reports Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion rights activists are working to enact...
As Congress weighs digital wallet regulation, focus turns to electronic cash proposal
As Congress weighed US rules for digital wallets on Thursday, lawmakers were particularly keen on the roles of data privacy and consumer protections. The hearing focused heavily on Representative Ste...
Cryptocurrency group lobbies Congress against bills that target Russian oligarchs
The Blockchain Association has been campaigning against two bills intended to reduce the utilization of cryptographic money as a method for avoiding sanctions Experts opine that digital currencies sho...
U.S. EB-5 Investor Immigrant Program Facing Serious Challenge
Foreign investors may abandon the U.S. if the regional center EB-5 program is not expeditiously … [+] re-established. getty The U.S. EB-5 regional center program has endured a lot of setbacks ov...
Panama Congress Passes Crypto Regulation Bill
Panama’s legislature voted 38 in favour, 2 abstentions, and none against a bill to legalize the use of cryptocurrencies on Thursday, Reuters reported on April 28. The bill proposes that people can use...
The FTX US Proposal That Shook Congress And The Crypto Derivatives World
On March he Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has requested public comment on a proposal from FTX US to modify their Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license. to offer margin trading ...
U.S. Congress Members Own About $1.8M Worth of Crypto Assets, Raises Concerns
Recent data from 2iQ Research showed that more than 20 members of the United States Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have invested approximately $1.8 million directly in crypto assets or indi...
FinCEN Needs More Oversight But Congress Needs To Fix The Bank Secrecy Act
Natalie Edwards leaves Federal court Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in New York. Edwards, a senior … [+] official at the department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN,...
Veteran Futures Trader Peter Brandt Calls Congress to Stop Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
– Advertisement – Musk’s Twitter acquisition will affect the rights of the New York Times and NBC. While news of Twitter’s acceptance to sell itself to Tesla’s Elon Musk has brought enormo...
Supreme Court rejects SALT limit challenge from New York, New Jersey
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court h...
Crypto framework in place as Brazil Congress gears up for a change
Cryptocurrency in the Brazilian Congress is attempting to endorse a legitimate framework The defenders of the different regulation ventures were introduced in the Senate and the Congress They will l...
Brazilian Congress Aims to Pass Unified Crypto Framework in Coming Months – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Brazilian Congress is trying to approve a cryptocurrency legal framework before the end of Q2. According to reports from local media, The proponents of the different law projects presented in the ...
US Congress eyes e-cash as an alternative to CBDC
On March 11, United States President Joe Biden issued an executive order in which he encouraged the Federal Reserve to continue research on a prospective U.S. central bank digital currency, or CBDC. T...
Who should address Stablecoin Regulations, Biden Administration or Congress?
Stablecoins have encountered 500% development since October 2021 Many are confused as to whether the dollar-pegged asset should fall under the umbrella of existing rules Liberals are separated on whe...
Ted Cruz Trolls Mr. T Covid-19 Face Mask Tweet, Here’s The Reaction
On Wednesday, Mr. T tweeted out, “I just received my 2nd Moderna booster vaccine, and I feel good! I … [+] am still going to wear my mask and keep my distance because the virus ain’t over, Fool!...
Gasoline, Price Gouging, War, The Economy, (And The Midterm Election)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR FOSSIL FREE MEDIA – Protesters stand outside the Rayburn House Office … [+] Building holding a Big Oil is Profiteering from War sign before the start of a House Energ...
Watch Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speak live on the global financial system
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies Wednesday before the House Financial Ser...
Which Classic Tax Strategies Are At Risk In A Democratic Congress?
You may be counting on the step-up, Roth conversions and donor-advised funds. But politicians could snatch these goodies away. AOC’s gala hoopla (Photo by Mike Coppola) Getty Images Billionaires...
Tanaka 2022: A Crypto Advocate Runs for Congress
Key Takeaways Greg Tanaka is a crypto advocate running for Congress in the upcoming midterm elections. Tanaka believes in championing “legislation for the digital age” and says he wants to...
Fuel Dictators And Climate Change, Or Help Americans Drive Electric
President Biden’s brave decision to halt Russian oil and natural gas imports in response to the unprovoked Ukraine invasion shows the United States stands in solidarity with democracies everywhere. Bu...
FTX Exchange’s Proposal Becomes the Focus of CFTC Chair’s Hearing in Congress
Rostin Behnam, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), was at a hearing tagged “The State of the CFTC” with the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday, March 31, and one of t...