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Why Biden’s billionaire minimum income tax may be a tough sell
Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., talks to reporters in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden has proposed a new tax on the ultra-wealthy as part of his 2023 federal budget, ...
World Events Demand Congress Reset Administration F-35 Cuts
OGDEN, UT: A F-35 fighter jet on a training mission (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) Getty Images Speaking to a joint session of Congress on March 16, Ukrainian President Zelensky issued an emotion...
Biden Receives Second Booster Shot And Calls On Congress To Pass Emergency Covid Funding
Topline President Joe Biden received a second booster shot against Covid-19 on camera on Wednesday, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendation for Americans 50 and...
Biden warns U.S. won’t have enough Covid vaccine shots without aid from Congress
U.S. President Joe Biden receives a second coranavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination after delivering remarks on COVID-19 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium ...
Congress Is Discussing a Digital Dollar Pilot. It’s Not What You Think
In brief The ECASH Act seeks to pilot a digital dollar led by the Treasury Department. The electronic currency would not use digital ledger technology. Quick. What’s the first thing you know abo...
Members of Congress Introduce “E-Cash” Bill
Key Takeaways Congressional Representatives have introduced a bill that call upon the Treasury to prepare a digital dollar E-Cash. E-Cash is meant to preserve privacy and operate without needing acces...
With Russia War On The Brain, Could Congress Levy A Kill Shot To DeFi?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley … [+] ahead of the State of the Union address on March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Win McNamee, Poo...
Majority Senators In U.S. Congress Are Pro-Crypto Says SkyBridge Director
Republican and Democrat senators appear to be setting aside political differences to collaborate over crypto regulation, according to Kristin Smith, Independent Director at hedge fund SkyBridge Capita...
Behind the bipartisan crypto bill that’s coming to Congress
Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis is delivering on her promise to get a cryptocurrency bill to Congress this year. The staunch Bitcoin supporter representing the state of Wyoming won’t be alone in her...
Cannabis Stocks Are Surging Ahead Of House Vote On Marijuana Legalization Next Week
Topline Shares of cannabis companies jumped on Friday, capping off a week of monumental gains after the House of Representatives said it will soon vote on a bill to decriminalize marijuana—and althoug...
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis raise over $34 million for Ukraine aid
Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis attend the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics at Dodger Stadium on April 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Jayne Kamin-oncea | Getty...
Congress group calls SEC crypto enforcement into question
Eight members of Congress, from both sides of the house, have written a joint letter to the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) calling into question its authority and approach on crypto assets. ...
Will Congress Members‘ accusation of oppressing Crypto firms on SEC make any loss for the agency?
Discussion over crypto regulation ignited once again when the first Executive Order about the handling of digital assets signed by President Biden was signed recently. Amidst the situation, Multiple U...
Here’s Why Congress Should Pass The Food Donation Improvement Act
Approximately 40% of food in the U.S. is wasted, and the U.S. spends $408 billion each year processing, transporting, storing, and disposing of food that’s never eaten. Meanwhile food insecurity is ex...
Key Allies Buy New F-35s As Pentagon Cuts Program
Time For Congress to debate the F-35 value proposition U.S. Department of Defense As the Cold War faded, the U.S. took a big gamble that the nation would need the advanced F-35 Lightning II fighter-bo...
Congress members concerned SEC stifling innovation with crypto scrutiny
In a bipartisan letter put forward by Republican Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer, a cohort of Congress members has written to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, challengin...
Congress Members Challenge SEC Over Crypto Probes
Key Takeaways Eight members of U.S. Congress have written to Gary Gensler to ask about the SEC’s information requests to crypto firms. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) said that he had received tips...
V2B Labs Opens the Gateway for Vietnamese Blockchain After 9th Global Blockchain Congress
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] 2 days of the 9th GBC have been over with many stories to tell. Creator Platform – the first project by V2B Labs is honored to participate in this event as the...
Zelensky Calls For Congress To ‘Remember’ 9/11 And Pearl Harbor In Appeal For Further Aid
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addresses Congress on Wednesday. POOL/AFP via Getty Images March 16, 2022 9:18 AM EST Z...
Bipartisan lawmakers push for IRS answers on problems facing taxpayers
Signage outside the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of bipartisan lawmakers is pressing the IRS for answers on lingering is...
‘Shark Tank’s’ O’Leary Lobbies Congress for Sen. Lummis’ New Crypto Bill
Sen. Lummis, long a bitcoin (BTC) hodler, has been working on the “comprehensive” bill since at least 2021. A senior aide for the senator told CoinDesk in December the bill would call for the creation...
Rep. Brad Sherman files bill in Congress on Russian sanctions and crypto
advertisement A member of Congress has filed new legislation on crypto and Russian financial sanctions. Public records show that Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) submitted the measure on March 13. The bill...
Start Up Proposal Struggling To Make It Through Congress
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 01: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address flanked … [+] by Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a joi...
Cash-rich states are slashing taxes amid revenue windfalls
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images And this year, at least a dozen states have made cuts or are eyeing reductions, including both temporary and permanent measures, according to the Tax Foundation. While the...
Congress Has Become More Polarized, With GOP Moving Further Rightward, Study Finds
Topline Congress is more polarized than at any other point in the past 51 years, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of voting behavior indicating that, while both parties have moved further f...