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Biden Calls For Assault Weapons Ban On 10th Anniversary Of Sandy Hook Massacre
Topline President Joe Biden argued lawmakers have taken too long to address gun violence in the U.S. and called for an assault weapons ban in a statement on the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elem...
White House silent on whether it will return $5.2M in donations from SBF
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has declined to answer questions from a reporter on whether United States President Joe Biden will return the $5.2 million in campaign donations previous...
SBF Built A House Of Cards, Says SEC Chair
The Securities and Exchange Commission, chairperson, Gary Gensler charged FTX’s former CEO Sam Bankman Fried with indulging in fraudulent activity. Garry Gensler slams SBF over defrauding customers an...
Billionaire Guo Guangchang’s Lanvin Fashion House To Start Trading In New York As SPAC Deal Approved
Pedestrians walk past a Lanvin boutique in Tokyo, Japan. getty Lanvin Group—controlled by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang’s Fosun International—will start trading in New York on Thursday after shar...
White House Calls Musk’s Tweets About Fauci ‘Incredibly Dangerous’ And ‘Disgusting’
Topline The White House press secretary called Twitter and Tesla head Elon Musk’s tweets attacking National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci “disgusting” and “extrem...
SBF misses the Senate hearing but promises to testify to the House: Law Decoded
Welcome to Law Decoded, your weekly digest of all the major developments in the field of regulation. So, Sam Bankman-Fried, public enemy number one, won’t appear in front of Senators on Dec. 14, as he...
Sam Bankman-Fried says he will testify before the US House Financial Services Committee remotely
Continuing his so-called apology tour, Sam Bankman-Fried appeared on a Twitter Space with Unusual Whales and told nearly 60,000 listeners that he intends to testify at the United States House of Repre...
Young Voters’ Support For Democrats Slipped This Year, Poll Finds
Topline Democrats’ narrow loss of the House may have been partially influenced by declining enthusiasm among younger voters, Associated Press data released Monday suggests, finding that while a majori...
The White House Thinks BTC Has Just Boosted Crime
According to White House officials, bitcoin – though it has its benefits – has increased ransomware cases across the country. The White House Isn’t Confident in BTC A White House spokesperson (who rem...
SBF ‘willing’ to testify at House hearing on the FTX collapse
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has indicated that he’s willing to testify at a United States House hearing into the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Bankman-Fried controversially missed the ...
SBF To Be Arrested During House Testimony Visit To The U.S.?
After days of drama and multiple exchange of tweets, Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, has finally announced that he is willing to testify at a hearing held by the United States Senate in orde...
Sam Bankman-Fried Testify Before House Committee On Dec. 13
Sam Bankman-Fried News: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said he is willing to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on December 13. However, he said there would be limitations...
SBF Willing to Testify Before US House Committee of Financial Services Next Week
The former CEO of FTX – Sam Bankman-Fried – said he is “willing” to testify before the relevant US authorities on December 13. He vowed to shed more light on the reasons behind his exchange’s collapse...
Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Willing’ to Testify Before House Financial Services Committee
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, announced today that he is willing to testify before the House Financial Services Committee. “I still do not have access to mu...
Bankman-Fried says he’s willing to testify before US House Committee
Cryptocurrency news continues to be punctuated by developments around FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The latest this time is that he will testify at the United States House Committee on Fin...
These 7 GOP House Members Voted Against Same-Sex Marriage Protections After Backing Them In July
Topline The Respect for Marriage Act passed the House on Thursday in a bipartisan 258-169 vote, but the legislation earned eight fewer Republican votes than an earlier version of the bill did in July,...
Billionaire Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Worked To Silence Sexual Misconduct Accusers, House Report Alleges
Topline A congressional probe released Thursday alleged Dan Snyder, the billionaire owner of the NFL’s Washington Commanders, oversaw a campaign of intimidation to prevent the release of information d...
Madison Cawthorn Fined $15,000 for Crypto Promotion by House Panel
David Madison Cawthorn, an American politician is being troubled by the House of Ethics Committee as they directed him to pay more than $15,000 in fines and fees. The reason for the fine is that he en...
House Passes Same-Sex Marriage Protections, Sending Legislation To Biden’s Desk
Topline The House approved the Respect for Marriage Act that would require the federal government to offer benefits to same-sex married couples and instruct states to recognize the unions in a 258-169...
House Financial Services Chief Waters Not Planning to Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried: Report
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) told a group of Democrats that she doesn’t plan to subpoena former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to testify at a hearing on the crypt...
Pro-fintech Republican McHenry officially named next House Financial Services chair
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., has been named the next chair of the House Financial Services Committee. The House Republican Steering Committee, which determines committee leadership positions, m...
House committee weighing subpoena for Sam Bankman-Fried
Senior members of the House Financial Services Committee are weighing a subpoena to compel embattled former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to testify, though little time remains to enforce one during this ...
Republican Infighting Complicates McCarthy’s Quest For House Speaker—Here’s What Could Actually Happen
Topline Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)’s once-firm prospects of claiming the gavel have fallen on shaky ground as the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, eyeing a power play under a slimmer-than-expected...
US House Investigators Say Rep. Cawthorn Improperly Promoted Crypto Token
The investigators, noting Cawthorn’s waning time as a member of Congress, said they couldn’t agree on a sanction and suggested the admonishment of the report would be sufficient. The committee directe...
Cawthorn violated ethics rules around ‘LGB Coin,’ House Ethics Committee says
The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee has ordered Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., to pay more than $15,000 in punitive donations and fines as a result of his violation of congressional and...
Hard-Right Rep. Andy Biggs To Oppose McCarthy For House Speakership—Could Cause Historic Floor Showdown
Topline Conservative firebrand Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) announced Tuesday he will challenge Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the House speakership when the GOP takes control of t...
Chairwoman of House Financial Services Committee Says SBF Has No Excuse To Skip Scheduled Testimony
– Advertisement – Top U.S. Lawmaker Calls Out SBF For Planning to Delay A Testimony on FTX Fall. Following former FTX CEO SBF’s announcement that he would only testify on the FTX collaps...
U.S. House Committee says SBF has sufficient knowledge to testify
Chairwoman of the US House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters tweeted on Dec. 5 that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has sufficient knowledge to testify before Congress on Dec. 13. .@SBF_FTX, B...
US House committee chair pushes back against SBF’s excuse to potentially delay testimony
Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House Financial Services Committee, has called out former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for announcing on social media he intended to testify after “learning and ...
I sold my late mother’s home for $250,000. I make $80,000 and have $220,000 in student debt. I want to buy a house. Should I use all my inheritance for a down payment?
My mom passed away, and left me her house, which I just sold and will net $250,000. I’m 41 years old with no real retirement savings. I make $80,000 a year, and I am maxing out contributions to my emp...