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McConnell Suffered Concussion After D.C. Fall—Will Stay Hospitalized A ‘Few’ Days, Spokesman Says
Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suffered a concussion during a fall at a D.C. hotel Wednesday night that will require him to remain in the hospital “for a few days of observatio...
Norfolk Southern CEO Says Safety Standards ‘Were Not Enough’ As Senate Grills Him On Ohio Derailment
Topline Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said Thursday he was “deeply sorry” for the impact of the derailment of a train carrying toxic materials last month in East Palestine, Ohio, and conceded the tra...
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw to testify before Senate panel
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw will tell a U.S. Senate panel Thursday how he plans to “make it right” after one of the company’s trains derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. ...
Senate Overturns D.C. Crime Bill—Marking The First Time In Decades It’s Overruled D.C. Local Law
Topline The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reverse a local Washington, D.C. law focused on criminal justice reforms—an unusual show of force by the federal government over the city’s l...
Starbucks CEO Schultz—Under Fire For Labor Conflicts—Agrees To Testify Before Senate Panel After Subpoena Threat
Topline Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will voluntarily testify before a Senate committee later this month, Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday—avoiding a subpoena from lawmakers investig...
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz agrees to testify at Senate hearing after subpoena threat
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (L), Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has agreed to testify in a U.S. Senate hearing about the coffee chain’...
One Year After Russia Mega Sanctions, Senate Asks ‘Can We Do Same To China?’
Washington is not short of Russia and China hawks. The Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 28 asked … [+] —how can the U.S. sanction China like we are Russia? Photo by Valery SHARIFULIN / Sputnik /...
US Senate Poised to Greenlight Bill Advocating for TikTok Ban
The US Congress is readying a votable bill to pave the way for a broader ban on TikTok to reduce Chinese control of US data. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee looks to implement legislation that ...
Fetterman ‘On A Path To Recovery,’ But Still Hospitalized
Topline Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) remains in a Washington D.C. area hospital and is “on a path to recovery,” the first-term senator’s team announced Monday afternoon, after Fetterman was hospitali...
Montana Senate Passes Bill Protecting Crypto Miners
The legislation also takes power from local governments, preventing them from moving against at-home mining or retroactively using zoning laws to shut down active operations. “These protections,...
Senate makes move to protect miners – Cryptopolitan
The state of Montana is making progress in securing the rights of cryptocurrency miners in the region. Following the introduction of a new bill, the Montana Senate has moved to ban unfair regulations ...
Crypto Policy: Kenyan Senate Ready to Engage Central Bank
– Advertisement – The Kenyan Senate’s Information, Communication and Technology committee has said it is ready to engage the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and other stakeholders in shaping t...
Kenyan Senate Ready to Engage Central Bank – Bitcoin News
The Kenyan Senate’s Information, Communication and Technology committee has said it is ready to engage the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and other stakeholders in shaping the country’s policy towards cr...
Montana State Senate Passes New Bill To Protect Crypto Miner’s Rights
With the crypto industry evolving, several entities still have different views on the ecosystem. While some believe it’s all a scam, some see the great potential and believe the industry has a bright ...
Congress Needs To Act On Crypto But The Senate Is Way Behind
Businessman is holding a bitcoin as part of a business network, Cryptocurrency blockchain … [+] connection, Technology and financial investment background concept. getty On February 8th, the Hou...
Illinois Senator Robert Peters Introduced The Senate Bill
An unworkable bill to ban blockchain immutability is introduced in Illinois. A lawyer described this bill as “the most unworkable state law” that is related to crypto and blockchain. Earlier this mont...
Senate Banking Committee Sees More Storm Clouds After FTX Collapse
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Senate Banking Committee held a largely quiet affair on Tuesday with a panel of professors well-versed in financial regulatio...
Senate Hearing: “Overreach Could Set Us Back By a Decade”
The first congressional crypto-focused hearing of the year concluded Tuesday without a clear path forward for digital asset regulation. Senators mostly touted their respective party lines, with Democr...
What Senate Meeting Holds This Time for Crypto & Financial Crimes?
Yesterday’s meeting of the Senate panel made decisions after hours of discussions on crypto and crimes relating to digital assets. What all points were discussed by the Sen. Sherrod Brown at the meet...
Moderna CEO Bancel will testify before Senate on Covid vaccine price hike
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will testify before the Senate health committee in March over the company’s plans to hike the price of its Covid-19 vaccine. Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the health ...
FAA tells Senate it will avoid repeat of NOTAM outage
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Ima...
Senate Republican drafting proof-of-reserve legislation
Policy • February 15, 2023, 10:46AM EST Published 16 hours and 30 minutes earlier on Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is drafting legislation to require digital asset exchanges and custodians operating in th...
Lawmakers Consider Whether Taxpayers Should Foot The Bill For Remote State Workers
Woman working home writing and taking notes at the beach getty American workers are becoming fond of flexible work schedules—but are we willing to foot the bill for them? That’s a question currently p...
Senate Seeks Clarity on Cryptocurrency Regulations in ‘Crypto Cash’ Hearing
On 14 Feb, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to discuss the recent “crypto crash” and proposed new regulatory safeguards for the cryptocurrency industry. Skeptical members of the committee h...
Senate Confirms President Joe Biden’s 100th Judicial Nomination—Outpacing Trump
Topline The Senate confirmed Gina Méndez-Miró as a district judge in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, President Joe Biden’s 100th confirmed judicial nominee, in a vote that marks a milestone for the president ...
Mississippi Senate Pass Bill To Legalize Cryptocurrency Mining
Lawmakers in the American state of Mississippi have enacted a law that legalizes cryptocurrency mining and protects the rights of cryptocurrency miners. The bill, called the Mississippi Digital Asset...
Mississippi State Senate Passes Bill to Protect Crypto Miners
The Mississippi Digital Asset Mining Act was approved by the state senate on February 8, 2019, bringing the state of Mississippi, which is located in the United States, one step closer to safeguarding...
John Fetterman Discharged From Hospital After 2 Days—Will Return To Senate Monday, Office Says
Topline Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) was discharged from a D.C. hospital Friday afternoon after being admitted Wednesday for lightheadedness, according to a spokesman, in the latest health scare for ...
China ‘Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher’, Deputy Secretary Of State Warns Senate
In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, … [+] just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it...
Mississippi Senate passes bill to protect cryptocurrency miners from discrimination
The American state of Mississippi is one step closer to protecting the rights of cryptocurrency miners after the state Senate passed the Mississippi Digital Asset Mining Act on Feb. 8. There is a comp...