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Terra’s stablecoin flop raises questions about regulatory role
The plunge in the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD is sparking debate among lawmakers over what, or how much, the government should do.
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The plunge in the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD is sparking debate among lawmakers over what, or how much, the government should do.
Ron Wyden of Oregon and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut tested positive for COVID-19. Their return cleared the path for two votes Tuesday, to invoke cloture and confirm Cook.
Rep. Alex Mooney defeated fellow Republican Rep. David McKinley, who angered Donald Trump by supporting a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Critics of the SEC say the agency is overreaching its authority in proposing standards for climate emissions.
Alito Jr.’s draft in a case about a Mississippi abortion law indicates there are enough votes for the Supreme Court to overturn the Roe v.
Donald S. Beyer Jr., a Ways and Means Democrat whose family owns dealerships across Northern Virginia, is another co-sponsor. Another Ways and Means member, Rep.
Ron Wyden of Oregon and Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut tested positive for COVID-19.
President Biden announced $800 million in new military aid to Ukraine, but some in Congress want him to do more.
Matt Cartwright, chairman of the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations subcommittee, said at a markup of that C-J-S spending bill that it was not accurate to say that it was defunding the police, since
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J. said he was pleased to see so many of the announced sanctions match what was in contained in legislation (S 3488) he previously wrote.
Mike Rounds, R-S-D., changed his “no” vote to “present” to pair with Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M, who would have voted in favor of the nomination.
Black and Latino candidates in some of the most high-profile races dominated the list of top fundraisers in 2022's fourth quarter.
The E.U.’s climate target names its baseline as 1990, when emissions from the bloc peaked.
Baltimore’s police commissioner, Michael S. Harrison, said he was “disappointed” the bill did not include the expanded firearm provision.
Republicans are opposing Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin over her views on the financial risks of human-caused climate change.
Fund managers including the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island and Perpetual Ltd.’s Trillium Asset Management, together with foundations such as the Unitarian Universalist Association and
Representatives of pension investment groups worry a Labor Department proposal about ESG investment would open them up to lawsuits.
Losing can often breed more losing. Washington Democrats are on a remarkable losing streak, with few clear answers on how to get a win.
At first, McConnell and Schumer discussed attaching the provision to the fiscal 2022 defense authorization measure (S 1605), but that plan ran into pushback from Republicans who didn’t want to tie
Rep. Jim McGovern says the late Sens. Bob Dole and George McGovern demonstrated what Congress can do to end hunger.