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Senate stablecoin vote outcome uncertain, after key Democrats back out
The Senate will hold a key vote on a landmark crypto regulation package on Thursday. Dubbed the GENIUS Act, the bill will require 60 votes to advance to the Senate floor for final passage. The GENIUS Act aims to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, or digital assets that are pegged to the value of […]
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Senate Democrats ask SEC to probe Trump and others for potential market manipulation in tariff pause
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Agriculture secretary, during her Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of Senate Democrats on Friday asked the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
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Trump funding freeze challenged in lawsuit by nonprofits, small business group
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as reporters ask questions aboard Air Force One during a flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Miami, Florida, U.S., January 25, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Non-profit groups and a small-business organization filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a judge to temporarily block a funding freeze ordered by the […]
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ahead of a session on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet […]
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Trump tells Republicans to shut down government if hardline voter ID bill gets cut from spending bill
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 6, 2024. David Dee Delgado | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said congressional Republicans should pursue a government shutdown if they cannot attach a hardline voting bill […]
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Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024. Marco Bello | Reuters As the 2024 U.S. elections reach their home stretch, crypto companies are opening their wallets to try and influence the results. Nearly half of all the corporate money flowing into […]
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Schumer says a crypto bill can pass Senate this year; key Dems join ‘Crypto4Harris’ call
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presents US Vice President Kamala Harris with a “golden gavel” after she cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a Vice President, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 5, 2023. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]
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New AI deepfake porn monthly bill would require huge tech to law enforcement and remove images
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) addresses a news convention on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 6, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to handle the growth in deepfake AI pornographic visuals, which have qualified anyone from stars to substantial college students. Now, a new bill will seek to […]
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Senate passes reauthorization of a critical U.S. surveillance method right after midnight deadline
Following its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance legislation following divisions in excess of no matter whether the FBI must be restricted from applying the program to research for Americans’ knowledge almost pressured the statute to lapse. The laws authorized 60-34 with bipartisan help would lengthen for two […]
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Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny dies, Russian media says; Ukraine withdraws some troops from Avdiivka, sends in elite unit
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons: ‘In the next front against Russia, it will be Americans on the front lines’ The U.S. faces the prospect of direct combat with Russia if it fails to provide continued financial and military support for forces on the ground in Ukraine, U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons said Friday. Calling for bipartisan […]
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