Emily Wilkins
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Sen. Warren calls on Yellen, FSOC to do more to shore up regional banks
Warren is sounding alarm bells about the future of regional banks to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and a top advisory group for bank regulators. → Read More
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Plans to Address US Congress In-Person on Wednesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Washington on Wednesday, his first trip outside his country since Russia invaded 10 months ago, with plans to meet President Joe Biden and address Congress in person to rally support from a crucial ally. → Read More
Republicans Vote to Continue Spending Earmarks Next Year
House Republicans voted to keep earmarks for annual spending bills when they take control of the House next year, marking a significant victory for appropriators and swing-district members and a defeat for conservatives intent on reining in spending on pet projects for lawmakers. → Read More
House Democrats Elect Hakeem Jeffries First Black Leader (1)
House Democrats unanimously elected Hakeem Jeffries to be minority leader next year, marking the party’s first change in top leadership in two decades. → Read More
Hakeem Jeffries Makes History as First Black Party Leader in Congress
House Democrats unanimously elected Hakeem Jeffries to be minority leader next year, marking the party’s first change in top leadership in two decades. → Read More
New York’s Jeffries Makes Formal Bid to Lead House Democrats
New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries on Friday formally put himself in the running to become the House Democratic leader as the party undergoes a historic generational shift. → Read More
Nancy Pelosi’s Groundbreaking Tenure Opened Up Doors for Women
The first female speaker of the House announced she will not run again for Democratic leader → Read More
Paul Pelosi Attacker Sought Speaker, Yelling: ‘Where Is Nancy?’
Three hosts, One topic, three takes. "Bloomberg Triple Take" takes one issue affecting global markets and the economy and splits it into three angles. The program hosted by Caroline Hyde, Romaine Bostick and Taylor Riggs uses the power of the Bloomberg Terminal, Bloomberg Intelligence and Bloomberg News to provide analysis and data that can't be found anywhere else. → Read More
Trump’s Blessing Bolsters McCarthy With GOP After Leaked Audio
Most House Republicans rallied around Kevin McCarthy during their first meeting since recordings surfaced of the GOP leader considering telling Donald Trump to resign after the insurrection at the Capitol, but the support wasn’t unanimous even after the former president’s blessing. → Read More
Pelosi Says House ‘Close’ on China Competition, Chips Aid Bill
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House is close to finishing legislation to bolster U.S. competition with China and aid the U.S. semiconductor industry that can be merged with a similar Senate-passed bill, a crucial step toward eventual passage by Congress. → Read More
Democrats Agree to Drop Community College From Biden Plan
Fractious congressional Democrats are getting somewhat closer to agreement on scaling back President Joe Biden’s economic plan, including dropping two years of free community college from the bill. → Read More
Pelosi to Lead Congressional Delegation to Climate Summit
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to international climate talks beginning later this month, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday. → Read More
Biden Tells Progressives He’s Open to Means-Testing Programs
During the virtual meeting, Biden also reiterated that he expects the legislation would eventual fall in the range of $1.9 trillion to $2.2 trillion -- down from the $3.5 trillion originally proposed, the person, who asked for anonymity to discuss the private talks, said. → Read More
Obama frees two Texans from life in prison on drug charges
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama commuted the sentences today of two Texans serving life terms for possession of crack cocaine. The move is part of Obama's larger goal to reduce harsher sentences for crack cocaine users. Jason Hernandez, a McKinney resident, was sentenced in October 1998 ... → Read More
Have a Merry Cruz-mas with coloring books and bumper stickers
WASHINGTON - Still struggling with gifts for loved ones this holiday season? Those George W. Bush ornaments - or rather, the ornaments by the artist known as → Read More
Quico Canseco will try to reclaim seat from Rep. Pete Gallego
Update: this story was updated from its original version WASHINGTON – It’s official. Former Republican Rep. Francisco “Quico” Canseco is making a run for his old seat, filing to run just before the Monday deadline. Canseco served a single term before losing to Rep. Pete Gallego, ... → Read More
White House honors Dallas Theater Center for bringing children to shows
The program has let thousands of area kids watch professional productions, and some entered the industry afterward. → Read More