Thursday, April 18, 2024

Tag: Elizabeth Warren

Warren demands probe into bank failures, urges Biden to fire Powell

Jerome Powell "has failed," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "I don't think he should be Chairman of the Federal Reserve."

Sanders-Warren plan would tax the rich to increase social security by...

"Right now, a Wall Street CEO who makes $30 million pays the same amount into Social Security as someone who makes $160,000 a year," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Our bill puts an end to that absurdity."

‘Lawless and reckless’: Warren condemns Fifth Circuit attack on CFPB

"If it stands, it will go down in history as one of the most anti-consumer court rulings in history."

New Warren bill would empower Feds to crack down on corporate...

"Corporations have price gouged consumers for extra profits—and gotten away with it—for too long."

Warren warns ‘corporate vultures’ are circling Medicare on Biden’s watch

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday joined physicians and dozens of her House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden administration to immediately halt...

Taking aim at predatory equity firms, Warren leads bill to ‘stop...

"Private equity firms get rich off of stripping assets from companies, loading them up with a bunch of debt, and then leaving workers, consumers, and whole communities in the dust."

Warren demands DeJoy resign or be removed after probe shows USPS...

“We know Louis DeJoy is sabotaging the Postal Service—and our investigation reveals his scheming has slowed the delivery of mail-order prescription drugs, threatening health risks for millions of Americans during a pandemic.”

Leading demand for IG probe, Warren accuses Trump and new postmaster...

Are there potential conflicts of interest?

Warren demands investigation into Trump’s coronavirus response, saying he put ‘political...

“Americans should not have to wonder whether their lives are being put at risk by the president’s concern for his political prospects amidst a public health and economic calamity.”

Warren says by backing protests, Trump is ‘trying to turn this...

"Trump is *literally* trying to incite violence in states across the country. It's despicable how low he’ll sink to score political points."

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Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South

As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.

Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...

This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.

New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality

This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.

Missouri Republican Attorney General Bailey sues Media Matters using consumer law to censor the...

An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.