Manchin blasts anti-fossil fuel agenda amid Russia-Ukraine war: 'Beyond the pale'
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., took the Biden administration to task for its anti-fossil fuel policies, especially in light of the significant role energy plays in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Graham calls to 'destroy' ruble, 'crush the Russian oil and gas sector' in response to Putin aggression
Graham made the call in a tweet thread after Putin’s national address in which he recognized the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic areas of Ukraine.
Senate faces high-stakes budget talks with government shutdown looming
Congress has just a couple of days to avoid a government shutdown.
Schumer says GOP are not offering solutions to fight inflation
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday accused Republicans of being more interested in making speeches about inflation than offering solutions
Republicans to boycott committee vote on Biden Fed nominees
Senate Republicans are accusing Biden Federal Reserve nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin of influence peddling over the approval of a Fed "master account" for a company she worked for after leaving the Obama administration.
Sasse presses Google and Apple on hosting 'PRC mandated spyware' with Olympics app
Sen. Sasse is accusing Google and Apple of facilitating Chinese spyware on their platforms.
Pelosi backs possible union for Capitol Hill staff as workplace horror stories bubble up online
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she would support a union among Capitol Hill staff as an anonymous Instagram account publishes alleged horror stories from working in a variety of offices.
Toomey clashes with Biden Fed nominees on climate, 'left-wing' politics, Dems say attacks lack 'common sense'
Sen. Pat Toomey, the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, warned Thursday that two Biden nominees for financial regulator jobs could abuse the Fed's power.
Biden's FCC pick to face another nomination hearing amid questions over her role in controversial non-profit
President Biden's choice to head the Federal Communications Commission will face another nomination hearing amid controversy.
Biden Fed nominee backed reparations for Black Americans for slavery, discrimination
Lisa Cook, President Biden's latest nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, said repeatedly in recent years that she supports reparations.
Top outside group backing Senate Republicans hauls in over $94M in fundraising last year
The leading outside group backing Senate Republicans as they try to regain control of the Senate in November’s midterm elections says that it set a new fundraising record last year.
Dem Senate candidates campaign on higher federal spending, despite inflation fears
Amid the rising gas and food prices, several Democratic candidates for Senate in 2022 swing states are advocating for more federal spending, particularly on environmental and health care issues.
Biden Fed nominee says regulators should push to 'allocate capital' away from fossil fuels
Just a couple of months after blocking Saule Omarova's nomination to be the comptroller of the currency, Banking Committee Republicans have their next target in Sarah Bloom Raskin.
Pro-Herschel Walker PAC hits Warnock over gas prices, inflation in billboard ads
A super PAC backing Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker is highlighting inflation and high prices in a new attack on Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Veterans rights leader hauled in nearly $1M last quarter in GOP challenge to Sen. Patty Murray
Veterans rights leader and first-time candidate Tiffany Smiley hauled in nearly $1 million last quarter in her GOP challenge to Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state.
As omicron surges, businesses concerned over liability issues
Businesses are concerned they could be liable for staff and visitors that test positive as the spread of COVID-19 remains high.
GOP senators demand SEC investigate Unilever after Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott
GOP senators on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee have demanded answers on whether the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s has violated SEC rules in its Israel boycott.
Sen. Rand Paul explains why he is leaving YouTube
Rand Paul takes on Big Tech censorship, calling YouTube the 'worst' in Big Tech.
Rand Paul quits YouTube, citing censorship
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday launched a boycott against YouTube over what he describes as "almost religious adherence to the edicts of government bureaucrats."
Will small businesses get omicron COVID relief money in 2022? Not without a partisan fight
When Congress comes back in January, the death of the "Build Back Better" bill might create an opening for legislators to address COVID relief for small businesses.

















