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The three main Republican rivals looking to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren actually believe they have a chance to pull off the seemingly impossible in this impossibly blue state. Several factors give Winchester businessman John Kingston, state Rep. Geoff Diehl of Whitman and Groton's Beth Lindstrom, a longtime Massachusetts Republican Party operative, reason for hope.
On the eve of a crucial Senate vote on regulatory relief, the split in the Democratic caucus over rolling back the Dodd-Frank Act has never been starker. Lawmakers on Tuesday voted 67 to 32 to begin debating the targeted relief bill that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, negotiated with moderate Democrats on the panel.
Ten years after a financial crisis rocked the nation's economy, the Senate is poised to pass legislation that would roll back some of the safeguards Congress put into place to prevent a relapse. The move to alter some key aspects of the Dodd-Frank law has overwhelming Republican support and enough Democratic backing that it's expected to gain the 60 votes necessary to clear the Senate.
Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to Elizabeth Warren as 'Pocahontas' to try to discredit a potential rival in 2020 by calling into question her claims of heritage US Senator Elizabeth Warren is hoping to defuse an issue that has dogged her for years, her claims of Native American heritage, ahead of a possible run for president in 2020. Last month, Warren addressed the National Congress of American Indians, trying to cast her family's story in the larger context of challenges facing native peoples.
The person who was the driving force behind the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the person now running that institution in a different direction, traded barbs on Friday in a series of letters on payday lenders and arbitration. At the end of January, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, along with Rep. Maxine Waters and four other Congressional Democrats wrote acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney on recent actions to benefit payday lenders.
Democratic lawmakers have grown increasingly concerned - and frustrated - over the White House's position on matters of security confidentiality. Last week, President Donald Trump withheld the release of a Democratic House Intelligence Committee memo rebutting one from the Republican side, citing the need for heavy redaction to protect national security interests.
Progressive Texans burst into applause on Friday as Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a women's rights speech with the following rallying cry: "We march with pink pussy hats!" Annie's List, a group that aims to recruit progressive women for office in the Lone Star State, turned to the Massachusetts senator this year to energize its members. Ms. Warren's speech ran the gamut of issues addressed at a nationwide series of Women's March protests held Jan. 20-21.
In this March 19, 2017 file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, takes a selfie with An Yan, of China, while marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Boston. Some polls rank Baker, a Republican in one of the nation's most liberal-leaning states, as the most popular governor in the country.
Nassar has admitted sexually assaulting athletes when he was employed by Michiga... . Judge Rosemarie Aquilina listens to Abigayle Bergeron's victim statement during the sixth day of Larry Nassar's sentencing hearing Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Lansing, Mich.
The last witness to speak at the sentencing hearing for a Michigan sports doctor accused of sexually assaulting women and girls is a Kentucky lawyer who stepped forward in 2016 after USA Gymnastics was accused of... The last witness to speak at the sentencing hearing for a Michigan sports doctor accused of sexually assaulting women and girls is a Kentucky lawyer who stepped forward in 2016 after USA Gymnastics was accused of mishandling complaints. Judge set to sentence Larry Nassar after listening to days of testimony from women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by the Michigan sports doctor.
Judge set to sentence Larry Nassar after listening to days of testimony from women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by the Michigan sports doctor. Judge set to sentence Larry Nassar after listening to days of testimony from women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by the Michigan sports doctor.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Colorado Rep. Jared Polis are leading a bipartisan push urging President Donald Trump to reinstate an Obama-era policy discouraging federal prosecutors from targeting individuals involved in the marijuana trade in states that have legalized the drug. The Democrats and 52 other members of Congress have written a letter dated Thursday to Trump, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions lifted the policy earlier this month.
Jerome Powell has won Senate confirmation to head the U.S. central bank, inheriting an economy on a roll, a booming stock market and unemployment at a 17-year low. He will succeed Janet Yellen, the first woman to serve as Fed chairman, when her term ends on Feb. 3. The position is considered the government's most power economic job.
Congress sped toward reopening the government late Monday as Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assurances that the Senate will soon take up the plight of young immigrant "dreamers" and other contentious issues.
Oprah Winfrey speaks during an interview at "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations" event in New York on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Oprah Winfrey speaks during an interview at "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations" event in New York on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.
In this Nov. 28 file photo, Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Backers of a bill aimed at cracking down on mortgage lending companies targeting veterans say the measure is gaining support. The bill's sponsors - U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Thom Tillis - said Thursday the goal is to protect veterans, particularly those who purchase homes through a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program.
A federal judge ruled late Wednesday in favor of President Donald Trump and the White House over the control of the national financial watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . In a 46-page opinion, Judge Timothy Kelly denied Leandra English , the deputy director of the CFPB, a preliminary injection that would have stopped Mick Mulvaney , Trump's budget director, from taking on a second role as acting director of the agency.
The formula is simple: When the economy accelerates, employers compete for employees and wages increase. I experienced this during my 17 years as CEO of a national quick-service restaurant chain.