Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will be gifting donations received from former Silicon Valley Bank CEO and the institution's PAC to charities, just days after federal regulators shut down the bank. A source who knew of the matter told CNBC that Schumer would be giving donations received from former Silicon Bank Valley CEO Greg...
The Michigan Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to repeal the state’s right-to-work law that allows employees in unionized jobs to opt out of membership and paying dues in a victory for organized labor, sending the bill to the state House. The bill, which narrowly passed along party lines in a 20-17 vote, would remove...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week waded into the debate over U.S. involvement in the war between Russia and Ukraine, saying further American entanglement in the war is not in the country’s “vital national interests.” “While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our...
I worked on Capitol Hill and in state houses across the country for years, before a seemingly benign OxyContin prescription for pain sent me into a decade-long tailspin that nearly ended my life. If I had not been able to access medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment with buprenorphine, I would not be here...
Sen. Sherrod Brown told reporters that his committee is still looking at potential witnesses for the expected hearing on the collapse of two banks this week.
The Alabama House has approved a $1 billion plan for pandemic relief funds. The proposed plan would aid infrastructure projects, health care reimbursements, and broadband expansion.