Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, will likely face plenty of tough questions during his confirmation hearings on Wednesday: about his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, deals his former company made with Iran, and the secretive oil venture he oversaw in the
WASHINGTON—Two top Senate Democrats voiced concerns Monday about the national bank regulator’s plan to offer a federal banking license to financial technology firms, questioning whether the agency had the authority to do so, among other things. In their letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Sens. Sherrod
WASHINGTON – Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregón, se unieron a sus colegas senadores de la Costa Oeste para presentar esta semana la Ley de Expansión de la Protección del Océano de la Costa Oeste para prohibir permanentemente la perforación en alta mar en la plataforma continental exterior de Oregón, Washington y California. La legislación, introducida por primera vez en 2010, modificaría la
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) along with eight of his Democratic colleagues on Friday introduced a bill that would prohibit President-elect Donald Trump from creating a Muslim registry. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is sponsoring the Protect American Families Act, which would ban the creation of any “immigration-related registry programs that
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has joined Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and seven other Democratic Senators to introduce legislation that would block the establishment of the Muslim registry that President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly called for during his campaign. Called the Protect American Families Act, the legislation would prohibit the creation of
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department is likely to face a contentious confirmation battle centered on his purchase of a failed subprime mortgage lender that repeatedly has been accused of wrongful foreclosures. The formal vetting process for Steven T. Mnuchin, who served as Trump’s campaign finance chairman
Los senadores demócratas del Comité de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas dicen que la elección de Donald Trump para dirigir la Agencia de Protección Ambiental debería revelar sus conexiones con expertos en energía antes de que comiencen sus audiencias de confirmación. En la carta fechada el martes, los senadores dijeron a Scott Pruitt, actual fiscal general de Oklahoma, que estaban preocupados por
The nation’s largest freight railroad has agreed to more thorough inspections and maintenance improvements after a fiery oil train derailment in Oregon and the discovery of more than 800 potential safety violations across its sprawling network. Details on the agreement between the Federal Railroad Administration and Union Pacific were obtained
Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee demanded Wells Fargo & Co.’s board respond to questions the bank has yet to answer related to its sales practices scandal, according to a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The senators asked the board for more information about its continuing independent investigation of the
Senate Democrats are approaching the January confirmation battle over Donald Trump’s Cabinet as a chance to launch their political comeback and expose the president-elect as a fraud. Lawmakers know they’re unlikely, at best, to stop any of Trump’s Cabinet picks from being installed. But they still see major opportunity in
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