The Latest Breaking News from Elizabeth Warren

Key takeaways from the Senate’s bank failure hearing

Amid all the finger-pointing, Senators and speakers said more monitoring was needed in the banking sector.

Fortune · Mar 29, 2023

Senate committee questions federal regulators over US bank crisis

Tuesday marked the US Senate’s first public hearing into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in early March.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2023

Fed’s Barr: SVB ignored ‘bread and butter’ banking issues - Roll Call

The Fed official in charge of bank supervision said SVB was warned about its risks and that it ignored “bread and butter” banking issues.

Roll Call · Mar 28, 2023

Progressive icon Bernie Sanders to hold preelection rally for Brandon Johnson

The rally is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the UIC Forum. It has potential to help Johnson energize his base and boost turnout, particularly among young voters who supported Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023

Editorial: Would you trust the IRS to do your taxes?

When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Boston Herald · Mar 24, 2023

Fed risks throwing millions out of work

"The Fed is playing with fire," warns former Labor Secretary Robert Reich

Salon · Mar 23, 2023

Elizabeth Warren, Rick Scott want a new watchdog post at the Fed after SVB

Two senior U.S. lawmakers are proposing bipartisan legislation to set up a new Senate-approved watchdog post at the Federal Reserve in the wake of the dramatic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023

Pro-labor? Biden aims to prove it with unionized 2024 staff

Joe Biden likes to say he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Bankers cheer anti-regulation Republican

The American Bankers Association, whose PAC has donated to Sen. Steve Daines, cheered his defense of rollbacks

Salon · Mar 22, 2023

Joe Battenfeld: Trumped up charges could become rallying cry for Republicans

The likely indictment of former President Donald Trump is a bold – some would say foolhardy – political gambit and could simply become a rallying cry for Trump’s presidential campaign.

Boston Herald · Mar 22, 2023