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Senate confirms Powell to second term as Fed chairman

Jerome Powell sailed through the Senate on Thursday with strong bipartisan support for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

Senate confirms Powell to second term as Fed chairman - Roll Call

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a 2nd term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the third Fed nominee confirmed this week.

Roll Call · May 12, 2022

Elizabeth Warren lays into Susan Collins’s abortion compromise legislation

The Republican is working on compromise legislation with Senator Tim Kaine

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

There’s rage at this Roe v Wade mess – and those on the left who didn’t see it coming

From anti-Hillary Democrats to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who clung on at Supreme Court, unlikely targets are being identified for blame, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Sen. Schumer pushes to legalize abortion nationwide after leaked Supreme ruling; GOP vows to block measure

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed on Thursday to push for a vote next week on a measure that would legalize abortion nationwide after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision was published on Monday evening.

Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022

Army pressed to fix dilapidated base housing by senators

U.S. senators are demanding that the Army put more money and effort into repairing poorly maintained and substandard base housing for military service members and their families

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Fidelity On Crypto 401(k) Product: What You Need To Know

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is calling on Fidelity Investments to explain its decision to allow its investors to add Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to their 401(k) retirement accounts.

Benzinga · May 5, 2022

Bipartisan criticism for Army’s housing budget - Roll Call

Senators criticized the Army for short-changing family housing in the service's fiscal 2023 budget request.

Roll Call · May 5, 2022

What would it mean to codify Roe into law – and is there any chance of that happening?

Abortion rights advocates are looking for alternative ways to protect a woman’s right to the procedure following the publication of a leaked draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito indicating that the Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Conversation · May 5, 2022

Democrats promise votes on abortion rights despite vanishingly small odds of success

With the Supreme Court seemingly poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats look to legislation to keep abortion legal.

WEKU · May 5, 2022