The Latest Breaking News from Elizabeth Warren

Windfall profits tax, consumer rebate options under discussion - Roll Call

Driven by sharply higher gas prices, Democrats are discussing ways to tax large oil and gas companies' excess profits and return the money to consumers.

Roll Call · Mar 24, 2022

Oklahoma House OKs Citizen-Enforced Abortion Ban

Plus: Masculinity tied to inflated IQ estimates, contempt for Warren's crypto bill, and more...

Reason · Mar 23, 2022

Are Russia's elite really using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions?

Fearing Russia’s elite will evade economic sanctions by converting their wealth to cryptocurrency, high-profile US Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced a bill into US Congress to stymie Russian crypto transactions.

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2022

Amid painful tax season, bipartisan duo eyes IRS budget fix - Roll Call

After giving the IRS its biggest budget boost in years, some lawmakers seeking new ways to deliver resources to the beleaguered agency.

Roll Call · Mar 17, 2022

Elizabeth Warren Says the Solution to High Gas Prices Is Higher Taxes on Oil Companies

A windfall profit tax on oil companies didn't work in the 1970s and it won't work today.

Reason · Mar 9, 2022

Elon Musk Once Called Senator Warren 'Karen' — Now, Dogecoin Creator Dubs Her 'Satan'

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Billy Markus called Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) “Satan" after a report said she was drafting a bill to track transactions to private cryptocurrency wallets. 

Benzinga · Mar 9, 2022

Lawmakers fear cryptocurrencies could be back door for sanctioned rubles

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are worried about the potential of cryptocurrency to serve as an escape hatch for sanctioned Russian money, with some saying the risk hastens the need for legislation.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022

Lawmakers fear cryptocurrencies could be back door for sanctioned rubles - Roll Call

Lawmakers from both parties are worried that cryptocurrencies could help Russians use to evade western sanctions.

Roll Call · Mar 8, 2022

U.S. lawmakers push Treasury to ensure Russia cannot use cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions

Senator Elizabeth Warren and three other Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Treasury Department to ensure the cryptocurrency industry is complying with sanctions imposed on Russia, expressing concern that digital assets could be used to undermine U.S. foreign policy goals.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2022

Biden's State of the Union Highlights Absurd Reach of Federal Government

Plus: Facebook blocks and free speech, Elizabeth Warren is wrong about cryptocurrency (again), and more...

Reason · Mar 2, 2022