The government’s sweeping spying powers will remain in place for a year, regardless of who becomes director of national intelligence. Both sides are pretending that’s not the case.
Mark Warner
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Crypto Bill Fails for Now, but Democratic Deal Remains Intact
Democrats didn’t want to be embarrassed into voting for something without seeing the bill text. When that gets ironed out, they are likely to say yes.
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Democrats Cave, Prepare to Rubber-Stamp Trump Crypto Corruption
Pro-crypto senators are poised to pass a stablecoin bill, while failing to crack down on the Trump organization issuing one to collect payments from foreign governments.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Two Dems Could Sabotage Bank Regulator Who Opposed Their Deregulatory Agenda
Saule Omarova’s past criticism of bank deregulation is a sticking point for Democrats wary of how aggressively she would regulate big banks.
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A Debate on Global Taxation
Senate Democrats and a law professor discuss the best way to tax multinationals.
