Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang to appear before the Senate Banking Committee next week. The request, sent on Thursday, frames the hearing as a chance for Huang to explain how Nvidia views U. S. export laws and its business in China. Nvidia’s chips are a key
A top Treasury official recently fired back at Senator Ron Wyden over questions about Jeffrey Epstein and money. In a tense meeting, Scott Bessent argued that Wyden twisted facts to hide his son’s attempt to get Epstein’s cash for a hedge fund. The backstory goes back to 2016, when Adam Wyden, the s
A Louisiana Republican named Bill Cassidy holds two important jobs. He leads one Senate committee that watches the Department of Health and sits on another. Because of this, he can ask questions in two separate hearings. Cassidy is also a medical doctor. He once helped the health secretary
The plan to give crypto markets clear rules is stuck in a calendar crunch. Lawmakers won’t push it through before summer recess, but a May Senate hearing keeps hope alive—for now. Earlier deadlines have slipped as Republican Senator Thom Tillis works out kinks with bankers worried about ‘yield-like’
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, the Republican chosen by former President Trump to head the Department of Homeland Security, had a rocky confirmation hearing that highlighted concerns about his temperament and past foreign trips. The meeting was heated from the start, with Senate Homeland Security chair Rand
The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for almost a month because lawmakers couldn’t agree on a budget or new rules for immigration officers. Kristi Noem, the DHS secretary, will speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about how this pause hurts everyday people. For exa
The Senate health committee will hear from Dr. Casey Means, a 38‑year‑old wellness advocate, on Wednesday as she seeks the top public health post in Washington. The meeting was pushed back from last October after Means unexpectedly went into labor the day she was scheduled to appear. During her t
A recent Senate hearing turned into an unexpected showdown between FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Senator Jacky Rosen. The event was supposed to be about media regulation, but it quickly became a lesson in basic media law. Carr, who leads the FCC, has been busy lately. His agency is looking into big
The Senate was all set to grill Dr. Casey Means, the new surgeon general pick, but life had other plans. She went into labor, so the hearing got postponed. No one's mad, though. A baby is pretty important. Dr. Means is a big deal in the health world. She's got her own ideas about how to tackle chro
Dr. Casey Means, the chosen candidate for the surgeon general position, had her confirmation hearing postponed. Why? She went into labor. This unexpected event happened just hours before she was supposed to appear before the Senate health committee. No one knows when the hearing will be rescheduled.
