With Accounting Gimmick, Republicans Upend Senate Norms

Senate Republicans used their majority on Monday to set a new budgeting precedent, disregarding longstanding rules affecting which bills can be shielded from a filibuster.

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With Accounting Gimmick, Republicans Upend Senate Norms

Senate Republicans are charging forward with a plan to disregard the chamber’s longtime rules affecting what bills can be passed along party lines.

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Lawmakers Demand Palantir Provide Information About U.S. Contracts

Ten Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the tech company this week asking about its expanding contracts under the Trump administration.

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Democratic Senators Ask Watchdogs to Investigate Musk’s Downsizing Efforts

The senators asked the inspectors general to look at future job cuts as well.

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Prominent Cryptocurrency Investor Faces Senate Tax Inquiry

The Finance Committee’s top Democrat sent a letter last month to Dan Morehead, the founder of Pantera Capital, about the investigation.

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Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog

The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning.

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Senators Call for Inquiry Into Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program

A group of Democratic lawmakers accused Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the only Medicaid work requirement program in the country, of spending little of its funding on health benefits.

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Bank of America Flagged Suspicious Payments to Epstein Only After He Died

Senate staff members are urging that Bank of America be investigated for the way it reported payments to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier.

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