Shortly after she was sworn in, I invited Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to my office. I looked her dead in the eye and asked, “Now, I just want to be clear, do you think you can shut down the...
Senator Elizabeth Warren arrived on the political scene during the 2008 financial crisis with a very specific story about the economy — that it’s rigged against hardworking Americans. But it was Donald Trump who ran with that message all the...
Our defense industrial base is stumbling. For years, the U.S. Department of Defense – under both Republicans and Democrats – failed to address one of the most fundamental issues within our military industrial complex, perverse incentives for contractors. But with...
Since President Donald Trump announced his massive tariffs, the stock market has experienced its biggest decline since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economic experts are warning that a recession is likely. Consumer confidence has tumbled to levels not seen...
Here’s something President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and I agree on: the federal government throws away trillions of dollars on wasteful spending. I have spent years trying to squeeze government waste out of our budget, and I’m ready to work...
The mission of the Democrats on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee is to deliver what Americans have asked for in election after election: unrigging the economy to make life more affordable for working families. I’m ready to...
When a bunch of billionaires tell you they know what’s best for you, hang onto your wallet. Over the past few weeks, Republican politicians and billionaires have come out swinging with lies about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, hoping they...
To everyone who feels like their heart has been ripped out of their chest, I feel the same. To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears. But what we do next is important, and I...
There was a time when a young couple starting out could put a small down payment on a house and start building wealth in their early 20s. Mortgages were manageable enough that when I was a kid and my daddy...
Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, are having a moment — a bad moment. Years of bullying both artists and venues, while price-gouging customers, has caught up with this corporate giant. The Justice Department has filed a long-overdue antitrust...
Capital One recently proposed merging with Discover. If the deal passes government scrutiny, the company would become the largest credit-card issuer in the country, making it yet another too-big-to-fail bank. This deal is about more than the danger posed by...
Today should have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Instead, too many people can’t get the medical care they need where they need it when they need it. Students who are desperate for help get the runaround. Poor...