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Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), right, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) are among congressional Democrats who have launched a probe into millions of dollars given by private companies to President Donald Trump’s planned presidential library. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to President Donald Trump’s planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money after the original fund … Continue Reading
March 11, 2026
GAO INVESTIGATES
The Government Accountability Office agreed to look into the Education Department's transfer of career and technical education and adult education grant programs to the Labor Department, according to Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office, Isa writes in. This comes after Warren and top Democrats in Appropriations and Education - Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) - urged the GAO to launch an investigation into the interagency … Continue Reading
March 11, 2026
Many military members may get care at hospitals at risk of financial distress -- partly due to Trump cuts
As many as 724,000 service members, their families and veterans may rely on health care at hospitals that face financial vulnerability, partly due to cuts in President Donald Trump's megabill, according to a new analysis. The bill, known as HR.1, was signed into law in last summer and included sweeping changes to health care including Medicaid. Strict work requirements, reduced federal funding and tightening provider tax rules impacts hospitals that are dependent on Medicaid, increasing their … Continue Reading
March 05, 2026
Lawmakers to introduce bill strengthening federal anti-poverty program: It’s ‘a critical lifeline,’ Warren says
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a press conference on Social Security in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. A bipartisan group of Washington, D.C., lawmakers plans to reintroduce a bill on Thursday that would update a federal anti-poverty program that millions of Americans rely on to provide for their basic needs. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
March 05, 2026
US Senator Warren targets US ammunition sales linked to Mexican cartels
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will introduce legislation on Thursday to stop a U.S. Army-owned ammunition plant from selling military-grade bullets to civilians, asserting that some are being diverted to arm Mexican drug cartels and have been used in more than a dozen American mass shootings. The Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act, co-sponsored by Senator Andy Kim and Representatives Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, would prohibit Pentagon contractors from selling military-grade assault weapons … Continue Reading
March 04, 2026
Elizabeth Warren slams Trump's effort to delay tariff refunds as a 'theft in broad daylight'
As the Trump administration suggests that the process ahead for tariff refunds will be drawn-out and and possibly messy, Democratic party leaders are making them an election-year issue. In a letter sent Tuesday to President Trump from Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat became the latest top Democrat to weigh in, saying the administration "has a responsibility to do everything in its power to ensure that it returns the money it illegally took from the American … Continue Reading
March 02, 2026
Democratic lawmakers want to know what Trump officials said to Netflix chief about WBD deal
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and two other Democratic lawmakers demanded more information Monday about what Trump administration officials discussed with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos hours before the streaming giant pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Warren and her co-signers expressed concern that Trump administration officials “used the closed-door meetings” with Sarandos last week … Continue Reading
March 02, 2026
Warren presses Rubio over alleged first amendment violations in Gaza protest crackdown
Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has questioned the Trump administration's justification to try to remove several student activists who were living and studying in the US on valid visas and green cards. In a letter written to secretary of state Marco Rubio, and first provided to the Guardian, Warren notes that these students - Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung - appear to have been targeted for their political views, "potentially violating … Continue Reading
February 26, 2026
Democrat senators press Commerce Secretary Lutnick on conflict of interest concerns in USA Rare Earth deal
Democratic senators flagged conflict of interest concerns over the involvement of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's former firm Cantor Fitzgerald in a deal with critical minerals startup USA Rare Earth. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, said in a letter obtained by CNBC that the deal raises questions about whether Lutnick's immediate family members may have benefited … Continue Reading
February 26, 2026
Warren Calls NYC Guy Who Ranted About Private Equity In Viral Video
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) tracked down the New Yorker who went viral this week for ranting about private equity landlords during a local news interview. In a video shared with HuffPost, she called him to discuss her new bill, which would rein in hedge-fund slumlords. The city resident, whose identity is unclear, was approached Monday by NBC 4 New York for a light-hearted conversation about the weather. Instead, he bashed private equity ownership of housing and tied it to people not … Continue Reading
February 26, 2026
Democrats to introduce bill aimed at resurrecting IRS Direct File
160 Democratic lawmakers from across the country are backing a soon-to-be-introduced bill that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to eliminate IRS Direct File. The Direct File Act, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), would bring back the option to file taxes directly with the government for free. The Biden administration first started testing the IRS Direct File system in select states during the 2024 tax season, and it even expanded … Continue Reading
February 26, 2026
Democrats urge dropping plan to double gas exports as US energy prices soar
As energy prices for US households soar nationwide, Democratic and progressive lawmakers are calling on the energy department to end its plan to double exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). "The Trump administration's LNG export policies are not putting America first: they have jacked up utility prices for families, leaving many Americans struggling with the cost of heating their homes this winter," reads a letter to the energy secretary, Chris Wright, sent the Democratic senator Elizabeth … Continue Reading
February 26, 2026
Warren calls Trump’s bluff on affordability after State of the Union
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling President Donald Trump’s bluff after he claimed to be “ending” the affordability crisis during his State of the Union address, opening a new front in the battle that could determine November’s midterm elections. “Your claims are directly at odds with the day-to-day experiences of American households, who are struggling with rising costs of essentials, including food, housing, health care, child care, and electricity,” Warren, D-Mass., wrote in a … Continue Reading
February 24, 2026
You paid for tariffs — but you won’t get a slice of tariff refunds
The government is on the hook to refund $134 billion - and counting - worth of tariff revenue collected from President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs, which were rendered illegal by the Supreme Court last week. How much of that will consumers, who paid for steep tariffs via higher prices, get back? Almost certainly nothing. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
February 23, 2026
Some Senate Dems Ask GAO to Investigate ED Dismantling
As Education Department staff working on higher education grant programs are starting to move their work to the Department of Labor, a group of mostly Senate Democrats wants a government watchdog to investigate the agreements that outsourced those programs. The Education Department first reached an agreement with Labor in May to transfer the career and technical education and learning grants. And then ED followed up in November with several with more agreements that outsourced the … Continue Reading
February 23, 2026
Morning Education: FIRST IN WEEKLY ED
The Education Department acknowledged it's weighing the sale of the student loan portfolio, but said it has "not taken any final actions or made final decisions," in a letter sent to lawmakers this month. POLITICO broke the news in October that the department was exploring selling the portfolio. In response, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and about 40 other lawmakers wrote a letter urging the department to cease any efforts to sell … Continue Reading
February 20, 2026
Lawmakers press DOJ on Compass-Anywhere Real Estate merger review
Federal lawmakers are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take a closer look at the closed $1.6 billion merger deal between Compass and Anywhere Real Estate. The effort is being led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) with 16 other Democrats as co-signers. In a letter sent Thursday night and obtained exclusively by HousingWire, the lawmakers press Attorney General Pam Bondi for details about the DOJ's antitrust review of the merger between Compass and … Continue Reading
February 19, 2026
Sens. Warren and Sanders ask congressional watchdog to investigate dismantling Department of Education
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are petitioning the Government Accountability Office to investigate the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education. In a letter first obtained by ABC News, the two senators call for nonpartisan congressional watchdog to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the department winding down its functions and transferring offices to other agencies. … Read the full … Continue Reading
February 19, 2026
Democrats in Congress press National Park Service on Trump ballroom donors
If at first you're stonewalled by the Trump administration, try, try again. That's the approach Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia of California appear to be taking in trying to exercise oversight over President Trump's $400 million ballroom project. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
February 19, 2026
Trump's plan to 'deprioritize' student-loan oversight has lawmakers worried about how your servicer is performing
Curious how your student-loan servicer is performing? You might be out of luck — for now. When asked by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for data on their performances, the major student-loan servicers delivered nearly identical responses — exclusively reviewed by Business Insider — that referred the lawmaker back to the Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office. … Read the full story … Continue Reading