Press Releases
Following DOJ Antitrust Shakeup, Warren, Balint, Lawmakers Raise Questions About Corruption Surrounding DOJ Approval of Massive Housing Merger
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Becca Balint (D-Vt.) led colleagues in pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether there was corruption and political favoritism at the Department of Justice (DOJ) involving the agency’s questionable review of the massive merger between real estate giants Compass and Anywhere Real Estate. The lawmakers’ push follows the ouster of top DOJ antitrust official Gail Slater last week, raising questions about whether … Continue Reading
February 19, 2026
Warren, Sanders, Murray, Baldwin Call for Watchdog Investigation of Trump’s Efforts to Dismantle Education Department
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies pushed the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) to open an investigation into the … Continue Reading
February 19, 2026
Warren, Merkley Slam Education Secretary McMahon’s Attempts to Block Congressional Oversight, Renew Push for Data on Student Loan Servicers’ Performance
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) pushed Education Secretary Linda McMahon on concerns that the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department) is apparently obstructing Congressional efforts to hold federal student loan servicers accountable for underperformance. “Servicers’ history of egregious failures have caused undue financial and emotional distress for borrowers in the past, and the public deserves to know whether loan servicers … Continue Reading
February 19, 2026
Warren, Garcia Press National Park Service on Key Role in Trump Ballroom Fundraising
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, pressed National Park Service (NPS) Comptroller Jessica Bowron on whether the agency has helped facilitate corruption involving Trump’s $400 million ballroom project, given NPS’s key role in the project and new information about the ballroom project and its donors. “Congress and the American public deserve clear answers … Continue Reading
February 19, 2026
Warren, Senators Launch Investigation into Trump Labor Department Slashing Worker Protections, Putting American Workers at Risk
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released new data revealing the Trump administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) performed 20% fewer inspections and issued 42% fewer fines for severe workplace violations in 2025—indicating that the Trump Department of Labor may be discouraging inspectors from enforcing workplace … Continue Reading
February 18, 2026
Warren, Kim, Ryan, Ross Call for Investigation into Former Lobbyists, Influence-Peddlers in Top Trump Admin Roles
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), along with Representatives Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) and Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) pressed the Inspectors General (IGs) of 16 key agencies to open investigations into senior Trump officials who were recently lobbyists or “shadow lobbyists” and may be using their roles to benefit their former employers and clients. “Rather than breaking from the culture of influence-peddling he once railed against, President Trump has … Continue Reading
February 17, 2026
Warren Statement on Trump’s CFTC Preempting State Regulation on Prediction Markets
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair, Mark Selig’s, announcement that the CFTC will preempt state regulation on prediction markets: “President Trump’s CFTC Chair is trying to strip states of their authority to regulate gambling within their borders and hamstring their ability to protect Americans from getting ripped off. The CFTC should focus on ensuring our derivatives markets … Continue Reading
February 13, 2026
As Tax Filing Season Ramps Up, Warren, King, Lawmakers Press Trump Administration Over Decision to End Direct File
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Angus King (I-Maine) led their colleagues in pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief of Taxpayer Services Ken Corbin on the Treasury Department’s decision to end Direct File, the IRS’s free online tax filing program, and instead promote Free File, a long-troubled partnership between private tax preparation companies and the IRS. Warren and King … Continue Reading
February 13, 2026
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Criticizes Trump’s Use of Tariffs to Benefit Big Tech, Cost U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Urges Stronger Worker Protections in USMCA Review
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on the Trump Administration to use the upcoming joint review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to strengthen the agreement’s protections for American workers and consumers—rather than as an opportunity to secure giveaways for corporations and billionaires. President Trump has said that his across-the-board tariffs would create “millions and millions of new manufacturing … Continue Reading
February 13, 2026
Warren, Duckworth, Quigley, 40+ Lawmakers Sound Alarm on Trump's Immigration Agenda Hurting Families' Child Care Access, Raising Costs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), led over 40 colleagues in pressing the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children & Families (ACF) on how the Trump Administration’s immigration policies are shrinking the child care workforce and driving up costs for American families. This letter comes amid reports of ICE activity at and around child care facilities and … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
ICYMI: Warren, Schiff, Colleagues Launch Probe into New Freedom 250 Group Offering Millionaire Trump Donors Access to White House, Semiquincentennial Events
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), along with five Senate colleagues, launched a probe into Freedom 250, a new private entity reportedly soliciting large private donations while offering donors exclusive access to President Donald Trump and events planned for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Other signers include Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Gary … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
ICYMI: At Senate Hearing, Army Leader Confirms Poor Barrack Quality Affects Service Member Morale, Military Leaders Commit to Reducing Child Care Waitlists
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Ranking Member of the Committee Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned military leaders on the impact of poor barrack conditions and inadequate child care on service member morale and readiness. Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer confirmed that a failure to address mold, pests, and poorly maintained barracks “does affect morale.” Senator Warren also asked the leaders about the use of … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
Warren Statement on Trump DOJ Ousting Top Antitrust Official
Washington, D.C. — Following the Trump administration’s ouster of the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Gail Slater, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Americans’ top concern is affordability, but one of Trump’s few bipartisan-supported nominees — the top law enforcement official responsible for stopping illegal monopolies and protecting American consumers — was just ousted. “Why? It looks like corruption. A … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
Warren, Coons Introduce ICE Accountability Act, Establishing Strongest Federal Watchdog to Enforce Reforms and Stop ICE Violence
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced the ICE Accountability Act, a new bill that would create a new independent watchdog to enforce necessary reforms of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and rein in the agencies’ lawless actions. If established, the new independent watchdog would be the strongest of any federal oversight body. “After the Trump administration’s immigration agents … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Team Up to Lower Costs, Deliver Universal Child Care
Child Care for Every Community Act would ensure half of families nationwide pay no more than $10 a day for child care, all families would see child care costs capped Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are teaming up in the fight to deliver universal child care for American families. Following former Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) becoming the new Governor of New Jersey, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is the new House co-lead for … Continue Reading
February 11, 2026
At Hearing, Warren Calls for Accountability for Poor Barracks Conditions, Adds That We Need Higher Wages for Military Child Care Workers
“We owe (service members) everything…if we don’t address these issues, we put our military readiness, retention, and recruitment at risk.” Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered opening remarks calling for improving the quality of military barracks, better pay for child care workers so military families can have the child care support they need, and tracking the impact of Republicans’ health … Continue Reading
February 11, 2026
In Response to Warren, Pentagon Reveals New Barracks Privatization Efforts Lack Accountability Tools, Threaten Poor Living Conditions for Service Members
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, published new responses from the Department of Defense (DoD) revealing the Department has entered into another 50-year-lease with its privatization of military barracks at Fort Irwin, California, removing accountability measures and threatening to cause housing quality problems for service members. “The Department of Defense has a responsibility to make sure our service … Continue Reading
February 11, 2026
Senator Warren, Rep. Goodlander, Lawmakers Renew Push to Root Out Private Equity Abuse in Health Care Amid Genesis Nursing Home Bankruptcies
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with House co-lead Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), introduced the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2026 to root out corporate greed and private equity abuse in the health care system. Following the bankruptcies of Steward Health Care and Genesis Health, two tragedies that put the lives of patients and seniors at … Continue Reading
February 10, 2026
Warren, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Break Up Big Medicine
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Break Up Big Medicine Act to address rampant consolidation in the health care industry that drives up prices, squashes competition, and fuels corporate greed. “There’s no question that massive health care companies have created layers of complexity to jack up the price of everything from prescription drugs to a visit to the doctor. The only way to make health care more affordable is to break … Continue Reading
February 09, 2026
In Response to Warren and Democratic Senators, Trust for the National Mall Reveals New Details About Trump Ballroom Payments, Potential for Corruption and Secret Quid-Pro-Quo Deals
Washington, D.C. — In response to a January letter from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the Trust for the National Mall revealed new details about its role in fundraising efforts for President Trump’s new White House Ballroom. Billionaires and billionaire corporations with business in front of the Trump administration have funneled money to the new ballroom, raising questions about … Continue Reading