Senate Banking Committee Schedules Crypto Hearing Next Week To Discuss ‘Bipartisan Legislative Frameworks’ – The Daily Hodl
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs is scheduled for a crypto hearing next Wednesday to explore the “bipartisan legislative framework” of the digital assets sector. Hearing Witnesses include Lewis Cohen, a crypto attorney and partner for Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP. Jonathan Jachim, Deputy General Counsel for Kraken and Global Head of […]
Senator gets out of speeding ticket due to Arizona State Constitution over ‘legislative immunity’
The Arizona Senator escaped speeding tickets due to a loophole in the state's constitution as he drives more than 20 mph at speed limit. State Sen. Jake Hoffman was driving 89 mph on the 65 mph zone of US Route 60 on Jan. 22, so when troopers pulled him over for speeding, the Arizona Department […]
Johnson: Courts should 'allow the executive and the legislative branches to work'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that he believes the court should have the Trump administration and Congress continue to work to rebuild the federal government. Speaking to Capitol Hill reporters, Johnson expressed support for the work President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are doing through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee, but […]
Newsom signs $50M ‘Trump-proofing’ legislative package
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a special $50 million legislative “Trump Assistance” package that Democrats proposed to pass following the election of President Donald Trump. Newsmu said the bill was “essential to protect the civil rights of California's most vulnerable residents, including disabled people, homeless youth, victims of human trafficking, people facing illegal evictions, immigrants […]
Republicans scramble for solutions on Trump legislative agenda after punting vote
The Republican Republican members are in a hurry to find a solution to the internal opinions of President Trump's plan to pass through the vast agenda. The alternative plan. At a late -night meeting on Tuesday night, members of the Diet, including hard -line conservatives, moderate, and leadership members, may potentially move a 5 -year […]
House GOP forced to punt preliminary vote on Trump legislative agenda bill
GOP's ambitious plan to quickly move forward to President Trump's legislative agenda is to hit early speed bumps, and Chair Mike Johnson (R-LA) is forced to vote on legislation. I have been forced to do it. Johnson and the lower house GOP have repeatedly stated that they would like to start a legislative process for […]
‘An exercise in political abuse’: Republicans face legislative gantlet with reconciliation
The Senate Republican member uses a legislative process called a technical outline that avoids the Senate's democratic Philovaster and allows the law to be passed with a simple majority, and has a wide range of parties in different acts. I want to hand over the agenda. However, legislative experts have warned that even a single […]
House Passes Laken Riley Act, Delivering First Legislative Victory To Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) signs the Laken Riley Act during a commencement ceremony with members of the Georgia delegation in the Speaker's Ceremony Room at the U.S. Capitol on January 23, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Laken Riley Act, named after a young nursing student in Georgia who was murdered by a Venezuelan man, […]
House approves revised Laken Riley Act, sending first major legislative win to President Trump’s desk
The House of Representatives passed the Senate's revised version of the Laken-Riley Act on Wednesday, sending the first part of the major bill to President Trump's desk for his signature. Lawmakers voted 263-156 to pass an amended version of the bill in the Senate dedicated to murdered jogger Laken Riley, who was violently strangled and […]
DeSantis sets priorities for legislative session to help Trump’s immigration crackdown
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' wish list for the upcoming special legislative session on immigration will focus on expanding and strengthening existing state laws to support President-elect Donald Trump's efforts on the issue. It has become. President Trump's plan to crack down on illegal immigration is expected to cost billions of dollars, with much of […]