Brennan Leach

6 days ago | nbcnews.com | Julie Tsirkin |Kate Santaliz |Brennan Leach |Frank Thorp V

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate is expected to move forward with a vote Thursday on a bipartisan crypto regulation bill, but it’s unclear if enough Democrats will support it as negotiations between the two parties are ongoing. The Senate Banking Committee passed the GENIUS Act, which would create the first U.S. regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to currencies like the dollar, in April, with five Democrats backing the legislation.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Brennan Leach |Kate Santaliz |Julie Tsirkin |Frank Thorp V

WASHINGTON — Some Senate Republicans are raising concerns about an exclusive dinner and White House tour President Donald Trump is offering top investors in his $TRUMP meme token. “This is my president that we’re talking about, but I am willing to say that this gives me pause,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, of Wyoming, who has been spearheading a legislative push on cryptocurrency regulation in the Senate.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Brennan Leach |Kate Santaliz |Julie Tsirkin

5 hours agoTrump says he's yanking Harvard's tax-exempt statusThe president said revoking the university’s tax-exempt status is “what they deserve!” President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, escalating his fight with the nation’s oldest institution of higher education.

4 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Natasha Korecki |Brennan Leach

CHICAGO — Former President Joe Biden used his first public remarks since leaving office in January to rebuke the Trump administration’s approach to Social Security, saying its cuts were already putting the institution in peril for millions of deserving Americans.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Melanie Zanona |Nnamdi Egwuonwu |Brennan Leach

LAS VEGAS — At the first stop of their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour out West, two of the Democratic Party’s most unabashed progressive lawmakers had plenty to say about President Donald Trump. But they also had some strong words for their own party. “This isn’t just about Republicans. We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us, too,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. told the fired-up crowd gathered at the Craig Ranch Amphitheater to see her and Sen.