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Democrats Aim to Fund Biden Spending Plan With Billionaire Tax
Senate Democrats have a plan to tax billionaires 23.8% annually on gains to use as funding for President Joe Biden���s social spending plan. Blomberg Government���s Jack Fitzpatrick has the details.
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Ex-Alameda CEO Hires Former Top Crypto Cop for FTX Probe
Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison has hired a former SEC official who oversaw many of the regulator's biggest crypto cases as her lawyer in the federal probe into cryptocurrency exchange FTX's calamitous collapse. Joanna Ossinger...
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Summers Expects 2023 to Be 'Hinge Year in History'
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers discusses the importance of the US debt ceiling and the potential historic year ahead in 2023 on "Wall Street (This) Week."
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Bankman-Fried 'Willing' to Testify to House on Dec. 13
Sam Bankman-Fried said Friday in a series of tweets that he is willing to testify before the House Committee on Financial Services on Dec. 13 during a hearing about cryptocurrency exchange FTX's collapse into bankruptcy. Sonali Basak...
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Bankman-Fried Said to Face New Investigation: NYT
Sam Bankman-Fried could be facing a markets manipulation investigation, according to the New York Times. US prosecutors are focusing their attention on the collapse of two tokens. Annabelle Droulers reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Republican Criticism on Trump Grows
While Democrats are celebrating their victory in Georgia's Senate race, two prominent Republicans have come forward, saying former President Donald Trump was partly to blame for the defeat. Jodi Schneider reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Zelenskiy to Appeal for Further Aid in US Visit
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will deliver an in-person address to Congress in Washington on Wednesday as President Joe Biden is set to unveil nearly $2 billion in assistance and announce moves to deliver a Patriot missile...
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McCarthy Misses on Historic Vote for Speaker
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy didn't get enough votes in the first round of voting to become the next House speaker. It's the first time since 1923 that a House speaker wasn't selected on the first ballot. Bloomberg's Emily Wilkins...
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McCarthy's Fight to Become Speaker Drags Into Fourth Day
US House Clerk Cheryl Johnson is scheduled to open the historic 12th round of voting by House Representatives to select a speaker on Friday as Kevin McCarthy's allies tried to strike a deal with members of the group who've blocked the...
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Kevin McCarthy Is Elected House Speaker on 15th Vote
After 15 votes over four days, Rep. Kevin McCarthy is elected House speaker. The Republican from California got 216 votes in the final tally early Saturday morning.
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Panetta: Ukraine-US 'Unity' to Send Strong Message to Putin
Former Central Intelligence Agency Director and US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discusses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's address to Congress. Zelenskiy pressed US lawmakers for tanks, planes and other weapons to help repel...
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Zelenskiy Says US Support Is Crucial to Battlefield Win
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said US support is crucial in the battle as he delivered an address to a joint meeting of Congress in his first trip abroad since the invasion by President Vladimir Putin's forces began....
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BIden Says Democrats and Republicans Can Work Together
President Joe Biden says "to my Republican friends, if we could work together in the last Congress, there is no reason we can't work together in this new Congress." He speaks during the State of the Union Address in Washington.
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New Pitch Clock Rules
The MLB has a new rule, the pitch clock, which limits the time a pitcher has before throwing the ball. We take a look at other potentially lengthy events that could use a pitch clock to move things along.
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Yellen: Treasury Monitoring 'a Few' Banks Amid SVB Losses
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a few banks are being monitored "very carefully" and that it's a "matter of concern" that banks such as SVB Financial are experiencing financial losses. Yellen responded to a question from Arizona...
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Powell Is Eager to be Joined by More Federal Reserve Governors
Feb.27 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell discusses his eagerness to see the vacancies filled on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, D.C.
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Obama: Congress Prevents Fully Staffed Supreme Court
June 23 -- U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the U.S. Supreme Court's deadlock ruling that blocked his immigration initiative and inaction by Congress on the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. He speaks at a White...
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Powell Says Fed Is Not Looking at a Higher Inflation Target
Feb.27 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed is looking for a way to more credibly achieve the existing 2 percent inflation target, rather than looking at a higher target. Powell spoke before the House Financial Services...
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President Obama Issues a Call to Action for U.S. Congress
May 6 -- U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a White House press conference on actions Congress can take to boost the U.S. economy and help American citizens and workers.
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Powell Tells Ocasio-Cortez That Inflation-Jobs Link Now a Faint Heartbeat
Jul.10 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell responds to questions from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, about the link between inflation and unemployment.
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USMCA Gets Sign-Off From Democrats
Dec.10 -- The rewritten successor to Nafta is being welcomed by House Democrats and will be voted on next week. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi lauded the changes her party was able to negotiate to the USMCA, saying...
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Wealth Tax Would Level Playing Field, Rep. Jayapal Says
Mar.02 -- Representative Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington, says the proposed wealth tax on households worth more than $50 million is very simple and will help level the playing field for Americans. She speaks with Bloomberg's...
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U.S. Took Too Long to Decide on Boeing Aircraft, Rep. Dingell Says
Mar.14 -- Representative Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, discusses regulations and the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max aircraft, Beto O'Rourke's presidential bid, and U.S. trade policy. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Npr: The Capitol Dome
This audio story provides a history of the U.S. Capitol, home of the Federal legislature.