Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) grilled a panel of financial regulators on Thursday morning, with Scott going so far as to demand immediate dismissals at the Federal Reserve in response to the central bank’s failure to effectively regulate Silicon Valley Bank in view of its collapse. During the Senate Banking Committee hearing,…

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) announced on March 1 he will join Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in voting to overturn a Biden administration rule that permits money managers to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in deciding where to invest retirement funds. “At a time when working families are dealing with higher costs, from health care…

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) announced on March 1 he will join Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in voting to overturn a Biden administration rule that permits money managers to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in deciding where to invest retirement funds. “At a time when working families are dealing with higher costs, from health care…

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) announced on Wednesday that he will run for reelection in 2024, a win for Democrats as the party seeks to defend a seat in the Republican-leaning state. In a statement on Twitter, the 66-year-old said one of his campaign’s goals includes demanding that the government  stand up for veterans and “lower…

Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) has authored a resolution opposing a Republican plan to enact a national sales tax. The senators’ resolution cites the economic challenges faced by many Americans and lawmakers’ responsibility to “relieve” financial pressures felt by their constituents. The GOP plan, the FairTax Act of 2023 (H.R. 25), was introduced…

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) on Feb. 13 said he will continue pushing for transparency after being briefed by senior military officials over aerial objects being shot down recently. “Everyone wants answers on the objects flying over the United States. Today Members of Congress finally got more info from senior military officials,” Crenshaw wrote on Twitter after…

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce a resolution in the Senate condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for flying a spy balloon over the United States. The balloon—first reported on Feb. 1 after it was spotted in the skies over Billings, Montana—traveled the length of the country, collecting data over multiple U.S. missile and nuclear…

Reactions have been mixed as to the significance of Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s recent announcement that she quit the Democratic Party and registered as an independent, ranging from views that it changes “nothing much” to the move being “nothing but a Dem loss.” Sinema said in a recent statement on social media and an op-ed in the Arizona Republic…

Reactions have been mixed as to the significance of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) recent announcement that she quit the Democratic Party and registered as an independent, ranging from views that it changes “nothing much” to the move being “nothing but a Dem loss.” Sinema said in a recent statement on social media and in an op-ed in The Arizona…

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) has announced that he will join Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and all 50 Senate Republicans to strike down President Joe Biden’s private sector vaccine mandate. “I’m not crazy about mandates,” Tester said on Tuesday, though he added that he supports mandates aimed specifically at health care workers and military servicemen. Tester,…