Senate Panel Opening Hearings on Takeovers; Wall Street Watching for Clues on Congressional Reaction to Boesky ScandalDavid A. Vise
A 1973 Supreme Court decision and related Senate hearings focused Congressional criticism on the 1966 Freedom of Information Act. Its unconditional exemption of any material stamped" classified "—i, e., containing information considered relevant to national security—forced the Court to uphold non-...
Johnson complained that Gensler, because of his ties to Corzine through Goldman Sachs, has recused himself from anything to do with MF Global, including congressional oversight hearings. "I find that entirely unacceptable," Johnson said. The Illinois Republican called the two men "part of the Gol...
Heads should roll over this and more than a few generals and Secretaries should find themselves under criminal investigations. This is not something which should be subjected to politics as usual in the House and Senate. This is a matter of American honor and integrity and it should be supporte...
Senate confirmation hearings set to begin this week are likely to reveal a defining trait uniting Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet, regardless of their diverse political backgrounds and uneven qualifications: an unflinching allegiance to the president-elect. Democrats join with Republicans to take major...
More of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks faced confirmation hearings Thursday, including Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency and Scott Bessent, the nominee to be treasury secretary. GOP-led immigration bill on verge of Senate passage after Democrats join with Republicans...