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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Washington, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 23stories have been published about Washington which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Washington, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 23stories have been published about Washington which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Elizabeth Warren · Washington

Elizabeth Warren Demands Probe Into Alleged Student Loan Data Breach Amid Push To Dismantle Education Department

66% Center coverage: 6 sources

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for an independent investigation into the Department of Government Efficiency's alleged access to sensitive student loan data, raising questions about privacy and security of federal education systems managing trillions in student debt.See the Story

Elizabeth Warren · Tehran

Senate Democrat Seeks Probe of Alleged Sanctions Violations on X

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., urged the Trump administration June 4 to investigate whether terrorists have used Elon Musk's social media platform X to raise money, in violation of U.S. sanctions. In a...See the Story

Department of Justice · Washington

Senators call for investigation of possible DOGE ethics violations

Three senators are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal watchdogs to investigate whether U.S. DOGE Service aides tasked with downsizing government agencies violated conflict-of-interest laws by holding stocks in companies overseen by thes, according to a recent ProPublica report. The request — sent last week by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) — follows a ProPublica investigation into …Read Article

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Come Fly With Me: American Delta United Southwest Control 80 Percent of the Market - Corporate Crime Reporter

American, Delta, United and Southwest control 80 percent of the domestic passenger airline market. And one of the least told aviation stories of the 21st century is that somewhere in the early 2000s, the largest U.S. airlines largely stopped competing against each other on price.  A decade earlier they frequently launched bruising fare sales that benefited consumers, but over the last twenty years the only consistent pricing competition has com…Southwest Airlines · WashingtonRead Article

Warren Criticizes ‘Big Tech’ Influence in U.S. Trade Talks

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

“Big Tech” companies are pushing the Trump administration to prioritize provisions in various trade talks that could weaken domestic regulation efforts, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) argued this week, raising concerns that the companies’ wish list runs counter to the interests of “everyday Americans.” In a May 28 letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Warren, a S…New Delhi · New DelhiSee the Story

How Trump is Stalling the Senate’s Most Popular Bill

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

🎙️ Programming alert: I’ll be hosting a Substack Live conversation at 10 a.m. ET this morning with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a young Democratic congressman from Massachusetts who has carved out an interesting place in the party.We’ll be talking about the future of the Democratic Party: what went wrong in 2024 and how the party is trying to build back going forward, including among young voters. As the New York Times put it, Auchincloss is a “Democ…Senate · WashingtonRead Article

Dems Hit Hardest: Analysis Says Trump Tax Plan Disproportionately Helps The Poor

Coverage: 2 sources

An analysis from Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation revealed discomfiting news for Democrats who engage in class warfare: the House tax package would give average-income people almost double the percentage decline in their tax bills than those making more than $1 million a year.The report found a general steady decline in the tax percentage as wages decreased. People making more than $1 million per year would see a drop of 8.6%; a decline of …Donald Trump · WashingtonSee the Story

How Democrats plan to counterattack Trump’s tax bill

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The NewsHouse Democrats’ top tax writer has a plan for pushing back on the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” — and it mostly involves calling out Republicans’ inconsistency.“They’re wobbly on this stuff,” House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Richard Neal, D-Mass., told Semafor at his Washington office Monday. “They’re very uncertain of where they’re headed. And they know the political consequences, because I talked to a couple of them already…Donald Trump · WashingtonRead Article

Warren, DeLauro call on Trump admin to brief Congress on trade talks, seek input

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Trump administration is conducting its slew of bilateral trade talks without sufficient transparency, two senior lawmakers charged on Monday, calling on the administration to provide more information on the negotiations to Congress – including the number of partners, the substance of the talks, and whether the White House will seek congressional approval for the deals negotiated. In a May 12 letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commer…Washington · WashingtonRead Article

Washington voters decided to not get 'in the bus business' at annual town meeting

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

In a two-hour meeting on Wednesday evening, 39 Washington voters approved the fiscal 2026 operating budget of $2,370,618 and decided not to purchase a new bus but to consider leasing or contracting instead.Washington · WashingtonRead Article

The Wealthy Don't Leave When States Tax the Rich, But It Sure Does Raise Revenue

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Look at what happened in Massachusetts and Washington. Not only did millionaires not flee the states imposing new taxes, but the states became richer.Washington · WashingtonRead Article

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