Claire Williams
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Senate sends penny bill supported by banks to Trump's desk (opens the original)
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UPDATE: This story includes quotes from interviews with representatives of the American Bankers Association and the National Retail Federation. WASHINGTON — The Senate passed the Common Cents Act, which will make it easier for banks to adapt to the end of penny production, sending the bill to be signed into law by President Donald Trump. With the discontinuation of the penny, the bill will allow retailers and financial institutions to round cash transactions to the nearest nickel. It formalizes
How credit cards are playing into the Kansas Senate race (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Roger Marshall could very well be the first Republican to lose a Senate race in deep red Kansas in nearly 100 years. If that upset loss comes to pass, as recent polls suggest, it would serve as a testament to the potency of the backlash against President Donald Trump and his policies that seems likely to dominate the November midterms. Part of the calculus Kansans will make, experts say, is the degree to which affordability and Trump's economic brand have improved the fortunes
CFPB director-designate Brian Johnson clears Senate Banking (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — Brian Johnson, a former Capital One executive, has passed the Senate Banking Committee to become director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a party-line vote. His nomination now goes to the full Senate, where he's expected to be approved. The Senate Banking Committee recommended his nomination favorably 13-11. Johnson, as head of the CFPB, would lead the bureau as the Trump administration continues to severely reduce its staff and functions. Until recently, the bureau w
What comes next for banks in a post-CLARITY Congress (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — Congress dealt a decisive defeat to the crypto industry on Tuesday when the Senate voted down the industry's favored crypto market structure bill from even getting debate time on the floor. All Democrats — including those who were heavily involved in drafting large parts of the bill — voted against it, as did several Republicans. More could have peeled off from the group following lobbying from the banking industry, several people with knowledge of key lawmakers' thinking said. That
Crypto market structure bill fails in Senate vote, 49-50 (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON — A procedural vote on the crypto market structure bill failed 49 to 50. The vote culminates months of negotiations between Democrats and Republicans on what the future of regulatory treatment of digital assets should look like. The vote is a sweeping defeat for crypto advocates who fought hard to pass the bill in this Congress, sparring with bankers and spending a record-amount of money in the 2024 elections to put lawmakers who would advocate for their interests in powerful position
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