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Elon Musk wants Rick Scott to be the next Senate majority leader.Scott is vying for the position with John Cornyn and John Thune.Both Cornyn and Thune are seen as allies of outgoing party leader Mitch McConnell. Elon Musk is backing Sen. Rick Scott of Florida to lead the GOP in…
The marquee Montana US Senate election between Tim Sheehy and Jon Tester is on Tuesday.Sheehy is still addressing a gunshot wound incident that shook up the race earlier this year.The Senate race could determine whether Democrats retain their majority in the chamber. Tim Sheehy, the Republican US Senate nominee in…
Former hedge funder David McCormick has narrowed the gap in a closely watched US Senate race.McCormick’s Wall Street allies are among the biggest donors to a pro-McCormick super PAC.Jeff Yass is among the big names making a final splash before Election Day. Jeff Yass, the billionaire co-founder of trading Susquehanna…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel investigating Boeing (NYSE:)’s safety culture on Wednesday faulted the planemaker’s quality practices and oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration citing documents obtained in an ongoing investigation. The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is holding a hearing Wednesday with FAA…
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill designed to undo a ruling last month by the U.S. Supreme Court that curtailed the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations addressing issues including the environment, consumer protection and workers’ rights. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts…
In his first interview since becoming Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio offered one notable aside.”I think the experience that maybe most Americans will care about, it’s not that I spent two years in the Senate. I think I’ve had a very successful two years in…
Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, has died at age 89, Tulsa World and Politico report. He is survived by his wife, Kay, along with 4 children and over a dozen grandchildren.He died after suffering a stroke on July 4, according to Politico.First elected to the Senate in…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will face tough questions from U.S. senators on Tuesday over the planemaker’s safety culture as well claims from a new whistleblower employee. Calhoun will appear at 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT) before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the first time…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government should be required to disclose every consulting contract worth over A$2 million ($1.33 million) and contracts should include a requirement that providers act in the public interest, said a senate inquiry sparked by PwC’s leak of secret tax plans. The country should also set…
By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Outgoing Boeing (NYSE:) CEO Dave Calhoun will testify before a U.S. Senate panel on June 18 after a series of incidents raised concerns about safety and quality, and led regulators to cap the planemaker’s production of its best-selling 737 MAX. Senator Richard…
