As of today, I'll be informing leadership that I'm putting a hold on any en bloc nominations until I get a response. And in two weeks, if I don't get a response, I'm going to deny quorum and mark up in as many committees as I can until I get a response.
According to the senators, Binance compliance personnel uncovered evidence last year that roughly $1.7 billion in digital assets had been routed through the exchange to Iranian entities, including the Iran-backed Houthis and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In one instance, a Binance vendor allegedly moved $1.2 billion in funds connected to Iran-linked actors.
The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Finance Committee are asking the Social Security Administration to elaborate on a recent court filing which stated that SSA doesn't know the full extent of agency data accessed and shared by the Department of Government Efficiency. In a letter to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano, Sens. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked for a briefing on the recent court disclosure, writing that "we take very seriously the SSA's stewardship of any personally identifiable information (PII) in its purview."
An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the Commission is the federal agency responsible for implementing and enforcing America's communications law and regulations.
Following new revelations about Jeffrey Epstein's deep and long-running relationship with J.P Morgan, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act (PETRA) to compel Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to turn over Epstein-related Treasury records to Senate investigators, read a release from the Finance Committee. Wyden revealed in July that his committee previously uncovered over 4,000 wire transfers to Epstein that were flagged by the government as suspicious.
