Rick Scott

On Friday, two senior U.S. lawmakers called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to delist 25 Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges, citing national security concerns over alleged military ties.  The companies include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA), Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU...

Republican members of the Senate chose John Thune (R-S.D.) to be the next Senate Majority Leader, a position that comes as the Republican Party won control of the Senate in the 2024 election. What Happened: Thune, who has been a member of the Senate since 2005, won a secret vote among Republican...

A man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday appeared in court Monday morning to face charges and learn the next steps in the legal process. What Happened: Ryan Wesley Routh has been charged with two federal gun-related offenses in connection with...

The marijuana legalization question is up in the air with recent polls showing a slight decline in public support for policy change, contrasting with the stronger backing seen in previous years. With the U.S. presidential election approaching, this shifting picture and fluctuating nature of public...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to fix a minor typo in the fourth paragraph. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for the “long-delayed ethics policy” at the U.S. Central Bank, which she claims “doesn’t fix a...

The NCAA Football regular season finished after a weekend of conference championship games. The Selection Committee chose four football teams that will compete in a four-team playoff to determine who will be crowned National Champion. Despite a perfect 13-0 record, Florida State was not selected,...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FLa.) on Tuesday took aim at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for the problems with the central bank’s balance sheet. Powell Cops The Blame: It is Powell along with his predecessors, namely Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke, who are to blame for the Fed’s bloated...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has highlighted a bi-partisan bill in her tweet which she says will restrict banks from taking "a ton of risk." The bill, proposed by Warren and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), is set to be introduced on Wednesday, according to a Bloomberg report. "I've got a bipartisan...