Senator Susan Collins has directed nearly $1.5 billion toward 672 community projects across Maine, a move coinciding with her competitive re-election campaign.
Elon Musk has donated $158 million to support Republican efforts in the Texas Senate race, channeling funds through the Senate Leadership Fund and the Lone Star Liberty PAC.
Michael Saylor has welcomed the failure of the CLARITY Act to pass in the Senate, suggesting that the delay in new regulation will benefit the growth of the cryptocurrency industry.
The U.S. Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has stalled in the Senate following opposition from major banks and Democratic lawmakers, leaving crypto regulation to existing agency oversight.
Senator Richard Blumenthal is investigating Cantor Fitzgerald over its Tether partnership, questioning compliance oversight and the financial gains of former CEO Howard Lutnick.
The US Senate has blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, which sought to regulate how energy infrastructure costs for large data centers are distributed among consumers.
The US Senate rejected the CLARITY Act on September 15, 2026, with a 49-50 vote, leaving the proposed digital asset regulatory framework stalled until at least 2030.
The US Senate is convening a hearing on September 30, 2026, to investigate national security risks posed by autonomous AI agents, with OpenAI and Anthropic absent from the witness list.
Republican senators have introduced a new bill targeting cryptocurrency taxation, covering mining, staking, and de minimis exemptions.
The U.S. Senate has stalled the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill intended to cap electricity price hikes for data centers, after it failed to reach the 60-vote threshold.
The US Senate has blocked the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, failing to reach the 60-vote threshold required to establish new regulatory guidelines for digital assets.
Senator Ben Ray Lujan has formally requested that Senate leadership establish a dedicated bipartisan committee to oversee artificial intelligence policy and regulation.
The US Senate held a hearing on Flock's AI surveillance network, as lawmakers raised concerns over data privacy and potential misuse of automated license plate readers.
The U.S. Senate blocked the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act with a 49-50 vote, leaving crypto regulation in limbo and highlighting the inaccuracy of early prediction market odds.
The U.S. Senate rejected the Clarity Act in a 49-50 vote, leaving digital asset regulation under the existing authority of the SEC and CFTC.
The Clarity Act failed to pass the Senate, leaving regulators to pursue interim measures while the industry prepares for potential legislative compromises before the current session ends.
Senator John Curtis has requested a Senate investigation into the business dealings of Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden, citing concerns over potential conflicts of interest and crypto ventures.
Seven Republican senators have complicated the U.S. Senate's Clarity Act by supporting a measure that favors banks on stablecoin yields, following a failed procedural vote on September 15, 2026.
Crypto super PAC Fairshake is committing $30 million to oppose Sherrod Brown's congressional bid following the Senate's rejection of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.
Fairshake PAC has pledged $30 million to oppose former Senator Sherrod Brown in the upcoming election due to his stance on crypto regulation.
