American lawyer and politician (born 1955)
Warren, Whitehouse demand Chamber explain decision to sue CFPB: Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from a pro-business lobbying giant regarding its ...
thehill.com/business/4590869-warren-whitehouse-demand-chamber-explain-decision-to-sue-cfpb/
Patronis flips script on Whitehouse, demands any records related to wife and Citizens Insurance
sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/18/patronis-flips-script-on-whitehouse-demands-any-records-related-to-wife-and-citizens-insurance/
Exclusive | Big Corporate Mergers Get Fresh Tax Scrutiny in Washington: Two senators—a Democrat and a Republican—want to end tax-free corporate mergers like the ...
wsj.com/finance/big-corporate-mergers-get-fresh-tax-scrutiny-in-washington-49492194
Vance, Whitehouse team up to eliminate tax breaks for corporate consolidation: Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), a Trump-aligned rising conservative star, and Sen ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4547158-vance-whitehouse-tax-breaks-corporate-consolidation/
Clarence Thomas’s conflict is clear — he must recuse himself from the Trump immunity case
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4501934-clarence-thomass-conflict-is-clear-he-must-recuse-himself-from-the-trump-immunity-case/
Homebuyers to Receive $15k Tax Credit Under New Bill: The bill would give tax credit to first time buyers within certain criteria in Rhode Island.
newsweek.com/homebuyers-tax-credit-bill-rhode-island-1880469
Warren Urges Powell to Cut Rates to Help Struggling Clean Energy: Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates ...
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New Bill Would Prevent Billionaires From Donating to Dark Money Groups Tax-Free: "Billionaires attempting to influence politics from the shadows should not ...
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Rhode Island senator says Citizens Insurance leaders not cooperating with his investigation
sun-sentinel.com/2024/03/19/rhode-island-senator-says-citizens-insurance-leaders-not-cooperating-with-his-investigation/
Infections and Falls More Likely at Private Equity-Owned Hospitals: Study: Patients at hospitals acquired by private equity firms saw a 25% increase in adverse ...
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Quick Glance: Dangers of Private Equity Acquisitions in Health Care
- A new study reveals that patient healthcare in hospitals acquired by private equity firms became more perilous.
- An extensive analysis in the JAMA journal examined the rates of 10 serious adverse events in 51 hospitals before and after acquisition by private equity firms.
- The results demonstrate an increase in these complications compared to non-privately owned hospitals.
- The impacts of private acquisitions extend beyond hospitals to include nursing homes, behavioral health systems, and private physician practices.
Senate Budget Chair Rips GOP Deficit Hawks Over Trillions in Tax Cuts for Rich: "If not for the Bush tax cuts, their extensions, and then the Trump tax cuts ...
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Senators launch bipartisan probe of private equity's growing role in U.S. health care
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Private Equity Under US Congressional Probe Over Hospital Failures: Private equity’s stewardship of hospitals is again coming under scrutiny with the launch of a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-08/private-equity-under-congressional-probe-over-hospital-failures
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement
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Quick Glance: Supreme Court Implements Ethical Guidelines Without Enforcement
- Implementation of first ethical guidelines without enforcement by the Supreme Court.
- No significant new requirements; Compliance left entirely to each justice.
- Justices emphasize long-standing adherence to ethics standards and dismiss ethics criticism as misunderstanding.
- Recent support for ethical guidelines from three justices: Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, and Kagan.
Senate Democrats expand their probe over ethics concerns on the Supreme Court: Senate Democrats are trying to implement a code of ethics for the Supreme Court ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/senate-democrats-expand-their-probe-over-ethics-concerns-on-the-supreme-court
Florida’s Biggest Insurer Is Focus of Senate Committee Probe: Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island asked Florida’s biggest property insurer for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-01/senate-committee-starts-probe-into-florida-s-biggest-insurer
'Important First Step': Durbin Moves to Subpoena Rich Benefactors of Alito, Thomas
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GOP's Proposed IRS Cuts in Israel Aid Bill Would Slash Federal Revenues by $27 Billion: CBO
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Citizens doesn’t need any federal bailout, CEO says: Citizens is financially solid and won't ever need a federal bailout, its CEO says ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/06/citizens-is-financially-solid-wont-need-a-federal-bailout-ceo-says/
Well done, Supreme Court. An ethics code billionaires will love.: The Supreme Court's new code of conduct reads more as gentle suggestions for the justices to ...
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/supreme-court-ethics-thomas-roberts-sotomayor-18491454.php
US Senate Budget Committee announces investigation into Citizens Insurance: The chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Thursday announced an ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/11/30/u-s-senate-budget-committee-announces-investigation-into-citizens-insurance/
Senators joke about all the matchmaking in Grassley’s office: ’20 marriages!’: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) quipped Thursday that he may start looking for love by ...
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4277470-senators-joke-matchmaking-grassley-office-twenty-marriages/
Senate Dems Want to Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A 'Term So Absurd That It Shouldn't Even Exist'
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Democrats object to Rick Scott’s effort to pass disaster relief fund without Ukraine money
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4217083-democrats-object-to-rick-scotts-effort-to-pass-disaster-relief-fund-without-ukraine-money/
Senator files ethics complaint against supreme court justice Samuel Alito: Sheldon Whitehouse writes to Chief Justice John Roberts about ‘several’ ethics ...
theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/05/samuel-alito-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-ethics
“This late-come effort at ‘Clean-up on Aisle Three’ won’t deter us from fully investigating the massive, secret, right-wing billionaire influence in which this ... Show more
Clarence Thomas Discloses Three 2022 Flights on Right-Wing Billionaire's Private Jet
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Quick Glance: Clarence Thomas acknowledges trips on Republican donor's plane
- For the first time in years, Thomas acknowledges receiving hospitality from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.
- Thomas is considering amending prior reports to include more private plane travel.
Opinion | New Supreme Court Scandal: ‘Improper Opining’: Sheldon Whitehouse sees a conspiracy in a Journal interview with Justice Samuel Alito.
wsj.com/articles/sheldon-whitehouse-samuel-alito-letter-john-roberts-journal-interview-david-rivkin-supreme-court-ethics-8fb965dd
Democratic senators challenge Alito to testify before Congress : A pair of Democratic senators is challenging Justice Samuel Alito to testify before lawmakers ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4129923-democratic-senators-challenge-alito-to-testify-before-congress/
Quick Glance: Democratic senators urge Alito to testify before Congress
- Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) called on the justice Monday to testify before lawmakers after Alito stated in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday that Congress lacks the jurisdiction to regulate the court.
- This comes as Democrats try to mandate stronger ethics rules since Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas have recently faced ethics controversies.
- “And while he’s there, we can talk about ethical lapses & a Supreme Court code of conduct,” he added.
- “And why would they not offer opinions about matters that might come before the Court? Right, because it would be unethical,” Whitehouse wrote.
Feinstein fall gives Democrats a scare: Senate Democrats got a scare last week when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was briefly admitted to the hospital after a ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4149557-feinstein-fall-democrats-scare-ambitious-september-agenda/
Climate Systemic Risks Are Mounting | by Sheldon Whitehouse - Project Syndicate: Sheldon Whitehouse warns that the economic costs of global warming extend far ...
project-syndicate.org/magazine/climate-systemic-financial-economic-risk-by-sheldon-whitehouse-2023-09
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: The Supreme Court scandal is going to get worse: The shocking revelations surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas come as no surprise to ...
bostonglobe.com/2023/08/12/metro/senator-sheldon-whitehouse-supreme-court-scandal-is-going-get-worse/
'Rigged' US Tax Code Blamed as Wealthy See Major Retirement Account Gains: "It is unacceptable that taxpayers are forced to spend billions of dollars ...
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Senate Judiciary Committee adopts Supreme Court ethics bill: The Judiciary Committee adopted legislation that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/20/supreme-court-ethics/
Conservative legal activist rebuffs Democratic request for information on fishing trip with Justice Samuel Alito
cnn.com/2023/07/25/politics/leonard-leo-supreme-court-senate-response/
Conservative activist dismisses Democrats’ request for information on Alito fishing trip
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4120303-conservative-activist-dismisses-democrats-request-for-information-on-alito-fishing-trip/
Dems Push Right-Wing Billionaires for Info on All Their Gifts to Supreme Court Justices
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Dems' Wealth Tax Bill Would Extend Social Security Solvency by 75+ Years: Analysis
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Democrats to Press Supreme Court Ethics Rules Over G.O.P. Opposition: The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to approve new disclosure requirements ...
nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/senate-supreme-court-ethics.html
Democrats ask Supreme Court Historical Society for information on donors, access to justices
thehill.com/homenews/4094296-democrats-ask-supreme-court-historical-society-for-information-on-donors-access-to-justices/
Senate panel to consider Supreme Court ethics package: The Senate Judiciary Committee announced Monday that it will markup a Supreme Court ethics bill next week ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4089588-senate-panel-to-consider-supreme-court-ethics-package/
Democrats ask Supreme Court Historical Society for information on donors, access to justices
thehill.com/homenews/4094296-democrats-ask-supreme-court-historical-society-for-information-on-donors-access-to-justices/
Social Security Could Be Safe for Generations Under New Tax Plan: Social security could be solvent for decades to come as a result of a newly proposed tax plan ...
newsweek.com/social-security-future-tax-payment-1812517
Senate Democrat on new filing in documents case: Trump lawyers will have ‘bad Christmas’
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4062401-senate-democrat-on-new-filing-in-documents-case-trump-lawyers-will-have-bad-christmas/
Quick Glance: DOJ delivers Mar-a-Lago grand jury testimony to Trump team
- The Department of Justice has provided evidence in the Mar-a-Lago case to former President Trump and his attorneys, including testimony from witnesses before the grand jury.
- Prosecutors interviewed a variety of witnesses, including former members of Trump’s legal team who were compelled to appear before the grand jury.
- The files also contain the testimony of Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet and co-defendant in the case.
- The files are part of the discovery phase and contain only unclassified materials.
Alito gives new momentum to Supreme Court reforms: Legislation to address the ethical conduct of Supreme Court justices gained new momentum Wednesday after a ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4061375-alito-gives-new-momentum-to-supreme-court-reforms/
Quick Glance: Justice Alito Defends Himself After ProPublica Inquiries and Reveals Trip With Billionaire Paul Singer
- Alito joined a private trip with Paul Singer, which he viewed as personal hospitality and did not list on his disclosure form.
- ProPublica asked questions about Alito's interactions with Singer and suggested he should have recused himself from cases involving Singer.
- Alito argued that his interactions with Singer were limited and casual and that he had no knowledge of Singer's interests in court cases.
- Disclosure of gifts and trips by Supreme Court justices is being questioned by some members of Congress.
Senate Democrat: Trump’s ‘bullying’ won’t help him in classified documents case: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on Sunday said former President Trump’s ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4055871-senate-democrat-trump-bullying-wont-help-him-in-classified-documents-case/
Senate Democrat backs Biden over longtime supporter RFK Jr.: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said Sunday that he is “more than happy” to support President Biden ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4056082-senate-democrat-backs-biden-over-longtime-supporter-rfk-jr/
Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up Supreme Court ethics bill after July Fourth
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4060780-senate-judiciary-committee-will-mark-up-supreme-court-ethics-bill-after-july-4th/
Sen. Whitehouse Hopes Judge Aileen Cannon Won't Act Like 'A Trump Advocate In A Robe'
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Unclear if Trump-appointed judge overseeing federal case can be impartial, Sen. Whitehouse says
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As Insurers Cut Coverage Due to Climate Disasters, Senators Probe Continued Backing of Fossil Fuels
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Republican 'Fealty to Megadonors' onGOP 'Fealty to Megadonors on Full Display': IRS Cuts Will Cost $40 Billion in Lost Revenue Display as CBO ...
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Sen. Whitehouse: Supreme Court justices are ‘in a fact-free zone as well as an ethics-free zone’
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4023767-sen-whitehouse-supreme-court-justices-are-in-a-fact-free-zone-as-well-as-an-ethics-free-zone/
Sen. Whitehouse: Supreme Court Is a 'Fact-Free,' 'Ethics-Free Zone': Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse compared far-right billionaires influencing the court to barons who ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/whitehouse-supreme-court-fact-free-ethics-free-zone-1234743537/
Senate Panel Holds SCOTUS Ethics Hearing Amid Mounting Conflict of Interest Scandals
democracynow.org/2023/5/3/headlines/senate_panel_holds_scotus_ethics_hearing_amid_mounting_conflict_of_interest_scandals
Fossil Fuel Influence on US Supreme Court Is Pervasive, Whitehouse Says: Before the current ethics controversy, the Democratic senator from Rhode Island raised ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-10/fossil-fuel-influence-on-supreme-court-is-pervasive-whitehouse
How secure is social security?: Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, while Washington debates the debt ceiling, Social Security and Medicare ...
economist.com/podcasts/2023/05/05/how-secure-is-social-security
Democratic Senator Says Clarence Thomas Should Be Referred to US Attorney General
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Quick Glance: A divided court leaves the constitutional question at Guantánamo Bay unresolved
- The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit concluded in a decision released Wednesday that the US may not be allowed to retain a guy imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay once he is no longer deemed a threat.
- Guantánamo housed 684 inmates at its peak in 2003).
- Any future appeals court decision on that subject could have ramifications for 16 additional inmates who remain at Guantánamo despite being approved for transfer.
- In 2008, the United States Supreme Court declared 5-4, overturning another Randolph ruling, that Guantánamo detainees have the right to challenge their detention in federal court.
Democrats’ Complaint About Thomas Forwarded to Judicial Panel: A complaint by two congressional Democrats regarding possible ethics violations by Supreme Court ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-19/democrats-complaint-about-thomas-forwarded-to-judicial-panel
Quick Glance: Democrats criticize Justice Clarence Thomas, but their strategy for investigating ethics accusations is unclear.
- On Tuesday, Senate Democrats lashed out at Justice Clarence Thomas, alleging that the Supreme Court conservative neglected to disclose luxury trips, gifts, and a real estate deal with a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remained unclear.
- Other Democrats on the committee said Tuesday that they would defer to Durbin, who met with Democrats on Monday evening to discuss their approach to Thomas.
- California Democrat Alex Padilla stated during a Judiciary Committee hearing for three lower court nominees on Tuesday.
- Mitt Romney remarked Monday evening, in rare Republican comments condemning Thomas' lack of candor.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General discusses designation of Wagner mercenaries as terrorists during US visit
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/20/7398765/
Dems to Biden: Don't worry about legal challenges with getting rid of debt ceiling
businessinsider.com/is-the-14th-amendment-legal-debt-ceiling-solution-biden-default-2023-5
Paid articlePaid 'Oh, Please': Critics Scoff at Clarence Thomas' Defense of Secret Luxury Trips
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Quick Glance: The Supreme Court will not enforce a West Virginia law prohibiting transgender athletes from participating on girls' sports teams.
- According to the ACLU, 19 states have passed laws similar to West Virginia's in the last three years.
- However, no appeals court has yet to rule on the issue.
- Becky and her mother were represented by the ACLU, Lambda Legal, and private lawyers who appealed the ruling and won a preliminary order from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that prevents the law from being enforced while the appellate court considers her case.
- The appeals court's temporary order prompted West Virginia's attorney general to petition the Supreme Court for emergency relief.
Ginni Thomas' Anonymous Donations Questioned: 'So Much Wrong With This': A conservative group led by Ginni Thomas, Crowdsourcers for Culture and Liberty ...
newsweek.com/ginni-thomas-group-anonymous-donations-questioned-so-much-wrong-1791082
Quick Glance: Wisconsin Voters Will Decide on the Nation's Most Expensive State Court Election
- If Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who currently sits on a lower court and is heavily backed by the Democratic Party, is elected to the 10-year term, the court will have its first liberal majority in recent memory.
- If he wins, conservatives will keep their majority on the court.
- Wisconsin has had some of the most expensive state supreme court races in the country for years, thanks to political spending by business groups and unions.
- In recent years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has been deeply divided along ideological lines.
Senate’s new budget boss is also a climate hawk: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a soundbite machine and intra-party agitator, brings his own flavor of Democratic ...
politico.com/news/2023/03/26/sheldon-whitehouse-budget-climate-00088574
What Can Democrats Do About Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Fiasco?: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on what Democrats can do about Clarence Thomas’s lavish ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/04/sheldon-whitehouse-on-clarence-thomass-unethical-vacations.html
Quick Glance: Clarence Thomas must come clean, according to the title.
- Justice Clarence Thomas has caused irreparable harm to the Supreme Court, necessitating action by Congress and the chief justice to strengthen ethics rules.
- Personal hospitality is an exception to the ethics rules.
- They don't allow judges to use their wealthy friends' planes as personal taxis, as Thomas appears to have done.
- Crow and Thomas' friendship — "Harlan and Kathy Crow are among our dearest friends," Thomas said in his statement, which didn't start until after he was appointed to the court.
Senate Dems Urge Treasury Chief to Crack Down on Rich Tax Dodgers: "The Treasury Department can and should exercise the full extent of its regulatory ...
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‘Normalize’ doomsday? Dems lambaste GOP’s latest debt-limit gambit: House conservatives are pushing a plan to guarantee payments to U.S. debt holders — including ...
politico.com/news/2023/03/21/debt-priorities-00087834
Top Senate Democrats press Chamber of Commerce on threat to sue FTC over noncompete clause ban
cnbc.com/2023/02/28/warren-whitehouse-grill-chamber-of-commerce-over-ftc-noncompete-issue.html
'Stop Wasting Public Money': Climate Groups Slam Carbon Capture Scam: "Rather than expand subsidies for false fixes," said one critic of new ...
commondreams.org/news/carbon-capture-utilization-tax-credit
Climate Groups Cheer Khanna, Whitehouse Bill to Tax Big Oil Windfall Profits: In a move welcomed by climate campaigners, a pair of Democratic U.S ...
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Senate Dems Detail How GOP Budget Cuts Would 'Hurt Families in Every Corner of the Country'
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Senator demands update on hospitality rules for federal judges, SCOTUS: "If we don't know who's providing judges with gifts and hospitality, it becomes difficult ...
businessinsider.com/senator-demands-update-on-hospitality-rules-for-federal-judges-scotus-2023-2
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Van Hollen and Catherine Cortez Masto speak about the U.S. debt ceiling ... Show more #Reuters #live #news #Congress #Democrats #debtceiling
Schiff, Whitehouse slam Meta for decision to allow Trump back on Facebook, Instagram: ‘Inexplicable’
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Bill Cassidy to refile bill for more offshore cash: WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy once again will attempt to wrest more money from the federal government ...
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Van Hollen and Catherine Cortez Masto speak about the U.S. debt ceiling ... Show more #Reuters #live #news #Congress #Democrats #debtceiling
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal speak at Kyiv’s central St Michael’s square.#Reuters #live #news #US #senators #Ukraine #war
Urban League of RI building will be torn down, turned into community service hub: “This is an investment in Rhode Island’s Black community and the Upper South ...
bostonglobe.com/2022/12/19/metro/urban-league-ri-building-will-be-torn-down-turned-into-community-service-hub/
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