Another crypto bill is wending its way through Congress, but ran into a speed bump this week as banking and crypto interests continue to clash over its provisions. The U.S. Senate’s Banking Committee, chaired by South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, had been scheduled for Thursday to mark up a revised version of what’s called […]
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks’ arguments against giving North Carolina’s Lumbee full federal recognition ran into a chilly reception this week from a key U.S. Senate committee. Members of the Senate’s Indian Affairs committee signaled little patience with Hicks’ view that Congress should let the U.S. Department of the Interior […]
A quartet of would-be federal judges who would serve in North Carolina now awaits U.S. Senate confirmation. The group’s nominations by President Trump came at the recommendation of North Carolina U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd. The nominees for two vacant Western District of North Carolina seats are Susan Rodriguez and Matt Orso. For […]
