Tag: Congress
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In Congress Deposition, Billionaire Collector Les Wexner Claims He Was ‘Conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein
Les Wexner, the billionaire founder of L Brands and a major art collector, gave testimony to the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, in a closed door deposition from his home in New Albany, Ohio. In an opening statement to the House Oversight Committee, which is conducting an investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein case, Wexner read more
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Congress Funds Institute for American Indian Arts
News The Senate confirmed appropriations for the college and several other embattled cultural institutions following Trump’s threats to defund them. “Apache Anamorphic” mural (2025) by Institute of American Indian Arts Artist-in-Residence Douglas Miles and other students (all photos by Jason Ordaz, courtesy IAIA) Following months of uncertainty, the Senate has confirmed full or near-full funding read more
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After weekend scandal at the Fed, Congress will look at its own stock trading in the days ahead
News broke Saturday that former Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler violated the central bank’s ethics rules around stock trading, pushing the issue of Washington’s leaders playing the market back up the political agenda. The House Administration Committee has a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning to formally debate the overlapping issue of banning lawmaker stock trading read more
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