Ron Wyden

Bitcoin and other new types of cryptocurrency exist only in the virtual world and are traded outside the traditional banking system on digital ledgers called blockchain, making them hard to regulate and enticing to rogue regimes and terror groups alike.

Biden’s infrastructure tax would hogtie miners and developers, industry warns

Zach Halaschak · August 3, 2021 10:22 am

Energy and Environment

‘Civilian Climate Corps’ to be part of Senate Democrats’ infrastructure bill

Kerry Picket · July 20, 2021 3:43 pm

Schumer to introduce compromise bill to lift federal prohibition on cannabis

Schumer to introduce compromise bill to lift federal prohibition on cannabis

Cassidy Morrison · July 14, 2021 12:00 am

Top Senate Democrat lays out drug pricing reform goals

Cassidy Morrison · June 22, 2021 4:26 pm

People line up to vote on the last day of early voting at the Minneapolis Early Vote Center Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Minneapolis.

Senate Democrats introduce legislation disallowing voting lines longer than 30 minutes

Mike Brest · June 18, 2021 3:41 pm

"It is imperative that Congress follow the money and conduct a thorough investigation into any potential money laundering or other illicit financial dealings between the president, his associates, and Russia," Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote in a letter to Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Energy and Environment

Senate Democrats propose overhauling energy tax code to combat climate change

Abby Smith · June 1, 2021 11:00 am

Women use their smart phones in the Colombian capital of Bogota.Â Colombian police have the technology to do things such as hack electronic devices unbeknownst to users.Â (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Bipartisan group of senators call for ban on law enforcement buying user location data

Nihal Krishan · April 22, 2021 5:55 pm

Democrats look to shore up and expand Obamacare

David Hogberg · March 18, 2021 10:29 am

Republican Collins votes with Democrats to advance Becerra nomination for HHS secretary

Cassidy Morrison · March 11, 2021 6:15 pm

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Democrats plot minimum wage ‘plan B’ after Senate parliamentarian setback

Tyler Van Dyke · February 26, 2021 4:50 pm

Top Democrat finds Microsoft failed to fix issues resulting in SolarWinds hack

Mica Soellner · February 25, 2021 11:19 pm

Democrats split over plan to require greater censorship of ads in Section 230 overhaul

Nihal Krishan · February 18, 2021 11:17 am