The Latest Breaking News from Elizabeth Warren

BOSTON — A Boston-area home belonging to the son of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren burned to the ground Tuesday morning, requiring the aid of two outside fire companies.

WASHINGTON — Tech companies are using international trade agreements to conceal software codes behind artificial intelligence programs as well as circumvent U.S. legislation that could curb the industry’s freewheeling use of consumer data, according to lawmakers and advocacy groups.

Just weeks ago, they were bit players in the giant U.S. banking system. Now, a handful of regional lenders are at the heart of a crisis that’s shaken the country and engaged the likes of Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for more U.S. deposits to be covered by federal insurance and demanding government probes into whether lax regulation fueled this month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

Progressive Democrat launches offensive on politicians on the left and the right who supported Trump-era deregulation of US banks

"The fed doesn't just get to do its own investigation," Warren said.

Congress is trying to figure out how best to respond to the abrupt failure of two U.S. banks

When Silicon Valley and Signature banks failed in early March 2023, government regulators rushed in to guarantee deposits and protect bank customers. Under current banking regulations, though, there was no obligation for the government to step in.

US president calls on Congress to impose tougher penalties on senior officials of banks that fail due to mismanagement.