Tag: Elizabeth Warren

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. (Graeme Jennings)

Elizabeth Warren grills Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen on crucial too-big-to-fail question

Joseph Lawler · July 15, 2014 5:42 pm

This Jan. 30, 2013 file photo shows then-Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer, speaking during a press conference in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

In first public speech, new Federal Reserve vice chairman dismisses breaking up big banks

Joseph Lawler · July 10, 2014 10:27 pm

Support For Hillary Drops 11 Points—Among Democrats

Michael Warren · July 8, 2014 11:36 am

Is Hillary Clinton Imploding?

Jonathan V. Last · June 18, 2014 4:35 pm

A borrower with $10,000 in debt at a 6.8 percent rate who participated in the refinancing program would cost the government $1,280, according to AAF. A student with $25,000 in loans would cost taxpayers $3,201. (Thinkstock)

Think tank: Refinancing would cost taxpayers $1,200-$3,200 per student borrower

Joseph Lawler · June 10, 2014 11:55 am

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, joined by other women of the Senate, holds a news conference Wednesday on her bill, the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which would allow people with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates currently offered to new borrowers. From left are, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.; Warren; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren’s idea of a non-partisan bill is all tax and spend

Blake Seitz · June 5, 2014 6:45 pm

The CBO estimated that in the next few years $460 billion of federal student loans would be refinanced under the Warren measure -- almost half of all outstanding federal student loans. (Thinkstock)

CBO: $51 billion pricetag to refinance student loans

Joseph Lawler · June 4, 2014 7:26 pm

Washington Secrets

Money guru Suze Orman backs Elizabeth Warren over Hillary Clinton

Paul Bedard · May 27, 2014 6:48 pm

The Congressional Budget Office says aÃÂ number of government credit programs cost taxpayers more than is shown in official budget figures, including federal student loans andÃÂ Export-Import BankÃÂ credit guarantees. (Thinkstock Image)

CBO: Many government loan programs are more expensive than shown in budget

Joseph Lawler · May 26, 2014 9:00 am

The Senate's crusading liberal Democrat from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, once again is pushing legislation intended to alleviate the burden of student debt. This time, her measure exposes a serious problem in the federal government's accounting. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Elizabeth Warren takes on student debt, but there’s a catch

Joseph Lawler · May 23, 2014 12:00 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told a Washington audience Thursday that she was definitely not running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren says, ‘Nothing can change my mind’ on not running in 2016

Sean Higgins · May 22, 2014 5:31 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, left, has a long way to go to catch Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, says a new poll. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Poll: 85% of Dems approve of Hillary Clinton, 69% want her to run in 2016

Paul Bedard · May 22, 2014 1:42 pm