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Trump could announce a 2024 run as early as this month, but some worry it would distract from the GOP's midterm messaging railing against Biden.

Toomey said the Republican Party will likely have a "stronger candidate" than Trump in 2024 on the heels of Cassidy Hutchinson's bombshell testimony.

Bucks County, a suburb near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has an ample supply of swing voters — they've sent Republicans and Democrats to Congress.

Dr. Mehmet Oz has won Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate primary after a dayslong recount.

The House has passed a wide-ranging gun control bill in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.

The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, was approved by a congressional committee and sent on the full Senate.

Meltdowns in the cryptocurrency space are common, but the latest one has served as a vivid reminder that investors, both professionals and rookies, can be rolling the dice when putting money into digital assets.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said he's hoping for a framework by the end of the week.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said he's hoping for a framework by the end of the week.

Toomey, along with Sen. Joe Manchin, put forth legislation nearly a decade ago that would expand background checks.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania that aired Sunday, June 5, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Representative Adam Schiff, Senator Pat Toomey, Dr. Walter J. Koroshetz and more appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

Recounting began Friday in the too-close-to-call Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.

A bipartisan group of senators is trying to find a compromise on gun legislation.

President Joe Biden has been intimately involved in some of the gun control movement's greatest successes — and failures.

Democrats in Congress are trying, again, to pass legislation to expand background checks for gun buyers in the wake of the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Pennsylvania’s top election official says the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a recount.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke.

Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is too close to call and is likely headed for a statewide recount to decide the winner of the contest between heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.

Vote counting in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate has dragged into a third day as Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick remain essentially tied with tens of thousands of ballots left to tally.

Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick are locked in a too-early-to-call race for the Republican nomination to fill an open Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat.

Voters in Pennsylvania decided critical primary races, including a Republican Senate contest that featured Mehmet Oz, Dave McCormick and Kathy Barnette.

Former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador has won Idaho’s Republican attorney general primary, beating a longtime incumbent who'd been criticized by the far right for not taking a more activist role.

Former President Donald Trump’s winning streak in U.S. Senate primaries is on the line Tuesday as voters in five states cast their ballots in midterm elections.

By the end of this month, 13 states will have held their primaries.

Millionaire candidates and billionaire investors are harnessing their considerable personal wealth to try to win competitive Republican primaries for open U.S. Senate seats in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Dave McCormick earned more than $22 million last year as CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund — the job he quit to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.

Senate Republicans unveiled a plan to spur business by tailoring regulation and ensuring retail investors have access to young ventures.

Conor Lamb is accusing rival John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate of skipping candidate forums to avoid talking about a 2013 incident in which he confronted a Black man, shotgun in hand, because he suspected the man was involved in gunfire nearby.

The Russian ruble has bounced back to almost its full value since before the West imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

The Senate on Tuesday agreed to consider the nomination of Lisa Cook for a position on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors on a 50-49 party-line vote.

The Senate Banking Committee has approved Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second four-year term as chair of the Federal Reserve.

As CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund, David McCormick wore suits, lived on Connecticut’s ritzy Gold Coast and talked up bipartisanship.

Sen. Joe Manchin says he opposes the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to a key position on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says Democrats should consider a GOP offer to advance four of President Joe Biden's five nominees to the Fed.

Pennsylvania’s Democratic Party committee members backed U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb by 2 to 1 in an endorsement vote over Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the primary race for the state's open U.S. Senate seat.

President Joe Biden and U.S. allies in a matter of days have weaponized the global economy against Russia for invading Ukraine.

There's a glaring carve-out in President Joe Biden’s sanctions against Russia, and that's oil and natural gas, which will continue to flow freely to the rest of the world.

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee skipped Tuesday's meeting, denying Democrats the quorum needed to advance Biden nominees.

Eight lawmakers or their immediate family have traded cryptocurrency over the past year, with bets ranging as high as $100,000, a CNBC analysis found.

Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee boycotted a vote on President Joe Biden’s five nominees to the Federal Reserve, delaying indefinitely the confirmation of Chair Jerome Powell to a second four-year term.

Senate Republicans intensified their fight against one of President Joe Biden's nominees to the Fed when they threatened to boycott a committee vote.

Biden Federal Reserve nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin called Kansas City Fed President Esther George to advocate for a fintech company, Sen. Pat Toomey says.

How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of climate change in their lending policies could take center stage at a Senate hearing Thursday on the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin and two economists to the Fed’s influential Board of Governors.

Cash is pouring in to Pennsylvania’s hotly contested race for U.S. Senate as wealthy and well-connected candidates move in from out of state followed by millions of dollars.

President Joe Biden has visited the bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package — a new law that aims to prevent just such disasters.

Former President Donald Trump is holding off on making a new endorsement in Pennsylvania’s closely watched Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

President Joe Biden is set to travel to Pittsburgh on Friday to spotlight his administration’s efforts to strengthen the nation’s supply chains and other aspects of his domestic agenda.

President Joe Biden nominated three people for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, including Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former Fed and Treasury official, for the top regulatory slot and Lisa Cook, who would be the first Black woman to serve on the board.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that high inflation is a serious threat to the Fed’s goal of helping put more Americans back to work, and said the Fed will raise rates more than it now plans if needed to stem surging prices.

Roughly 3 dozen Democrats were the last ones to leave the House chamber on Jan. 6, 2021, trapped in the gallery as the chaos unfolded. In recent AP interviews, some of the lawmakers recounted the ordeal. (Jan. 5)

Days after withdrawing her nomination to become a key banking regulator, Omarova blames banks for distorting her research and creating an ugly environment.

President Joe Biden says Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will be withdrawn.

Biden condemned what he called the "inappropriate personal attacks" on Saule Omarova, "that were far beyond the pale."

Pennsylvania's high-stakes race for an open U.S. Senate seat is seeing candidates bringing big bank accounts and big-time connections from blue states.

First human heart transplant performed; Industrial accident kills thousands in Bhopal, India; Hundreds of students arrested at the University of California at Berkeley; "A Streetcar Named Desire" opens on Broadway; Snger Ozzy Osbourne is born. (Dec. 3)

CBSStephen Colbert kicked off his run of jokes about Dr. Mehmet Oz’s big campaign announcement on Tuesday with a bit of a softball: “Turns out, running for Senate is the one weird trick to reduce belly fat.”It thankfully got harsher from there.“Now, this is Dr. Oz’s first time running for office,” the Late Show host said of the TV doctor’s announcement that he will be running as a Republican for the open seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA). “So he’s staying humble with his promises.” As

Oz enters a crowded primary in Pennsylvania, one of the most important states in the battle for Senate control in the 2022 midterms.

Parnell's campaign has been on the rocks ever since court records surfaced of protective orders that were granted to his then-wife in 2017 and 2018.

The candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is suspending his campaign after he lost a court fight over custody of his three children.

A nomination hearing for President Joe Biden's pick to be comptroller of the currency, Saule Omarova, turned fiery on Thursday.

President Joe Biden’s choice to become one of the top banking regulators endured a contentious nomination hearing Thursday, with Republican senators warning she would nationalize the U.S. banking system and Democrats saying she’s eminently qualified and would be tough overseer of Wall Street.

President Joe Biden nominated Saule Omarova to be the nation’s next comptroller of the currency in September.

Democrats in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, felt the Republican wave building over the summer when frustrated parents filled school board meetings to complain about masking requirements and an academic theory on systemic racism that wasn’t even taught in local schools.

Parnell, who has been endorsed by former president Donald Trump, refuted the claims in a statement Monday.

Toomey's bill would prevent the SEC from banning on payment for order flow, a controversial practice and key revenue source for online brokerage Robinhood.

Democrats under pressure from the GOP and the banking industry have agreed to raise the cap to $10,000 on a proposal that all bank transactions of more than $600 be reported to the IRS.

The Senate has narrowly approved President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, giving the bureau a director who is likely to embrace an aggressive “watchdog” role.

Resistance to the potential renomination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell intensified this week, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren becoming the first senator to publicly oppose Powell and many progressive groups pushing for some alternative leader at the Fed.

A divided federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging a portion of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international email and phone communications.

Lawmakers pressured Gensler to pick up the pace on cryptocurrency guidance, arguing a lack of rules could lead to speculation and stifled innovation.

Retiring Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) told CNBC on Friday that he does not believe former President Trump should be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, calling his behavior after the 2020 election "completely unacceptable."Why it matters: Toomey largely supported Trump and his agenda during his first term, but became one of seven Senate Republicans to vote to convict the former president after he was impeached for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Stay on top of the latest market

Sen. Pat Toomey has urged his party not to nominate former president Donald Trump as its presidential nominee in 2024.

What the past week's political drama means for crypto and where the industry goes from here.

Treasury will not oppose a bipartisan agreement over two competing amendments that limits federal regulation of cryptocurrencies.

Democrats see one of their best chances to pick up a Senate seat during next year’s midterms in Pennsylvania.

The Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties voted to clear a key procedural hurdle.

Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) announced Friday that he'll join the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania currently held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who plans to retire. Why it matters: The centrist Lamb, 37, joins a crowded field in a state that's critical for Democrats' chances of retaining control of the Senate. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Lamb first rose to prominence when he narrowly won a 2018 House special election in a Pi

President Joe Biden is praising the Senate for edging the bipartisan infrastructure plan closer to passage.

Senators are struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan.

Sens. Ron Wyden, Pat Toomey and Cynthia Lummis filed an amendment to clarify crypto language in the Senate's infrastructure bill.

The nearly $1 trillion bipartisan package has been on the negotiating table since June.

Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal as soon as Monday, as pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority. Heading into a make-or-break week, key senators and staff spent the weekend trying to reach a final agreement. One major roadblock is how much money should go to public transit.

Lawmakers racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal early this coming week are hitting a major roadblock over how much money should go to public transit, the group’s lead Republican negotiator said Sunday. As discussions continued through the weekend, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said both sides were “about 90% of the way there” on an agreement. “We have one issue outstanding, and we’re not getting much response from the Democrats on it,” he said.

An economic rebound, rising wages and declining unemployment weren't enough to spare Fed Chairman Jerome Powell from gripes in the Senate.

Fair Fight Action is trying to mobilize voters of color and young progressives around two federal voting rights bills.

A new poll showed that Biden's $4 trillion sweeping infrastructure plan drew two-thirds support among voters. Republicans are pushing to cut its size.

The White House says Senate Republicans' infrastructure offer could “imperil pending aid to small businesses, restaurants and rural hospitals.”

The CEOs of the nation's biggest banks kick off two days of congressional testimony on Wednesday before the Senate Banking Committee.

Sen. Pat Toomey, the GOP's leader on the banking committee, hopes the CEOs of the largest banks will "defend capitalism" on Capitol Hill.

Senate Republicans unveiled a smaller infrastructure plan than the one President Joe Biden hopes to pass.

Gary Gensler was confirmed to lead the SEC on Wednesday. He promised to tackle bitcoin regulation, "gamification" of trading and board diversity.

President Biden on Sunday expressed confidence that a "rational" gun control bill can pass the evenly-divided Senate. "I'm the only one who has ever got them passed, man," Mr. Biden told reporters on Sunday. "The only gun control legislation that's ever passed is mine. Congress narrowly passed an assault weapons ban in 1994 when Mr. Biden was a senator, but it expired in 2005. Gun control advocates held a rally Sunday at the Colorado State Capitol, five days after 10 people were killed in a shooting a supermarket in Boulder, CBS Denver reported.

As the government pushes millions of $1,400 stimulus checks out the door, some Americans could come up empty handed. The issue prompted Capitol Hill lawmakers to enter into a crossfire of sorts on Thursday over whether or not those checks can be garnished, as some looked to change the policy. That's after the Treasury Department and IRS announced on Wednesday that 90 million checks have gone out thus far by direct deposit. To remedy that, Brown called for the passage of a bill he proposed alongside fellow Democrats Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. However, efforts to pass that legislation were blocked by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.Toomey argued that it was too late the change the legislation, and that altering the rules could protect husbands or fathers who refuse to pay alimony or child support.

The Pennsylvania Republican made the comments on "Squawk Box" ahead of Tuesday morning's Senate Banking Committee hearing on retail investors and the GameStop trading frenzy that began in January. Not for me," Toomey told CNBC. Toomey said he appreciated how stock trading platforms like Robinhood have created a new class of investor. GameStop shares later plunged to under $40 by mid-February, although the stock has been in a rally again recently and was back over $200 apiece during Tuesday's session. According to Senate financial disclosures, one of his kids bought between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of GameStop shares on Jan. 27 and sold out of the position completely on Jan. 28.

Backlash has been swift and unrelenting for the few Republicans in Congress who voted alongside Democrats in Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. Some of the seven senators who voted to convict Trump on the charge of inciting the deadly Capitol riot are facing censure and criticism from within the party. One Republican who voted to impeach Trump in the House was reportedly even denounced by members of his own family. Maine's Republican Party could censure Sen. Susan Collins over her vote to convict, the Bangor Daily News reported Monday. 3 House Republican, was censured by her state's GOP earlier this month after she voted to impeach Trump.

The seven Republican senators who joined all 50 Democrats in voting to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol are now facing heat from conservatives in their home states. A meeting of the state GOP to formally censure the senator was postponed because of weather, the paper reported. Six of the seven Republicans will not be facing re-election next year, in the 2022 cycle. Each of the seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump has defended their decision to do so, in statements and in posts on social media. CNBC has reached out to each of the seven Republican lawmakers.

Seven Republican senators voted to convict former President Trump on the charge of incitement to insurrection, joining Democrats to make it it a far more bipartisan vote than Mr. Trump's first impeachment trial. But something distinguishes most of the Republicans who voted to convict Mr. Trump — most of them aren't up for reelection soon. I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty." I voted to convict President Trump because he is guilty. She added that Mr. Trump "had set the stage months" before Election Day and he "did everything in his power to stay in power."