Senators ask regulators to investigate bank and crypto ties, citing Washington state bank – GeekWire

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a 2019 campaign rally in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) are pressing U.S. bank…

Twitter is suspending journalists from the New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several high-profile journalists, many of whom have been reporting on Elon Musk’s controversial takeover of the company. So far, the journalists who have been…

Facebook parent Meta fined $24.6M for violating Washington state’s political ad disclosure law – GeekWire

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was fined the maximum penalty of $24.6 million on Wednesday for violating…

Washington state’s proposed wealth tax would cost Bezos $2 billion a year: report

Washington state’s proposed wealth tax would cost Amazon CEO Jeff BezosJeffrey (Jeff) Preston BezosWashington state lawmakers mull wealth tax The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Democrats chart…