RFU chief Bill Sweeney criticised by DCMS select committee over financial collapse of Wasps and Worcester | Rugby Union News

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney was criticised by MPs Rugby Football Union chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether he should be considering resigning after two Premiership clubs went into administration. Sweeney on Thursday appeared in front of the select committee for the Department for … Read more

Ermineskin Cree Nation and Varme Energy Announce Working Committee to Invest in Alberta’s First Waste-to-Energy Facilities

Article content Working through their Corporate Division, Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies, Ermineskin Cree Nation is exploring investment in Varme-run waste-to-energy projects throughout Alberta, including major new facilities EDMONTON, Alberta — Neyaskweyahk Group of Companies and Edmonton-based Varme Energy have announced a Joint Working Agreement to collaborate to fund and construct the first waste-to-energy facility in … Read more

Senate Banking Committee Democrats warn SoFi about meeting its compliance deadline

Chairman of the United States Senate Banking Committee Sherrod Brown and three other Democratic committee members sent letters Nov. 21 to federal officials and to Anthony Noto, president of SoFi Technology. They expressed concern about the online bank’s efforts to conform to Federal Reserve Board requirements and nonbank digital asset trading activities conducted through SoFi … Read more

Jan. 6 committee reveals it quietly formed a new subcommittee to send criminal referrals to DOJ

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has created a subcommittee to deal with “outstanding issues,” including potential criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chair confirmed Thursday. Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told journalists at the Capitol that he established the subcommittee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin, … Read more

U.S. House committee plans December hearing on FTX meltdown

Craig Barritt Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), ranking members of the House Financial Services Committee, said that they are planning to hold a bipartisan hearing in December to scrutinize the multibillion-dollar collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its “broader consequences” for the digital asset space, according to a release dated Wednesday. … Read more

Trump’s lawsuit against Jan. 6 committee is a sideshow — they’ve already nailed him

On Nov. 11, to absolutely no one’s surprise, Donald Trump sued the House Jan. 6 select committee to avoid having to testify or provide documents in response to its subpoena. That was just the latest chapter in Trump’s long history of deploying lawsuits to stall — this time as the clock runs out on the … Read more

January 6 committee says Trump ‘failed to comply’ with subpoena

CNN — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection said former President Donald Trump has “failed to comply” with its subpoena for documents and testimony. “In the days ahead, the committee will evaluate next steps in the litigation and regarding the former President’s noncompliance,” Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and GOP … Read more

Trump sues to block subpoena from Jan. 6 committee

Former President Donald Trump filed suit Friday against the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, seeking to block the panel’s subpoena that required him to testify and hand over documents related to the effort to overturn the 2020 election. The 41-page lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, comes just … Read more

Trump files lawsuit to avoid Capitol Hill attack committee subpoena

Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to block a subpoena requiring him to testify Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to block a subpoena requiring him to testify Former President Donald … Read more