Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · NV · U.S. Senate
Bio
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Cortez Masto served as the 32nd attorney general of Nevada from 2007 to 2015.
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Watchdog Says Don't Let Warner Hide Behind Pulte While Pushing Warrantless Spying Powers for TrumpThe watchdog group Demand Progress on Thursday warned that the Senate Intelligence Committee's top Democrat is attacking civil liberties by collaborating with Republicans and the Trump administration to renew warrantless spying powers—even as he sounds the al…
Common Dreams · June 4, 2026- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump and his family will still receive immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund. Bessent repeatedly cited ongoing lit…
seattlepi.com · June 3, 2026 
DEF Warns ‘Anti‑DeFi’ Amendments To CLARITY Act Could Threaten Users, Developer ProtectionsA DeFi advocacy group has warned about a list of proposed amendments to the long-awaited crypto market structure bill that threaten the sector’s developers and hinder innovation in the US. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rally At Risk: This Critical Resistance Could…
newsBTC · May 14, 2026
GOP splinters as plan to fund Trump's ballroom already hitting brick wall: reportIn the aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the president and some of his closest Senate allies are seizing on the moment to try to do something the polls have foreclosed until now: appr…
Raw Story · April 28, 2026
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