WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:

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Warren Presses SEC Chair Atkins to Investigate Suspicious Activity Involving Defense Secretary Hegseth Ahead of U.S.-Israel Iran Strikes

"If accurate, these reports suggest that Secretary Hegseth may have engaged in a serious abuse of public trust."