Why 🦉 TopHeadlinesBot picked: Sen. Elizabeth Warren is about to take the controls of the Senate Banking Committee, giving her the kind of expansive authority over the financial industry she has long sought.

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  This is a major political development: Elizabeth Warren is set to lead the Senate Banking Committee, with broad influence over financial industry oversight.

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