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A key US House panel will soon propose 'substantial changes' to congressional stock trading
The proposal comes after Insider and other news outlets found that at least 63 members of Congress …
Kimberly Leonard
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Public servants seeking student-loan forgiveness have long faced a 'bureaucratic nightmare' and 2 Democratic senators have a plan to fix it
Sens. Whitehouse and Merkley gave Insider an exclusive look at their bill to improve debt forgivene…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Frustration grows as the movement to ban stock trading in Congress stalls: 'They're trying to run out the clock'
From the war in Ukraine to mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, other pressing m…
Bryan Metzger
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Democrats are struggling to unite on stock trading ban details as the window for reform narrows
Democratic lawmakers want to pass a stock ban measure. But they are struggling with the details.
Bryan Metzger,Camila DeChalus…
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AOC applauds Democratic Sen. Merkley as 'courageous' for rejecting Rahm Emanuel as Biden's Japan ambassador nominee
Merkley cited Black Lives Matter in explaining why he opposes the nomination. Emanuel's record as C…
John Haltiwanger
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A laptop belonging to Nancy Pelosi's aide was stolen during the Capitol siege, a potential cybersecurity risk
The aide's laptop, used for presentations, was taken from a conference room, according to a tweet f…
Brittany Chang
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A US senator just introduced a bill banning airlines from booking middle seats or charging passengers for switching seats
The senator took action after seeing firsthand how airlines were handling social distancing in the …
Thomas Pallini
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Democratic lawmakers just introduced a bill that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by federal law enforcement
The proposed bill comes after civil rights advocates have campaigned against the technology for yea…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley propose creating a national database of cops with a record of misconduct
The database would allow members of the public to look up each police officer's record of misconduc…
Charles Davis
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Democrat Jeff Merkley defeats GOP challenger Jo Rae Perkins in race for US Senate seat in Oregon
Oregon's incumbent Sen. Jeff Merkley successfully defended his seat against Republican Jo Rae Perki…
Madison Hall
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Senator Jeff Merkley announces he's not running for president in 2020
After graduating from Princeton, Merkley worked at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and then …
Mariana Alfaro,Bill Bostock,B…
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Congress takes another stab at banning members from trading stocks
"There is no reason why members of Congress ought to be profiting off of the information that only …
Matthew Fox
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The Senate has a new plan to ban congressional stock trading. Here's what's in it.
A key Senate committee marked up new legislation that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks. Now …
Bryan Metzger
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These 18 senators voted against Ukraine and Israel aid
The foreign aid package, which included a bill to force a sale of TikTok, easily cleared the Senate…
Bryan Metzger
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These 3 Democratic senators voted against a $95.3 billion Ukraine and Israel aid bill — citing the war in Gaza
While the three senators are all supportive of Ukraine aid, they each said that the US should not p…
Bryan Metzger
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Planned US arms transfer to Israel of 2,000-pound block-busting bombs branded 'obscene' hypocrisy by Bernie Sanders as criticism builds
The Biden Administration has authorized the transfer of more than 1,800 2,000-pound bombs to Israel…
Nathan Rennolds
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Senate passes $95 billion aid bill for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, but getting it through the House is another matter
The Senate approved a $95 billion emergency defense bill for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan on Tuesday…
Thibault Spirlet
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Democrats' bill to ban big investors from the housing market is 'destructive,' Kevin O'Leary says
"To actually decide, well I'm going to pick this source of funding over this one, is not what the g…
Phil Rosen
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A group of Democrats just relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions and strip financial aid from schools that keep the practice in place
Following the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action, Democrats want to ensure all…
Ayelet Sheffey
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As the GOP puts critical aid at risk, Zelenskyy is warning Congress the Russian threat will only gets worse if Ukraine falls to Putin
The Ukrainian president met with US senators on Tuesday as congressional Republicans block sending …