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Meet the Congress Members Trading Defense Stocks While Shaping Military Policy
Congress continues to approve defense budgets beyond what even the Pentagon even asks for.
Pelosi Says Congressional Stock Ban Bill Is Ready to Come to a Vote This Month
Advocates of the long-awaited bill say it could go a long way toward discouraging insider trading in Congress.
Lindsey Graham and Other GOP Senators Have Introduced a Nationwide Abortion Ban
The legislation, which is not expected to pass, would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks.
Report: 17 of 18 Pro-Democracy Bills Were Killed by Filibuster This Congress
The report lends evidence to arguments that the filibuster erodes democracy.
Dangerous Mountain Valley Pipeline Has No Place in Manchin’s Deal With Democrats
Scrutiny of the Mountain Valley Pipeline reveals a dangerously unprecedented energy project.
Mary Peltola Defeats Palin, Becomes First Alaska Native to Win House Seat
The election was the first congressional race to use Alaska's new ranked choice voting system.
When We Rose to Fight COVID, We Were Deliberately Turned Against Each Other
There was a time when we came together to fight COVID, but that energy threatened the status quo more than the virus.
New Poll Says Democrats Lead GOP by 7 Points in Generic Congressional Ballot
An aggregate of polling data demonstrates that Democrats are defying many people's expectations this midterm cycle.
22 Government Watchdogs Ask Pelosi and Schumer to Act on Congressional Stock Ban
The coalition asks that Pelosi and Schumer commit to bringing a stock ban to a vote early next month.
GOP Introduces Bill That Makes It Easier to Fire Workers at Federal Agencies
One policy expert described the bill as part of “an effort to gear up a major assault on the federal employment system.”