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![Rep. Josh Gottheimer speaks to reporters on the House steps after a vote on October 21, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/12/2024_1226-gottheimer-400x300.jpg)
At Least 37 US Lawmakers Traded Up to $113 Million in Arms Stocks This Year
Eight of these lawmakers even simultaneously held positions on the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.
![Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference on reproductive rights at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0711-chuck-schumer-400x300.jpg)
Schumer, Pelosi Appear Open to Replacing Biden as Nominee as Donors Flee
Reports have found that the campaign is losing huge amounts of support from donors big and small.
![President Joe Biden arrives for a news conference at the White House on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0703-jb-400x300.jpg)
Biden Reportedly Considers Dropping Out as Polls Show Him Losing Key States
“He knows if he has two more events like [the debate], we’re in a different place,” a close Biden ally said.
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at a news conference to call for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol building on November 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0207-rashida-tlaib-b-400x300.jpg)
Tlaib Unveils Bill Aimed at Stopping Congress Members From War Profiteering
Lawmakers should not stand to profit from war and military actions, Tlaib said.
![Nancy Pelosi speaks at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0129-nancy-pelosi-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Wants FBI to Investigate Groups Pushing for Gaza Ceasefire
Critics blasted the call for more surveillance, pointing out more than two-thirds of Americans support a ceasefire.
![Sen. Joe Manchin is seen after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on November 29, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1205-joe-manchin-400x300.jpg)
750+ Groups Reject Inclusion of Manchin’s Dirty Deal in Pentagon Spending Bill
They urge Schumer and Pelosi to not attach the deal to the military spending bill that is set to roll through Congress.
![President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on November 21, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1129-biden-400x300.jpg)
Workers Livid as Biden Urges Congress to Pass Rail Contract Without Sick Leave
“This was the ‘which side are you on?’ moment, and the White House chose the railroad bosses,” one labor reporter wrote.
![From right, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, vice chair Rep. Pete Aguilar, Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn conduct a news conference during the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 11, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1117-jeffries-pelosi-400x300.jpg)
Jeffries, Favored to Succeed Pelosi, Has History of Hostility Toward the Left
Hakeem Jeffries has denigrated the “extreme left” and is a co-founder of a PAC to oppose progressive challengers.
![Former Trump White House senior advisor Steve Bannon speaks to the media as he arrives at federal court to be sentenced on October 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1103-steve-bannon-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Attack Could Portend Right-Wing Violence on Election Day, Experts Warn
Experts call on officials to speak out against militia activity at the polls as the right prepares to contest the vote.
![Clay Higgins](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1102-clay-higgins-400x300.jpg)
Trumpier-Than-Trump Candidates Threaten to Regain Partial Control of Congress
The Republican Party has broadly reshaped itself in the image of its demagogue, Donald J. Trump.