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Sen. Elizabeth Warren conducts a news conference in the Capitol on March 1, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

Warren Planning Anti-Corruption Bill to Bar Top Politicians From Stock Trading

The proposal might have a chance after insider trading allegations shook the Senate last year.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 25, 2021
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw speaks during a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on July 22, 2020, in Washington D.C.
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Politics & Elections

GOP Lawmaker Was Busy Buying Amazon Stock as Economy Was Shutting Down Last Year

While the market was crashing and people were going into quarantine, Crenshaw bought thousands in Amazon stock.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 9, 2021
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Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a campaign event in Clive, Iowa, on January 31, 2020.
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Economy & Labor

Ilhan Omar Pushes Tax on All Stock Trades Amid GameStop Controversy

Taxing every trade made on Wall Street could produce more than $1 trillion in federal revenues.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
February 1, 2021
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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows walks along the South Lawn before President Trump departs from the White House on October 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Trump Chief of Staff Liquidated as Much as $200,000 in Stock After Election

Filings suggest Mark Meadows continues to see his net worth dwindle.
by
Roger Sollenberger,
Salon
January 29, 2021
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Sen. Kelly Loeffler waits for President Trump to speak to the media in the East Room of the White House on February 6, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

Stock Sales by GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler Trigger Allegations of Insider Trading

A report reveals Loeffler unloaded millions of dollars in stocks from industries hit hard by the fallout from COVID-19.
by
Matthew Rozsa,
Salon
April 2, 2020
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Smoke pours out of towers of the Phillips 66 Bayway oil refinery along the New Jersey Turnpike in Linden, New Jersey, December 11, 2019.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

Is Your Rep Invested in Fossil Fuels?

At least 100 members of the House of Representatives and their spouses own fossil fuel company stocks or mutual funds.
by
Donald Shaw &
David Moore,
Sludge
February 2, 2020
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A person hoists a poster in front of the U.S. Capitol during climate protest in Washington, D.C., on December 27, 2019.
News
Environment & Health

Members of Congress Own Up to $93 Million in Fossil Fuel Stocks

As dire climate change projections mount, one in four members of Congress is invested in oil, gas, or coal interests.
by
Alex Kotch,
Sludge
January 4, 2020
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President Trump, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Vice President Pence arrive to speak about tax reform legislation during an event on December 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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Economy & Labor

With No Wage Growth, Study Shows Trump Tax Cuts Are for Oligarchs

The GOP tax law hasn’t done much for workers, but it has sparked stock buybacks benefiting rich executives.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 29, 2019
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez smiles in a hallway
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

AOC Co-Sponsors Wall Street Tax That Could Generate $777 Billion

The bill’s model has received the largest official revenue estimate of any such Wall Street tax bill to date.
by
Sarah Anderson,
Inequality.org
March 6, 2019
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Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross speaks at the SelectUSA 2018 Investment Summit June 22, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland.
Politics & Elections

Oregon Senator Demands Ethics Probe of Trump’s Commerce Secretary

Another Trump administration official is in hot water over conflicts of interest.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
July 17, 2018
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