The president did not trade any stocks during his 36-year Senate career, said then-White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki in 2022. After initially declining to take a position on the issue, on Dec. 17 President Joe Biden expressed support for a ban on Congressional stock trading. “I don’t know how you look your constituents in
‘The Trump–Vance transition will continue to be held to the highest ethical and legal standards possible,’ Trump–Vance spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is asking President-elect Donald Trump to clarify the ethics standards that will apply to Elon Musk, given the tech billionaire’s prominent role on the Trump transition team. Musk has been
The rule’s effective date is March 1, 2026. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule that imposes stricter regulations on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans, a financing tool for clean energy upgrades and disaster preparedness projects repaid through property tax bills. The new rule, announced on Dec. 17, applies Truth in
The president-elect asked Biden to stop selling off unused border wall panels purchased under Trump’s first term. President-elect Donald Trump called on President Joe Biden to stop selling unused portions of the border wall while Texas considers purchasing auctioned panels and giving them back to the new administration. “We’re going to spend hundreds of millions
The president-elect asked President Joe Biden to stop selling off unused border wall panels purchased under the first Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump called on President Joe Biden to stop selling unused portions of the border wall as Texas considers purchasing auctioned panels and giving them back to the new administration. “We’re going to spend
The poll indicated Vice President Kamala Harris ahead in a state Trump ended up winning with 56 percent of the vote. President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and a pollster on Dec. 16 for publishing a poll ahead of the 2024 election that showed Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Trump in Iowa.
With a GOP trifecta assuming power in January, House Speaker Johnson said the permit reform can wait while lawmakers focus on adopting a stopgap funding bill. A bipartisan permitting reform measure spearheaded by retiring Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) as a capstone to his career as a moderate Senate dealmaker will not advance in the House