Several bills to ban stock trading by members of Congress have been introduced previously, though none has ever received a final vote in either chamber. WASHINGTON—An issue in Congress is once again bringing together progressive House Democrats and Freedom Caucus-aligned House Republicans in support of new legislation. The issue? The trading of stocks by members
‘Something potentially very wrong is afoot,’ ethics watchdog says Raphael Warnock at the U.S. Capitol (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) When it comes to the lavish $1 million Atlanta home where Sen. Raphael Warnock has lived rent-free since 2023, the Georgia Democrat can’t expect to have his cake and eat it too, an ethics watchdog alleged in
Pro-Israel students at Cornell University are up in arms over an upcoming spring concert funded by hundreds of thousands of dollars in mandatory student fees featuring the singer Kehlani, who has endorsed “intifada” and said bluntly, “It’s f— Israel, it’s f— Zionism.” Kehlani is slated to headline Cornell’s Slope Day, scheduled for May 7, an
In late March, Harvard University, anticipating a funding fight with the Trump administration, suspended its School of Public Health’s longstanding research partnership with Birzeit University, a West Bank institution known for hosting Hamas military parades. But a half-dozen faculty members and affiliates who have defended Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and accused Israel of “genocide” and
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details about impending U.S. airstrikes in Yemen with a private Signal group that included his wife, brother and personal attorney, according to sources familiar with the messages. The messages, sent on March 15, included flight schedules for F/A-18 Hornets tasked with striking Houthi targets, the sources said. The messages were
Pentagon reviewing Hegseth’s Signal usage What’s behind the Pentagon’s review of Hegseth’s Signal app usage? 03:28 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified details about impending U.S. airstrikes in Yemen with a private Signal group that included his wife, brother and personal attorney, according to sources familiar with the messages. The messages, sent on March 15,
‘The consultation is taking place at the suggestion of the U.S., and we are currently coordinating details of the schedule and agenda,’ officials said. South Korea and the United States are slated to discuss trade this week in Washington at the Trump administration’s request, Seoul’s trade ministry said on April 20. South Korean Finance Minister