“Sunlight is the best disinfectant. It is critical that the American people know that their elected leaders are putting the public first—not looking for ways to line their own pockets,” said co-sponsor Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would ban stock trading by federal officials including […]
“Ever since the people of Florida passed a constitutional amendment to grant people with felony convictions a new right to vote, the governor and the state have done everything in their power to prevent those 1.4 million new voters from actually voting,” said one lawyer for the plaintiffs. A voting rights group on Wednesday sued […]
“Donald Trump tried to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power and keep control of the government despite losing an election,” said one ethics expert. “There may be no more serious offense in a republic.” Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed in a lengthy statement on social media that Special Counsel Jack Smith notified him that he […]
“We cannot allow policy that harms regular people, threatens our rights, hurts the environment, and does any number of other terrible things to ride along with the appropriations package,” said Public Citizen’s Lisa Gilbert. A coalition of advocacy groups on Monday sounded the alarm on the more than 200 so-called “poison pill” riders attached by […]