“It’s a giant red flag when so many representatives are beating out the S&P 500 despite the most tumultuous market in years, raising questions whether some are taking advantage of their privileged positions,” said one ethics advocate. The government watchdog Accountable.US reported Friday that a majority of incumbent members in the U.S. House of Representatives […]
“When members have access to classified information, we should not be trading in the stock market on it,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “It’s really that simple.” Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives from across the political spectrum came together on Tuesday to introduce the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act, which would ban federal […]
“This proves what we already knew—when it comes to gun violence, Gov. DeSantis puts ‘political optics’ before public safety,” said one Florida gun control advocate. The campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—a strident supporter of loosening gun regulations—tried to ban firearms at an election night event in Tampa last year and blame the city for […]
Bump stocks were used to modify firearms used in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, which killed 60 people in Las Vegas in 2017. Despite acknowledging “tremendous” public pressure to impose a ban on bump stocks, a firearm attachment used in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, a federal appeals court on Friday […]