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Previous members sign up with the chorus contacting us to end congressional stock trading

Previous members sign up with the chorus contacting us to end congressional stock trading

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A group of previous members of Congress desires action before completion of this session on legislation disallowing legislators from owning or trading specific stocks. The previous legislators, arranged by Issue One, a Washington-based political reform group, on Monday sent out a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., requiring a flooring vote on a proposition that advanced out of committee in July. Particularly, the group requires the legislation to be added to any "need to pass" plan Congress will use up in the subsiding days of the 118th Congress. "Members of Congress are public servants. We wish to promote civil service and we wish to be more aspirational in what that indicates," stated Zach Wamp, a Tennessee Repub...
Is the brand-new push to prohibit TikTok genuine?

Is the brand-new push to prohibit TikTok genuine?

Technology
Your house passed an adventurous expense on Wednesday that might possibly prohibit the social networks app TikTok, producing a furor on Capitol Hill and online. President Joe Biden has actually stated he will sign the costs if passed. It still requires to clear the Senate, where conversations are underway to prepare buddy legislation. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) will be at the center of the charge in the Senate and has actually been collaborating with the expense's House sponsors in addition to his Republican equivalent on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a Senate assistant knowledgeable about the conversations informed Vox. Warner believes your house variation isn't an ideal costs: He's been promoting for more comprehensive legislation that would likewise control ...
‘Complete Failure’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked After Unexpected GOP Confession

‘Complete Failure’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked After Unexpected GOP Confession

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Discovered some typical ground with Democrats."Our Republican bulk is a total failure," she composed on X, previously referred to as Twitter, in a post that rapidly went viral as critics hurried to concur with the reactionary conspiracy theorist.She followed that up with a message stating she is "done" with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), an indication there might be an effort developing to eliminate him after simply 5 months in the position.Greene, who spoke at a white nationalist occasion in 2022, likewise consisted of video of what seemed a disorderly scene at the border."Tomorrow Speaker Johnson is moneying the federal government that has actually developed this intrusion," she composed. "I'm voting NO! SHUT IT DOWN!"Republicans had a possibility...