Jennifer Bahney

4 days ago | rawstory.com | Jennifer Bahney

Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), who campaigned on banning stock trading among lawmakers, is now one of the House's "most prolific traders," according to Business Insider. The report said that Bresnahan wrote an op-ed in a local paper in March 2021 "stating that if elected, he would co-sponsor legislation to ban stock trading in Congress."Bresnahan argued at the time, "Some of the most prolific traders in the country serve in Congress.

4 days ago | rawstory.com | Jennifer Bahney

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) continued to rankle fellow Democrats Monday by appearing at a bipartisan event in Boston as Republicans try to woo him to join their side of the aisle, according to a report in The Washington Post. Fetterman, whose mental health struggles came under renewed scrutiny in a recent New York Magazine article, appeared alongside Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) at an event celebrating bipartisanship.

5 days ago | rawstory.com | Jennifer Bahney

Rep. Eric Swalwell (R-CA) made a not-so-subtle dig at Donald Trump's new nickname given to him by Wall Street investors upset over the market volatility caused by the president's on again-off again tariffs. The derogatory term " TACO" — which stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out" — is reportedly used by Wall Street bankers who have started betting against the president after noticing the market manipulation that has resulted from Trump imposing, then backing off his tariffs.

5 days ago | rawstory.com | Jennifer Bahney

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is coming under fire for what some called a "threat" he made aimed at Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Over the weekend, Thunberg joined other activists on a ship carrying aid from Sicily to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The supplies included baby formula, flour, rice, and diapers, and was described by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition as "limited amounts, though symbolic".

5 days ago | rawstory.com | Jennifer Bahney

President Donald Trump is being warned that he "chose the wrong targets" when he went after the powerful Federalist Society and its co-founder as part of his war on judges who refuse to bend to his will, according to a political science professor writing for MSNBC. The Federalist Society and co-founder Leonard Leo helped Trump choose Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett during his first term.