WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Friday told Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to make additional payments for her attendance at the 2021 Met Fashion Gala, where she drew attention for wearing a dress adorned with the message “tax the rich.” The ethics panel, which found the New York Democrat had underpaid for some of…
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has pulled ahead in the early contest for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, edging out other high-profile names in a party still searching for its next standard-bearer, according to a new national survey. A June Emerson College Polling survey, published on Friday, finds Buttigieg, who is gay, leading the Democratic…
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to abruptly pause most of the sweeping tariffs he announced last week—a move that raised suspicions of possible insider trading and market manipulation—a group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Republican Speaker Mike Johnson to ensure any stock trades recently made by…
AOC rips into her colleagues for insider trading — says Republicans are ‘far more honest’ about it Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is calling out what she sees as a glaring problem in Washington — lawmakers profiting off the stock market while shaping the very policies that influence it. During a recent appearance on “The Weekly…