Congressional Corruption

scheerpost.com
View In: Congressional Insider tradingDespite efforts to curb insider trading, the practice has been rampant within the US government on both sides of the aisle. The post The Scandal of Congressional Stock Trading appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Jacobin Magazine
View In: Congressional CorruptionLast month, the Lever’s Andrew Perez reported on a remarkable exchange during a televised hearing of the House Financial Services Committee. Given five minutes for some comments, the committee’s chair, Representative Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), addresses Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and thanks hi...

Common Dreams - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
View In: Congressional Insider tradingThough all of the lawmakers in a recent analysis deny any impropriety, the capacity for competing interests is clear.

View In: Congressional briberyA senior congressional staffer quits and goes directly to work for an authoritarian foreign government — it's legal and happens all the time.

Alternet.org
View In: Congressional Insider tradingIn an extremely unusual move for the Biden Administration, the White House responded to an attack on the President’s student loan forgiveness plan by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene by announcing that the far right wing Georgia GOP Congresswoman had over $180,000 in PPP loans forgiven.Highlighting th...

View In: Congressional briberySAN FRANCISCO, CA—In a move to make sure criminals are treated fairly, San Francisco has instituted a policy of referring to "convicted felons" by the much more politically correct term "elected officials."