insider trading

The Senate has unanimously voted to pass Sen. Bernie Moreno’s (R-OH) bill banning senators and their staffs from using prediction markets.

Are there administration insiders profiting from knowing news about the war with Iran before the public does? Recent news stories from the world of “prediction markets” seem to indicate that may in fact be happening.

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) detailed new legislation aimed at banning members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks during an exclusive appearance on Breitbart News Daily this week, presenting the bill as a step toward restoring public trust in elected officials.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced that she had filed a discharge petition that would force a House vote to ban Congressional lawmakers from stock trading.

Lawmakers on Thursday called for the passage of the PELOSI Act to ban congressional stock in honor of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) retirement.

During a debate on Sunday, Republican New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli took a jab at Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), the Democrat gubernatorial candidate, for stock trading.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that he would be pushing for a ban on “single-stock trading” for members of the United States Congress, noting that the “American people deserve better.”

Members of Congress are enriching themselves using inside information unavailable to the people they serve, and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) demands a vote on his plan to stop it, he told “The Alex Marlow Show.”

Washington is overrun with hacks who talk big about stopping corruption, but Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is putting his money where his mouth is, Breitbart News can exclusively reveal.

Haliey Welch, the star of the viral “hawk tuah” video, is facing backlash from supporters after launching a “memecoin” cryptocurrency that pumped and crashed heavily within just a few hours.

Brian Thompson, the slain CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down on Wednesday while top executives at his company have reportedly been under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for alleged insider trading and a monopoly.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) stated that people should “stay out” of her “personal life,” when confronted by CNN over her failure to disclose her partner’s financial assets.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a campaign ad in response to a report that revealed her bill banning senators and their spouses from buying stocks would not apply to her spouse.

Comedian Jon Stewart targeted Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for mockery on a recent episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” saying Pelosi and other members of Congress “have inside information” that they blatantly use for personal financial gain.

Research showing politicians made trades worth more than $1 billion in 2023 has bolstered a campaign to ban congressional leaders from stock trading, a practice that has long been criticized.

Democrat Rep. Daniel Goldman (NY) sold up to $15,000 worth of stock in PacWest Bancorp just two days before the bank’s stock took a significant plunge, according to his financial disclosures. 

Democrat Rep. Daniel Goldman (NY) has made nearly 500 stock trades since entering office in January, despite previously pledging to form a “blind trust” to shield himself from financial conflicts of interest, Raw Story reported.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney called for investigations by Congress and the SEC into suspicious trading around the release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers and how people could have possibly gotten

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) called for new leadership among House Democrats after a vote to ban congressional lawmakers from trading stocks was delayed in the lower chamber.

Paul Pelosi, husband to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), sold up to $5 million in semiconductor shares that he recently purchased before the Senate voted on a major computer chip subsidy bill on Wednesday.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) urged Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI) to hold a hearing calling for legislation to ban lawmakers and their spouses from stock trading, Breitbart News can exclusively reveal.

Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) voted for legislation that gave Intel billions in subsidies shortly after his family purchased over $250,000 worth of the company’s stock. 

As the November elections get closer vulnerable Democrats whose elections can decide the outcome of the House majority, such as Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), continue to be put in the spotlight where their contradictions are coming back to haunt them.

Jesse Jensen, a former Army Ranger and president of Task Force Argo looking to unseat Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) in the midterms, slammed her corruption and voting record in Congress during his appearance on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday this past weekend.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) denies owning individual stocks despite disclosing multimillion-dollar stock purchases to the Senate Ethics Committee. 

An ethics watchdog organization called for an investigation into Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection Chairman Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) for allegedly violating federal conflict of interest law. 

The SEC has reportedly launched an insider trading investigation into Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk following their recent stock sales.

The White House refused to take a stance on the ethical considerations of members of Congress trading stock while a proposed ban is gaining steam in the U.S. Senate. 

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) says lawmakers must “stop turning a blind eye to Washington profiteering” and finally ban members of Congress from holding or trading individual stocks. 

Congress beat the market, on average, with its millions of dollars of trades in 2021, according to watchdog organization Unusual Whales. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said members of Congress and their spouses should not be barred from trading individual stocks.

Walter Shaub, an Obama-era director of the Office of Government Ethics, called out Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after she said members of Congress “should be allowed to participate” in stock trading while in office.

Fed officials will be banned from owning individual stocks and bonds under the new rules. Nancy Pelosi and others in Congress remain free to trade.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three former Netflix software engineers with running an insider trading ring that generated $3 million in profits.

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), who campaigned on “reforms to limit the role of money in politics,” failed to publicly disclose dozens of personal stock trades in violation of the federal STOCK Act, according to a report. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly closed its investigation into Sen. Richard Burr’s (R-SC) sale of upwards of $1.72 million in stock ahead of the novel coronavirus outbreak.