Few topics stir as much public frustration as lawmakers trading the same stocks they help regulate. While Congress is required to disclose its financial transactions, the system isn’t exactly built for transparency. Lawmakers have up to 45 days to report their trades, leaving the public to piece together what happened well after the fact.
As of early October, newly released disclosures reveal five key stocks that members of Congress bought in the third quarter—along with who made the trades and what those moves might signal.
