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Background checks should be mandatory for Hill staff, Cammack says

When you land a job in most parts of the federal government or the private sector, you can expect a fairly standard step — a criminal background check.  Want to work for your member of Congress? No background check necessary. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., hopes to change that.  A resolution…

Roll Call · Sep 29

He hasn’t been seen in months. The Congressional Record disagrees

It’s been nearly three months since he last cast a vote on the House floor, but Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. has been keeping busy — or at least trying to look like he is. In the New Jersey Republican’s absence, five speeches under his name have appeared in the…

Roll Call · Jun 2

Lawmakers said they wanted to rein in their own stock trading. What happened?

For a brief moment, it seemed like a bill to curb stock trading by members of Congress could see a vote in the House. Blessed by GOP leadership with hopes of a floor vote in the first quarter of the year, it would have been a victory for the small…

Roll Call · Mar 31

Tim Scott never disclosed buying stocks he recently said he owned

Sen. Tim Scott’s financial disclosure includes new stocks he never disclosed buying. His presidential campaign says he followed the law.

Roll Call · Sep 5, 2023

US lawmakers resume globe trotting paid by special interests

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress and their staffers rebounded from pandemic travel anxiety in 2022, accepting more than $6.6 million worth of airline tickets, hotel rooms and meals paid for by special interest groups.

Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2023

House NDAA would further limit Pentagon officials’ stock ownership

Rep. Katie Porter’s proposal was part of a block of amendments that the House adopted by voice vote during consideration of the NDAA.

Roll Call · Jul 15, 2022

Herschel Walker unreported millions

The Georgia Republican candidate running for U.S. Senate failed to report upwards of $3 million in earnings

Salon · May 20, 2022