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Oregon Senator who pushed to tax the rich watched his son build a $467 million hedge fund
Wyden is one of the Senate's loudest voices on taxing the wealthy, banning congressional stock trades and investigating Epstein's finances. While his own worth has been estimated as high as $35 million, his son's own financial dealings -- including a questionable buyback of common stock from a troubled strip club enterprise -- raises fair questions about consistency and conflicts. There is no evidence Wyden directed any trades.
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Sen. Wyden demands transparency from Trump, but took 15 months to report wife's stock deal
Blaming his wife: Sen. Ron Wyden campaigned for a congressional stock-trading ban and asked the SEC to investigate the president's market conduct. It turns out he may have broken the same disclosure law he championed for more than a year.
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Former special counsel Jack Smith defiantly tells Congress: 'I stand by' decision to charge Trump
Smith went on to insist that Trump had engaged in "serious crimes" against the U.S. and that Trump had sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Speaker Johnson calls for pro-Hamas protesters to be jailed after riots
The demonstrators spray-painted monuments in downtown D.C., and a throng of protesters pulled down an American flag at Union Station. They also threw the flag on the ground and burned it.
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Democrat Jared Golden says Harris will need to 'work' for Maine votes
Golden said he looks forward to seeing more from Harris, but that presidential candidates should work for votes.
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DHS whistleblowers reveal Secret Service turned down drone use ahead of Trump shooting
The revelation comes after FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed that the suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, flew his own drone over the stage before Trump spoke.
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Vance didn't attend Netanyahu's address to joint session of Congress
Republicans slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for missing the address
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House adjourns for August recess with budget to tackle when lawmakers return Sept. 9
Legislators will be up against the clock on spending upon their return to Washington, D.C.
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GOP-led House fails to pass appropriations bills before August recess, breaking promises to voters
House Republicans canceled votes for next week and are expected to return for work in early September.
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Six Democrats join Republicans to pass resolution condemning Harris' performance as 'border czar'
House Democrats who voted with all Republicans included Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Yadira Caraveo of Colorado, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared Golden of Maine, Mary Peltola of Alaska, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State.
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Matt Gaetz introduces bill to bar states from sentencing presidential candidates in election season
Gaetz said that Trump should be allowed to campaign freely without any interference from outside parties.
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House passes resolution condemning Harris' work as border czar, failing to secure southern border
The resolution, introduced by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., House Republican conference chair, formally condemns the administration for failing to "secure the U.S. border," pointing to 9.7 million illegal immigrant encounters nationwide since January 2021 and refers to Harris and President Biden's "Border Czar."
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Grassley releases more bodycam footage from day of assassination attempt on Trump
Grassley’s office said their review of the footage raises questions related to "the fragmented and delayed chain of communication between local and federal law enforcement" and a "seemingly delayed response in identifying and disabling a potential detonator device, including a potential device located next to the deceased shooter."