Congress

Republican members of the Senate chose John Thune (R-S.D.) to be the next Senate Majority Leader, a position that comes as the Republican Party won control of the Senate in the 2024 election. What Happened: Thune, who has been a member of the Senate since 2005, won a secret vote among Republican...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) disclosed a new round of trades that includes bets on billionaires Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk ahead of the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: Greene disclosed purchasing multiple stocks on Tuesday, with the trades all made on Nov. 1 and...

There is one week left in the head-to-head matchup between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris to decide who will win the 2024 presidential election. A leading market economist made his prediction on who will win the race. What Happened: Economist and market strategist Christophe Barraud...

A new threat assessment from Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) reports several countries are stepping up their attempts to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. What Happened: For many months, the U.S. has been on high alert for attempts from Russia, Iran and China to interfere with...

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares hit all-time highs Monday, continuing the impressive multi-year run of going from a $1 trillion company to a company worth over $3 trillion. Many Nvidia employees and investors have been rejoicing in the stock gains over the last year and one of the big...

One week after the disclosure of the hacking campaign targeting U.S. telecom companies, members of Congress are still assessing the implications. The Chinese Salt Typhoon group is reportedly responsible for infiltrating AT&T (NYSE:T), Verizon (NYSE:VZ), and Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN),...

Majorie Taylor Greene disclosed new stock transactions this week, which come as public efforts to ban members of Congress from trading continue to grow over potential conflicts of interest. Here are the latest trades by the Republican House member from Georgia. What Happened: Greene has increased...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has said that the House will not pass a substantial bill to fund the government in December. What Happened: Johnson made this revelation during a press conference on Tuesday, echoing a message he had previously shared privately in a House GOP conference meeting,...

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) will consider ways to help patients get affordable prescriptions for weight loss drugs, CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen told members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday when asked if his company would lower U.S. prices for Ozempic and Wegovy. Jorgensen sat before the Health...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has criticized former President Donald Trump for spending a month encouraging the House GOP to shut down the government. What Happened: On Monday, Schumer took to X to express his views on the ongoing negotiations for a stopgap funding deal. He...

House GOP leaders have put forth a three-month plan to keep the government funded, in the wake of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) initial plan failing due to Republican opposition. What Happened: The continuing resolution (CR) was a product of bipartisan negotiations in the House and Senate....

If former President Donald Trump has his way, the Federal Reserve will leave rates unchanged ahead of the 2024 presidential election. That doesn't seem likely with investors and members of Congress anticipating a rate cut next week. What Happened: Trump recently said that presidents should have "at...

A loophole in the 2017 tax law is allowing large corporations to save millions of dollars that would have otherwise been paid to the government. What Happened: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) attempted to rectify the issue with regulations, but the U.S. Tax Court unanimously ruled last week that...

A technology stock former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) disclosed owning back in February had a big rally this week with Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) beating fourth-quarter estimates. What Happened: Palo Alto Networks reported fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share that...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is speaking out against a California bill that seeks to regulate artificial intelligence. Here’s what she said and how her opinion might relate to her own investments. What Happened: The trading activity of Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi could come...