Lisa McClain

Oil stocks rallied Monday after the attacks carried out by the U.S. against Iran over the weekend. Multiple members of Congress are among the shareholders of several of the top oil stocks, which hit new 52-week highs on Monday. • Chevron stock is approaching key resistance levels. Why did CVX...

Defense stocks are rallying on Monday after the attacks carried out by the U.S. against Iran over the weekend. Multiple members of Congress are among the shareholders of several of the top-performing defense stocks on Monday. • Lockheed Martin stock is challenging resistance. What’s...

Donald Trump's State of the Union speech on Wednesday featured a call to ban congressional stock trading, including a negative call out to former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). • What’s the outlook for SPY shares? While Pelosi is one of the most tracked members of Congress...

Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) recently disclosed owning a stake in privately held humanoid robotics company Apptronik. The trade comes after her investment in privately held xAI earlier this year. McClain's trading activity, which can be tracked on the Benzinga Government Trades page, shows thousands...

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock is surging higher on Tuesday after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results and first-quarter financial guidance. The stock has been popular with retail investors in recent years, but also is also controversial due to government contracts,...

A member of Congress was able to invest in Elon Musk's privately held AI and social media company xAI recently. That investment is drawing concerns of insider trading, given the timing before the Pentagon announced a deal with xAI. Here's what the congressional member had to say. Congresswoman Buys...

Elon Musk's private artificial intelligence company xAI recently raised $20 billion, valuing the company at more than $200 billion. Among the investors in the company were a sitting member of Congress. • Tesla stock is trading near recent highs. What should traders watch with TSLA?...

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) ended 2025 as one of the most-searched tickers in Benzinga Pro thanks to a surge in interest from readers. The stock is seeing strong attention to start 2026 with a potential link to the recent military action carried out in Venezuela. Here's a look at the...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) remains one of the most-followed members of Congress when it comes to stock trading disclosures. While Pelosi outperformed the S&P 500 in 2025, according to a new report, the congresswoman failed to make the top 10 list of the top gainers in...

When it comes to tracking the stock trades made by members of Congress, items such as the timing of purchases and sales, what committees a member serves on and their past history could draw attention from retail traders. For recent trades made by Rep. Gilbert (Gil) Ray Cisneros (D-Calif.), it's...

Third quarter financial results from GameStop Corporation (NYSE:GME) are weighing on shares of the video game retailer Wednesday. This could be bad news for backers of the retailer and popular meme stock, which includes a member of Congress. GameStop stock is facing resistance. What’s...

Efforts to ban members of Congress from buying and selling stocks could continue to rise with several recent disclosures violating the STOCK Act. A new filing by a member of Congress lists hundreds of trades since March 2024. Here's the latest. What Happened: One of the hottest stocks for members...