Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks in 19 companies, beginning the day before Trump's tariff pause.
Democrats are raising alarms about potential insider trading. There's no evidence yet, but lawmakers and Trump advisors have to disclose by mid-May.
Speaker Mike Johnson move to protect Donald Trump's liberation tariffs could become significant if the 90-day pause isn't extended.
Asked whether this is a coherent way of making policy, another GOP senator said: "It's President Trump's way, and nobody should be surprised."
Trump said that GOP lawmakers were undermining tariff talks with other countries. "Even the concept of it hurts your negotiation," he said.
"I don't know what's going to happen," said one GOP senator. "We've never seen an attempted reset on this scale with tariffs, ever,"
Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said a bipartisan bill to rein in Trump's tariffs is unlikely to go anywhere.
Several Republicans signed onto a bill to make Trump's tariffs expire after 60 days if not approved by Congress. The White House says he'd veto it.
Cruz said that a Big 3 automaker told him that the average price of their cars would increase by $4,500 beginning in June.
Despite their concerns, GOP senators largely demurred on whether they'd support a new bill to reign in Trump's tariff powers.
The Senate vote came just hours after Trump unveiled a host of new tariffs on what he dubbed "Liberation Day."
Tech
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Meta's arbitration ruling silences whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, blocking her from discussing Chinese dealings with Congress.
A Booker spokesperson declined to comment on how the senator had prepared for his speech, including whether he's been wearing a catheter or diaper.
Government and military officials handle classified discussions within SCIF rooms to safeguard top-secret information from adversaries.
Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have invested in Tesla in recent weeks, even amid the anti-Musk furor.
The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills after a probe found he may be violating federal law.
Musk's super PAC has begun spending on "texting services" in two House special elections in Florida that have become more competitive than expected.
Over $15 billion in earmarked funding won't be spent this year. It's vulnerable Republicans and their districts who stand to lose the most.
Millionaires aren't difficult to find on Capitol Hill. And with each passing election cycle, money seemingly plays an increasingly bigger role.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski also said her GOP colleagues are remaining silent because they're afraid that they're "going to be taken down" or "primaried."