Trump undercuts his own senator on insider trading reform but later supports it

Members of Congress now face a proposed ban on stock trading and ownership while in office. “Conceptually, he, of course, supports the idea of ensuring that members of Congress and United States senators who are here for public service cannot enrich themselves.” https://www.rollcall.com/2025/07/31/trump-josh-hawley-insider-trading-pelosi/ Josh Hawley authored the measure extending that ban to the president and …

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Senator confirms 4,725 Epstein wire transfers tied to sex trafficking

The Senate Finance Committee just pried open a vault. Not a metaphor. A literal vault. On July 17, Senator Ron Wyden revealed that investigators uncovered 4,725 wire transfers tied to one Epstein-linked bank account. Total value: $1.1 billion. This came directly from Treasury data. The transfers were documented in Suspicious Activity Reports filed by JPMorgan …

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Senator Elizabeth Warren says crypto could “blow up” the entire US economy.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Senator Elizabeth Warren says crypto could "blow up" the entire US economy. pic.twitter.com/KCGh3dZV5O — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) July 17, 2025 Bitcoin remains the primary vehicle for money laundering by the elite and other nefarious groups. Once the cattle realizes this, its value will drop to zero. Hope this helps. https://t.co/ofT0xsFxkL — The Great …

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Senator Tillis explodes over Trump bill

Senator Thom Tillis unloads on Trump bill and White House advisers in retirement rant over broken promise to cut real fraud. Senator Tillis’ outburst highlights the core problem with the Big Beautiful Bill – rushed drafting and vague provisions that let special interests hijack reform. The Provider Tax elimination proves the bill’s fatal flaw: mistaking …

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Senator Tillis blasted for sneaking 41% tax on lawsuit funding into massive bill, protecting Big Pharma and woke corporations from accountability

From X: Senator Thom Tillis just slipped a massive gift to Big Pharma, Big Tech, and woke corporations into the “Big Beautiful Bill.” His anti-litigation finance plan (S.1821) slaps a 41% tax on the very tool that helps ordinary Americans fight back in court. This bill protects elites and punishes whistleblowers, inventors, and retirees. It’s …

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Democrat Senator tries to crash Kristi Noem presser — forcibly removed from room by ICE security.

BREAKING: California Democratic Senator @AlexPadilla4CA just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed. pic.twitter.com/Q2sUWiImAM — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 12, 2025 Noem tells me she had a 10-15 minute meeting with Padilla and they swapped phone numbers. Says it was cordial and beneficial. He had concerns about ICE operations & …

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Maryland senator travels to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release… UPDATE: DENIED!

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced that he will travel to El Salvador on Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who the Justice Department said it mistakenly deported. “My hope is to visit Kilmar and check on his wellbeing and to hold constructive conversations with government officials around …

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Senator claims Tiktok extension violates federal law.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Monday that President Donald Trump’s decision to extend a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest short video app TikTok’s U.S. assets violates the law. Senator Mark Warner also said the reported likely deal under consideration would not meet legal requirements for eliminating ByteDance’s …

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Pennsylvania state senator has lost her freaking mind — This is insane. ‘Girls are just as strong and fast as boys.’ Where is she getting her numbers, 160 wtf. There are 2,000+ biological males playing girls HS sports in America.

This is Senator Williams after her no vote. Girls deserve better. https://t.co/RBZJd7aedD — Dan Bartkowiak (@DanBartkowiak) March 26, 2025 SB9, the Save Women’s Sports Act, passes committee 7-4, with all Republicans voting yes. "Men's tennis and women's tennis are two completely different sports," Serena Williams said. "If I were to play him, I'd lose 6-0, …

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Senator Kennedy: “I think Elon Musk is a rockstar. The tofu crowd is mad, but when you trim fat, pigs squeal.”

Senator Kennedy: "I think Elon Musk is a rockstar. The tofu crowd is mad, but when you trim fat, pigs squeal." pic.twitter.com/b6W1YqVmtl — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 17, 2025 69 𝕏 MINUTES UNCUT | ERIN’S TAKE: WHAT DEMOCRATS HAVE BECOME IS SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE "Imagine the world's richest man, Elon Musk, volunteering his time to essentially save …

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Senator posts video dumping his Tesla.

I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired! New ride coming soon. pic.twitter.com/N4Anmsi6cH — Captain Mark Kelly (@CaptMarkKelly) March 14, 2025

Every Democrat Senator just voted against keeping men out of women’s sports.

Democrats are point to lose the female vote. — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) March 4, 2025 Senate Democrats recently voted against a Republican-led bill aimed at banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. The bill, known as the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” sought to amend Title IX to define …

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Senator Pete Ricketts has exposed a shocking level of waste within the government, and it’s beyond outrageous.

37,000 software licenses for an agency with just 13,000 employees Many software licenses are never used, contributing to waste 2.4 million federal employees, with 4.6 million government-issued credit cards Potential for widespread fraud due to excessive credit cards 22 million deceased individuals still in the Social Security system NEW: Sen. Pete Ricketts says Elon Musk …

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Senator Rand Paul nailed it—“Can you think of a private business where 80% of the revenue drops and they still hire more people?”

The answer is no. It’s insane. They’ve brought in 190,000 more jobs—jobs that make zero sense in a time when their main service is shrinking fast. This is a level of waste and mismanagement that should not be tolerated. There’s no clear logic behind this, just an endless pile of taxpayer money being funneled into …

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Fox Business Eleanor Terrett: “Today Senator Hagerty introduces his stablecoin bill in the Senate. The bill is called the GENIUS

Eleanor Terrett @EleanorTerrett NEW: Today @SenatorHagerty introduces his stablecoin bill in the Senate. The bill is called the GENIUS (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation in U.S. Stablecoins) Act and aims to provide clear regulations for stablecoins. Here are the highlights of the bill which is based off a discussion draft Hagerty rolled out in October. …

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Senator Cynthia Lummis proposes a strategic Bitcoin reserve: Buy 200,000 BTC annually for 5 years and hold for at least 20 years.

https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1884300583357628598 Lmao, all the braindead maxis thought the 10AM announcement was about a BTC Strategic Reserve, but it’s just you telling everyone you joined some powerless nonsense subcommittee. I love it! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/wvU0w3M0nZ — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) January 23, 2025

Senator Kennedy suggests Feds concealing New Orleans attack’s true circumstances.

Did anyone else find Senator John Kennedy's comments peculiar regarding New Orleans? pic.twitter.com/ikQ9t8yk2s — Leisha (@LoneStarChica) January 1, 2025 REPORTER: "Are you getting the sense that there is any threat of any other potential attacks tonight on any other major cities?" SEN. KENNEDY: "I can't answer that—I can—but I won't." pic.twitter.com/gkndH3UutT — Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) …

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Senator Rand Paul exposes ultra-rich Hollywood members, including Cage, Damon, Collins, receiving government insurance.

Finally, someone in DC is calling out the elites for their hypocrisy. Rand Paul is a true champion of the people, exposing how the ultra-rich get special treatment while we foot the bill. I'm sick of these Hollywood moguls and politicians living large off our tax dollars. If… — Stop Socialist Tyranny (@endlibtyranny) December 21, …

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Senator Todd Young meets with Hegseth, still hasn’t endorsed him.

Great to meet @PeteHegseth, Pres. Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense and a combat veteran. I appreciated his candor as we discussed our readiness challenges, the China threat, auditing the Pentagon, his vision for DoD, and other important national security issues. https://t.co/7ktw6AgJ2n — Senator Todd Young (@SenToddYoung) December 11, 2024

Senator Katie Britt wants to join DOGE team.

Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) wants to be a bridge between appropriators and President-elect Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort. “I think it’s important to have appropriators at the table as we look at opportunities for making things better,” said Britt. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/03/congress/britt-doge-efforts-senate-republicans-musk-00192399

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