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Thousands of federal officials own stock in regulated companies: WSJ
Some Department of Defense officials held stock in Chinese companies while the U.S. was considering blacklisting them, report says.
By Federal Times staff
US closes probes into 3 senators over their stock trades
The senators came under scrutiny for transactions made in the weeks before the coronavirus sent markets downhill.
Rubio steps in to lead Senate Intelligence Committee
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced, taking charge of the panel at a time of turnover and tension in the nation’s intelligence community.
Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI probe
Sen. Richard Burr has temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI served a search warrant for his cellphone.
Justice Department is dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case
The action was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Sen. Loeffler to sell stock holdings after trading scrutiny
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia says she will liquidate her stock portfolio and move the money to investment funds.
Insider trading by members of Congress may be difficult to prove
There are two different provisions of law that could apply to the trading activity of senators and congressional staff. Members of Congress and staff could run afoul of either or both of these laws. But proving a violation and convicting them is not likely.
By Stanley M. Brand
FBI reaches out to Sen. Burr over stock sales tied to virus
The outreach suggests federal law enforcement officials may be looking to determine whether the North Carolina Republican exploited advance information when he dumped as much as $1.7 million in stocks in the days before COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the economy.
Collins resigns from Congress ahead of expected guilty plea
Prosecutors accused Rep. Chris Collins of sharing non-public information from a biopharmaceutical company with his son, allowing Cameron Collins and another man to avoid nearly $800,000 in stock losses.
Esper sees progress to fill top Pentagon vacancies
Congress and the White House are working to fill senior vacancies at the Pentagon.
By Joe Gould
Senate committee approves Esper and Milley to lead Pentagon, teeing up final vote
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved President Trump’s picks to the Pentagon’s top two spots.
By Joe Gould