Months After Divesting, Ro Khanna’s Spouse Keeps Trading Fossil Fuel and Defense Stocks
Khanna's most recent financial transaction filing shows January trades in Phillips 66, General Dynamics, and more.
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Ascending Dem Hawk Wants to Pre-Authorize War With China
In a Washington Post op-ed, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) said Congress should preemptively authorize military action to defend Taiwan against China.
House Dems Opposed to Cutting Pentagon Budget Got 3.7x More in Defense Industry Cash
Fewer Democrats voted yesterday to cut the Defense budget by 10% than voted for an identical proposal last year.
House to Vote on the Largest Defense Budget in History
House progressives have again introduced amendments to significantly reduce the massive Pentagon budget of at least $768 billion.
Defense Contractors Are Top Donors to House Election Objectors, Report Finds
The top Fortune 500 donors this year to House GOP election objectors are weapons companies whose revenue comes overwhelmingly from defense contracts.
General Electric Gets Billions in Defense Contracts While Reps Hold Its Stock
Texas Republican Michael McCaul owned up to $6 million in G.E. shares as he sits on the House Armed Services Committee that sets defense funding levels.
Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks
Here are the members of Congress who own stock in defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
For the People Act Would Slow the Revolving Door
A 13-word provision tucked into the massive voting and ethics package could help curb shadow lobbying, particularly by former Department of Defense employees.
Committee Asking for More War Ships Is Led by a General Dynamics-Funded Rep
Chairman Joe Courtney has received $237,000 from General Dynamics' PAC and employees over his House career.
Publicly-Funded Weapons Companies Donate to Election Objectors
Top defense contractors have quietly restarted their PAC donations after a pause, including to Republican election objectors.