by Patrick Svitek | Feb 1, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday he favors any amendment that expands the scope of his bill to prohibit so-called “congressional inside trading” to include the executive branch. The STOCK Act, or Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge Act, would bar...
by Shirley Li | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
For the second year, some senators and House members ignored political labels and sat with colleagues from a different party at the State of the Union. Medill News Service asked senators taking the subway who their “dates” would be. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.,...