On Wednesday’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna joined NEWSMAX from the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas to discuss the push to ban congressional stock trading, Iran, the Democratic Party, and the upcoming elections.
Some Democrats have argued that any individual stock trading ban that Congress passes for lawmakers should be applicable to the president and vice president as well.
Data: Gallup ; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios Americans' perceptions of government corruption have hit a 20-year high following President Trump's return to office, a new Gallup survey found. Why it matters: The results signal a deepening crisis of confidence in the federal government as trust in U.S. institutions already hovers near an all-time low. By the numbers: 89% of U.S. adults say government corruption is widespread, Gallup found . - That's a 10-point increase from last year and well above the 72%–79% range between 2010 and 2025. Democrats are driving most of the rise, jumping to 91% this year after sitting at 76% during the first year of Trump's term. - In 2024, when President Biden was still in office, 57% of Democrats said…
Candidates’ attacks are focused on illegal immigration, faith and stock trading.
Rep. Ro Khanna's newly filed financial disclosure reveals his family's trusts executed more than 5,400 trades last year, a staggering volume for a congressman who lectures Americans about wealth inequality and wants to tax billionaires. Khanna, a California Democrat who represents what has been described as the country's wealthiest congressional district, filed his 2025 financial […] The post Ro Khanna's family trusts traded $165 million in 2025 while he campaigned to tax the rich appeared first on American Almanac .
Rep. Ro Khanna's newly filed financial disclosure reveals his family's trusts executed more than 5,400 trades last year, a staggering volume for a congressman who lectures Americans about wealth inequality and wants to tax billionaires. Khanna, a California Democrat who represents what has been described as the country's wealthiest congressional district, filed his 2025 financial disclosure late last week. The document, first reported by the Washington Free Beacon , shows that trusts benefiting his wife, Ritu Ahuja Khanna, and their two children made 5,402 trades across 244 of the 251 active trading days in 2025. Total trading volume reached as high as $165.4 million, with securities sales, stocks, options, ETFs, and hedge fund positions,…Open
At an Atlanta rally Sunday, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-GA, jabbed at President Donald Trump, telling the crowd that amid pressing international concerns, the president is sleeping through meetings, golfing and trading stocks. POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin breaks down the moment, telling Morning Joe that Ossoff, a documentarian, has mastered the art of generating viral video moments, which could help him launch a potential 2028 presidential run.
Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.
Republican and Democratic challengers are both using the issue to attack members of Congress as unethical, seizing on a common practice that enrages voters.
House Democrats went into the vote on the Stop Insider Trading Act last month groaning that it was all a big Republican set-up. Now they're fuming that the trap has been sprung. Why it matters: A well-funded Republican group is blanketing the airwaves lauding GOP lawmakers in key swing districts — including some with reputations for prolific stock trading — as champions on the issue. - "Corrupt congressmen treat the House floor like a trading floor. Thankfully, Congressman Rob Bresnahan voted to stop it," says one of the ads . - Issue advocacy group Choose Freedom Inc. has put a whopping $9 million into running the spots across nearly 20 congressional districts, according to ad tracking firm AdImpact. Catch up quick: The House voted…
AI:House Democrats are absolutely losing their minds after realizing their attempts to weaponize insider trading allegations have backfired spectacularly. Following the passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act, a well-funded Republican operation has launched a massive $9 million blitz across nearly 20 swing districts to expose the hypocrisy of leftist lawmakers who decry GOP stock trading while ignoring their own ethical rot. While Axios tries to frame this as mere political maneuvering, it is actually a devastating reality check for Democrats who are fuming that the "trap" was sprung on them. This aggressive ad campaign by Choose Freedom Inc. highlights the blatant double standards inherent in Washington, turning the very issue the…Open
Kean's stock transactions give the Democrats a means to highlight his absence without looking insensitive to the mental health issue that caused it.