The Stock Act of 2012 prohibits members of Congress from trading on insider information. But its critics say the law is largely toothless. It requires members to disclose their and their families’ trades within 45 days, but lawmakers who have been investigated have largely been let off because its standards for insider trading are extremely high.

An Illinois congresswoman says the public is right to be alarmed about elected officials enriching themselves through insider trading. The U.

Democrats stood by their call for troops to disobey unlawful orders after Trump suggested they could be executed for "seditious behavior."

The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, as amended, provides that "Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or an Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, or ...

As New York’s pause on electrification requirements in new homes reaches a week, a local congressman says his bill to ban such requirements is moving forward, much to the relief of home builders

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Congress would have to authorize the $2,000 checks President Trump proposes to send to most Americans. With the White House focusing on questions of affordability following Republican losses on Election Day earlier this month,

President Donald Trump's administration for weeks tried to stall or head off a vote in Congress to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, but nonetheless the measure is expected to land on his desk as soon as Wednesday.