Brian Higgins

Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-N.Y.) was sworn into the House on Monday, effectively reducing the Republican majority to a mere single vote. What Happened: Kennedy, a former state senator, emerged victorious in a special election in New York’s 26th Congressional District last week, defeating GOP...

The topic of whether members of Congress should have the right to buy and sell stocks and options while in office is increasingly gaining attention from the public, media, investors, and congressional representatives themselves. A new report shows that several members of Congress beat the overall...

Members of U.S. Congress are permitted to buy and sell stocks and options in public companies as long as they publicly disclose their trades. The rule has come under scrutiny recently and became one of the focuses of the online platform Unusual Whales. Launching Unusual Whales: Founded in June...