Pete Sessions

The trading activity of Congress members is drawing increasing attention from retail traders and political analysts, with platforms like Benzinga's Government Trades page providing detailed analysis of their trades. A new report shows that several members of Congress beat the overall market by a...

Republican lawmakers have aligned with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) to introduce a new resolution. This initiative, urging for a comprehensive study on the health implications of high-potency THC products, was spearheaded by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Sen. Pete...

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...

A member of the U.S. Congress is betting on shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) going forward. The small purchase pales in size comparison to a recent purchase from Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi. A look at the transaction and why it's important. What Happened: Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) has...

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made history as the first person to be voted out of the position in U.S. history. Since the California Republican was voted out earlier this month, the Republican-led House of Representatives has struggled to come to an agreement on who will take over the...

The race for the Speaker of the House is enveloped in uncertainty, according to Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas), one of the eight candidates in the running. Sessions revealed his concerns amid a House GOP meeting convened to listen to the third potential nominee. “There’s a...

Prohibition lobbyists are getting louder, despite increasing nationwide acceptance of cannabis. Often their remarks are frivolous, but some are downright offensive, which is what many are calling Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) comparison between slavery and...

Whether you want to call it a resignation or a firing, the outcome is the same: Jeff Sessions is no longer the attorney general of the United States. And, with him, many expect, the federal government’s strong opposition to cannabis legalization could depart as well. Benzinga reached out to...

U.S. federal authorities are investigating millions of dollars contributed by fraud suspect Allen Stanford and his staff to U.S. lawmakers in the past decade, the Miami Herald reported. The newspaper added that the Justice Department investigation aimed to determine whether the banker received...