According to a poll, 86% of Americans “favor prohibiting stock-trading in individual companies by Members of Congress.” ...

Six members of Congress disclosed 11 stock transactions worth more than $1 million in 2025 — including trades of Nvidia, Microsoft and Broadcom — as bipartisan momentum grows to ban lawmakers from ...

I often complain that Congress has abdicated its duty to legislate and serve as the engine of our federal government. But what I want to write today is why. Why has this Congress been so willing to do ...

Congress is wrapping up the year in the shadow of the longest government shutdown and with a growing reputation as the least productive in modern history. "Congress is in a coma. It has a pulse, but ...

One of the more remarkable moments in the history of our system of checks and balances came after the 2024 election. Despite President Donald Trump having been elected with less than a majority of the ...

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo Calls for a ban on congressional stock ownership have grown in recent years, leading to a bill ...

Recent presidents have not been shy about claiming broad powers, but President Donald Trump has taken this trend into a crucial new area: federal spending. These precedents might well establish a new ...

Since returning to the White House a year ago, President Trump has stretched taut the boundaries of executive power in ways both petty and consequential. Tacking his name onto the Kennedy Center in ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said it's "inevitable" that the Democrats' discharge petition on the three-year extension will be considered on the floor when lawmakers return in January. "It will be on ...

Congress has left the building. Lawmakers are home for the holidays with the memory of the longest ever government shutdown still fresh. This Congress is earning a reputation as the least productive ...