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Senate Passes Ban on Insider Trading

Senate Passes Ban on Insider Trading

The Senate has passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, 96-3. The bill makes it illegal for Congress members, their staffs and also many executive-branch workers to indulge…

SOPA and PIPA Bills Highly Criticized

SOPA and PIPA Bills Highly Criticized

Senators and members from the House of Representatives are moving away from two anti-privacy bills that are making their way through Congress right now. The protests of internet giants such…

Bracewell & Giuliani’s Shocking Client

Bracewell & Giuliani’s Shocking Client

Bracewell & Giuliani, an international law firm that bears the name of former New York Mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani, lobbied last year on behalf of a special…

Democrats Meet on Tax Cuts

Democrats Meet on Tax Cuts

Congress has almost adjourned for the year and when it is gaveled back into session in January, there will be a new Speaker of the House – thanks to the…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good Morning!  Today is Friday, December 3, and here’s a quick look back at yesterday’s stories… The US Senate is preparing to pass a new whistle blower law… Cleary is…

Senate Approves Changes to “Red Flag” Rule

Senate Approves Changes to “Red Flag” Rule

Despite Republican promises to block any legislation in the Senate until the Bush tax cuts are extended, the Senate moved quickly yesterday to approve a bill co-sponsored by John Thune…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everybody! Today is Thursday, November 18th. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. Lisa Murkowski won her bid to be returned to Washington as Alaska’s Senator… Boies Schiller…

Murkowski Wins in Alaska

Murkowski Wins in Alaska

Lisa Murkowski has won her bid to be returned to Washington as Alaska’s Senator – for now, at least.  After losing in the primary to Tea Party favorite and Sarah…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, July 1st. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan ended her Senate testimony… Lindquist & Vennum attorney John A.…

Senator Evan Bayh to Retire

Senator Evan Bayh to Retire

Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, shocked his home state and the Democrat party today by announcing he will not run for reelection.  This is bad news for Democrats who…

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