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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) prepares to speak during a rally for immigration provisions to be included in the Build Back Better Act outside the U.S. Capitol December 7, 2021 in Washington, DC. Progressive Democrats are urging the Senate to include a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. in the Build Back Better Act. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

AOC and Gaetz lead bipartisan group in unveiling plan prohibiting politicians from holding stocks

In an effort to rebuild public confidence by barring legislators from making money off insider knowledge, a bipartisan group of House members has presented a plan that would forbid members of Congress from owning and trading individual stocks.

The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023, following an announcement by the US Treasury that it had begun taking measures Thursday to prevent a default on government debt, as Congress heads towards a high-stakes clash between Democrats and Republicans over raising the borrowing limit. - The world's biggest economy could face severe disruption with Republicans threatening to refuse the usual annual rubber stamping of a rise in the legal borrowing limit, and this could push the United States into default. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury says U.S. will hit the debt limit ‘as early as June 1st’

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced on Monday that the deadline to raise the debt ceiling or risk an American default could be as early as June 1st.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol greets members of Congress as he departs after delivering remarks to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on April 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Yoon will speak on the continued partnership between South Korea and the United States and outline his vision for the future of the 70-year alliance. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

South Korean Pres. Yoon addresses joint meeting of Congress

South Korea’s president addresses a joint meeting of congress.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following the Senate Democrat weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol Building on April 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. During the news conference Schumer took a range of questions including on the process of temporarily replacing Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate will vote on Equal Rights Amendment this week, Schumer says

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) will be put to a vote in the Senate this week, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in an announcement on Monday.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) speaks at a press conference on the introduction of legislation to help Americans with the nationwide baby formula shortage at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Later this month the House Appropriations Committee will be holding two hearings to examine the recall of infant formula produced at an Abbott facility, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) handling of the recall, and the subsequent nationwide infant formula shortage. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden accidentally calls Democrat congresswoman a man’s name multiple times

President Joe Biden made yet another blunder on Monday, seemingly mistaking a Democrat congresswoman’s name for a man’s name.

A person holds a sign reading "Protect Trans People" as LGBTQ activists protest on March 17, 2023, in front of the US Consulate in Montreal, Canada, calling for transgender and non-binary people be admitted into Canada. - According to police services, some 200 people gathered in the rain to show support for the trans community in the United States. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Female Inmates in Washington State Prison Sound Alarm on Transgender Assaults

A new bombshell whistleblower report reveals that Washington State and California are now letting men who identify as women, be processed through the women’s prison system.