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Special Report Capitol Gains

Millionaires Are Overrepresented in the U.S. Senate — By a Lot

By Taylor Giorno

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Capitol Gains

California’s Wealthiest Lawmakers Are Heavily Invested in the Stock Market
Key Republicans in Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Have Shed Personal Wealth
New York Lawmakers’ Stock Investments Are Driving Their Wealth
North Carolina Delegation Split on Stock Trading — And a Potential Ban
Fast Food, Farming and Market Gambles: How Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation Got Rich

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Congress

Senate Republicans Tee Up Losing Fight Over SAVE America Act

Trump Discloses Private Medical Details About Rep. Neal Dunn’s Health
Republican Senator Knocks Trump’s FCC Boss for Threatening to Revoke Broadcast Licenses
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Capitol Gains: How Congress Gets Rich

Millionaires Are Overrepresented in the U.S. Senate — By a Lot

Millionaires Are Overrepresented in the U.S. Senate — By a Lot
How We Calculated Federal Lawmakers’ Wealth
California’s Wealthiest Lawmakers Are Heavily Invested in the Stock Market

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White House

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Trump’s Handpicked Kennedy Center Board Greenlights Two-Year Closure

Judge Blocks RFK Jr.’s Efforts to Reshape U.S. Vaccine Policy
Democratic AGs Sue to Stop Trump’s Rollback of Anti-Discrimination Measures at HUD
DHS Has Prioritized Warehouse Detention Sites. Will It Continue Under New Leadership?

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Elections

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Outside Group Spending Is Overwhelming Democratic Primaries
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Rep. Jim Clyburn Announces Reelection Campaign in South Carolina
Democrats Are Fielding Questions About Republicans’ Election Agenda

Texas

Ken Paxton Offers Terms for His Potential Exit from Texas Senate Race

Republican Leaders Call on Tony Gonzales to Withdraw from Reelection
‘He Torched His Career’: Republicans Blast Wesley Hunt After His Texas Senate Bid

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Ohio

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Deep Pockets Overshadow Democrat’s Fundraising in Ohio’s Governor Race

Former ICE No. 2 Raises Over $450,000 Since Announcing Run for Congress
Marcy Kaptur Faces Her Toughest Race Yet After Ohio’s Republican Redistricting

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Georgia

Trump-Endorsed Clay Fuller Heads to Runoff in Race to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

Democrats Are Field-Testing New Ways to Talk About the Epstein Scandal
The Retired MAGA Doctor Whose Years Long Crusade Led to the FBI’s Fulton County Elections Raid

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California

‘My Last Chance’: Perennial Candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar Believes He Can Finally Win an Election

Trump May Have Inadvertently Invited a Wave of Climate Action From Blue States
California Democrats Encouraged to Drop Out of Governor’s Race by State Party Chair

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Maine

Janet Mills Is Targeting Graham Platner’s Reddit History, as Maine’s Senate Primary Heats Up

Republicans Are Using Fraud Scandals Against Democrats in Key Races
Susan Collins Announces Reelection Bid

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Oklahoma

Fast Food, Farming and Market Gambles: How Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation Got Rich

DHS Has Prioritized Warehouse Detention Sites. Will It Continue Under New Leadership?
Republican Rep. Kevin Hern Appears to Have Tardy Stock Disclosures. His Office Disputes He’s Late.

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