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Another GOP senator has said he won't give in to a looming demand by President Donald Trump in a defiant op-ed.

In a Thursday piece for The Wall Street Journal, Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) made it clear, "I won't change the filibuster," a position that he made the headline of his op-ed.

"Under no circumstance will I support any effort to end or alter the filibuster, as any party that does so wouldn't be guaranteed survival," Curtis wrote. "Their agenda would be guaranteed death come the next majority." ...

A GOP senator said on Wednesday that Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund "doesn't pass the smell test."

Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) appeared on CNN to react to Trump's fund, created as part of a lawsuit settlement with the IRS. Anchor Dana Bash noted that Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "not a big fan" of the $1.8 billion fund, which critics expect will benefit Trump allies.

"My first reaction was, 'This doesn't pass the smell test,'" Curtis said. "That said, I'm willing to learn more about it and its intent."...

GOP senators are considering whether to throw their support behind a resolution to end hostilities in Iran as a critical deadline approaches.

“If there are military hostilities beyond the 60 days, Congress has to authorize them, or Congress can block them," Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said on Tuesday, according to a NOTUS report. "But Congress has to act."

The war in Iran will reach the 60-day mark on Friday. The 1973 War Powers Act forces the president to secure congressional authorization to carry on hostilities, NOTUS reported. ...

At least 62 members of 118th Congress have violated a federal insider trading and conflicts-of-interest law, a Raw Story analysis of congressional financial disclosures reveals.

Most of these violations involve failures to properly disclose stock trades as required by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012. Some involve not abiding by the transparency and personal financial disclosure requirements first outlined in the STOCK Act's post-Watergate predecessor, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

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Since Jan. 1, at least 37 members of Congress have violated a federal insider trading and conflicts-of-interest law, a Raw Story analysis of congressional financial disclosures reveals.

Most of these violations involve failures to properly disclose stock trades as required by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012. Some involve not abiding by the transparency and personal financial disclosure requirements first outlined in the STOCK Act's post-Watergate predecessor, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

The most significant violator clocked in as much as six-and-a-half years late when reporting up to $8.5 million in stock transactions — Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA). Another lawmaker was just a couple days late but still logged up to $165,000 in late stock disclosures — Rep. John Curtis (R-UT). Between them are numerous other Republicans and Democrats alike who have consistently failed to abide by the STOCK Act....

Four Republican members of Congress have blown past a federal deadline for disclosing personal stock trades, with some more than a year late, a Raw Story analysis of congressional financial documents reveals.

Reps. John Curtis (R-UT), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) are among the lawmakers who violated the decade-old Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act with tardy financial disclosures.

Together, the four members of Congress’ improperly disclosed trades are worth as much as $555,000 collectively, Raw Story’s analysis indicates....