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Two more Republicans sided with Democrats and broke ranks on Thursday to back the House's Iran war powers vote and challenge President Donald Trump's military operation in the Middle East ahead of midterms, according to reports.

It was the third failure for the resolution to end the war in Iran with a 212-212 vote, The Hill reported. Three Republicans joined Democrats to vote for the measure in the lower chamber, where a tie means the resolution failed. Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) split from his own party with a "no" vote.

For the first time, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) rebuked President Donald Trump's military operation, Congressional reporter for Politico Meredith Lee Hill wrote on X. Trump foe Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) also voted yes for the resolution....

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....

A Republican congressional candidate in one of the nation's most competitive 2024 House races has publicly disclosed his personal finances, as required by federal law, after a Raw Story investigation revealed he had failed to do so.

Tom Barrett, a former Michigan state senator and representative who is running for the House seat in Michigan’s 7th District, filed his candidate financial disclosure report on Nov. 2, a day after Raw Story reported he was nearly three months late in filing his disclosure.

Barrett's campaign told Raw Story on Oct. 31 that he was "in the process of filing."...

A Republican candidate for a toss-up 2024 U.S. House seat has violated a federal law by failing to file a financial disclosure due nearly three months ago, according to a Raw Story review of federal records.

Tom Barrett, a former Michigan state senator and representative, has yet to file a mandatory personal financial disclosure as required by federal law and the House Committee on Ethics.

Barrett filed his statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on July 7, and he raised $5,000 by July 10 according to a Raw Story review of federal election fundraising data....