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Sen. Burr Under Investigation Again for Pandemic Stock Sales
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law are under investigation for insider trading
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Sen. Richard Burr, Brother-In-Law Spoke on Phone Just Before Stock Sales That Are Under Investigation, SEC Says
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in January the DOJ dropped a criminal probe of his trades after coronavirus briefings. But the SEC is still investigating them.
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Rand Paul's Wife Bought Shares in Covid Treatment Maker Gilead in Early Days of Virus, the Couple's Only Individual Stock Purchase in Years
GOP Sen. Rand Paul and his wife had not bought individual stock in at least 10 years before she purchased shares of Covid treatment maker Gilead in early 2020.
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NC GOP Censures Sen. Burr for Voting to Impeach Trump
The North Carolina Republican Party has voted to censure Sen. Richard Burr over his vote to convict former President Donald Trump during Trump’s second impeachment trial.
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Justice Dept. Won't Charge Sen. Burr Over Stock Sales
Sen. Richard Burr says the Justice Department has told him it will not prosecute him over stock sales made during the coronavirus pandemic, ending an insider trading investigation that led him to at least temporarily step aside from a powerful committee chairmanship last year.
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Senators Seek Highest Civilian Honor for Till and His Mother
A Republican and a Democratic senator say Congress should give the nation’s highest civilian honor posthumously to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
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US Closes Probes Into 3 Senators Over Their Stock Trades
Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma have been informed that the Justice Department has closed investigations into their stock trades.
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Rubio Tapped to Lead Senate Intelligence Committee After Burr Steps Down
The new chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Florida Republican Marco Rubio, will be overseeing a key vote as his first official act in the position
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Burr Steps Aside as Senate Intelligence Chair Amid FBI Probe
A Republican senator with access to some of the nation’s top secrets became further entangled in a deepening FBI investigation as agents examining a well-timed sale of stocks during the coronavirus outbreak showed up at his home with a warrant to search his cellphone.
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FBI Reaches Out to Sen. Burr Over Stock Sales Tied to Virus
The FBI has reached out to Sen. Richard Burr about his sale of stocks before the coronavirus caused markets to plummet.
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Burr, Other Senators Dumped Stocks Before Coronavirus Market Crash
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus epidemic.
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Russian Meddling Comments Weigh on Sen. Bill Nelson's Campaign for Re-Election
The statements mark the third time Nelson, a Democrat, has said something questionable, or untrue, during the last few months and also triggered a line of attack from Republican Gov. Rick Scott and his campaign.
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Senate Wrestles With Response to Foreign Influence Campaigns
Senators wrestling with how to counter Russia and other foreign influence operations heard Wednesday from experts who said that not only did Russia continue its influence campaign after the 2016 presidential election, it “stepped on the gas.” Experts testifying before the Senate intelligence committee said Russia and other foreign actors are using high-tech means to manipulate social media and polarize...
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Former Trump Adviser Carter Page Questioned by Senate Panel
Former Trump campaign adviser on foreign policy Carter Page met with the Senate Intelligence Committee Friday for over five hours, NBC News reported. Page was subpoenaed by the committee to appear at the session which was closed to the public. NBC News reported that he did not respond to questions about being contacted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Page called...
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Special Counsel Looking Into Obstruction of Justice by Trump; President Decries ‘Witch Hunt'
The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign is now examining whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice, NBC News reported evening. The Washington Post was first reported the investigation Wednesday evening. Accusations of obstruction arose last month when Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Comey testified in a Senate hearing last week that...
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Kennedy Vote Seems Key to Supreme Court Redistricting Cases
Justice Anthony Kennedy appears to hold the decisive vote in two Supreme Court cases involving challenges from African-American voters to electoral districts in North Carolina and Virginia.