EXCLUSIVE Republicans in Congress are renewing a push to combat noncitizen voting in federal elections, directing their attention to the registration forms used to vote by mail. The Citizen Ballot Protection Act, spearheaded by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) and Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), would codify states’ ability to require proof of citizenship on mail voting applications. The legislation, introduced Tuesday, was offered during the previous Congress but failed to gain traction under Democratic leadership and then-President Joe Biden.“Voting in our country is a sacred right that must solely be limited to American citizens,” Britt said in a statement. “To allow.
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Lawmakers on Thursday called for the passage of the PELOSI Act to ban congressional stock in honor of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) retirement. “She’ll be the opportunity to finally ban stock trading by members of Congress. Nobody made more, I think, than her,” Hawley told reporters on Thursday. [.] Hawley in April reintroduced the Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act, which would ban lawmakers and their spouses from purchasing or selling individual stocks.
China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U. S. soybean cargoes this week, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U. S. harvest ahead of this week’s summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. COFCO purchased about 180, 000 metric tons of soybeans for December and January shipment through Pacific Northwest port terminals, the sources said. COFCO did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Benchmark Chicago soybean futures prices jumped this week to their highest in 15 months, rebounding from recent five-year lows on hopes for a U. S.-China trade deal.