Monthly Archives: November 2022

Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska is the latest member of Congress to violate a federal conflicts-of-interest law with improperly disclosed stock trades

Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who represents Alaska, is the latest member of Congress to violate the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act’s disclosure provisions. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, was weeks late disclosing two stock sales. Sullivan’s office told Insider that an investment manager was tardy informing the senator that…

Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski faces dimming prospects against Republican Thomas Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District rematch

Julio Cortez/AP Photo; Insider Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski looks to retain his seat in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District against Republican Thomas Kean Jr. The state’s 7th District covers all of Hunterdon County and sections of Warren, Morris, Somerset, Union, and Essex Counties as well.  Malinowski has raised more than double his opponent’s campaign coffer….

Republican Rep. Don Bacon faces off against Democrat Tony Vargas in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District election

Nati Harnik/AP Photo; Insider Republican Rep. Don Bacon is running for reelection against Democrat Tony Vargas in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District election. The district covers all of Douglas County, which includes the city of Omaha. The 2nd District was one of nine in the country to vote for President Joe Biden in 2020 despite having…

Kyiv preparing for possible total evacuation of its 3 million residents if the city loses electricity supply, report says

Workers repair infrastructure in a power station that was damaged by a Russian air attack in October, on November 04, 2022 in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. E Ed Ram/Getty Images Russia is attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missiles and drones. An official said if Kyiv’s electricity grid was about to fail they would request residents to…

Connecticut Question 1: Voters will decide if they will be given access to early voting

Getty Images; Insider Connecticut Question 1 would allow early voting for Connecticut voters. Proponents say that the measure would allow the state to join 44 other states that allow for early voting. According to Ballotpedia, there is not an organized movement opposing the measure. A “yes” on Connecticut’s Question 1 would add an early voting…

World’s tallest woman takes her first plane flight after airline removes 6 economy seats to make it possible

24-year-old Turkish woman Rumeysa Gelgi (L), who stands 7 feet, 0.7 inches tall and has been confirmed as the world’s tallest living woman by Guinness World Records, is seen in front of her house in Karabuk, Turkey on October 14, 2021. Orhan Kuzu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The world’s tallest woman was able to take…

Miss United States pageant can bar transgender women from competing, appeals court rules

Courtesy of Anita Green In 2019 Anita Green, a transgender woman, sued Miss United States of America LLC for discrimination. Green argued the pageant’s rule of only “natural-born female” contestants violated Oregon state law. On Wednesday, a federal court ruled in favor of the pageant, citing its First Amendment rights. A federal court has granted…