Congress Ledger: Insider Trading & Stock Tracker

The regulatory battle lines for Artificial Intelligence have officially been drawn in Washington—and Congress is already placing its bets. In this episode of Congress Ledger, Jack and Sarah break down the newly introduced AI Bubble Transparency Act and expose the latest closed-door tech lobbying maneuvers on K Street. More importantly, we dive into the ledger to track the exact politicians buying...

This is a 40-minute investigative podcast episode from Congress Ledger breaking down how AI lobbying is shaping laws in Washington, D.C. Big Tech companies and lobbying groups are spending heavily to influence how artificial intelligence will be regulated in the United States. This episode explores how AI policy is being developed, who is involved, and how corporate influence is shaping the future...

APRIL 2026 AUDIT: We follow the money from K Street to the U.S. Capitol. One week before the crucial House Financial Services hearing, The Congress Ledger deconstructs the Data Broker Accountability Act of 2026 and the lobbying firms trying to write the rules. We expose how "Digital Strings"—the specific, translucent lines of code that kept 270 million SSNs "off-book" during th...

APRIL 2026 AUDIT: We deconstruct the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) loophole. Discover how a 27-year-old law is being used by Fintech giants to bypass modern state privacy protections. As the House Financial Services Committee meets on April 15th, we ask why your "Right to Delete" stops at your bank’s front door. This is the audit of the regulatory "dead zone."

We are following the paper trail the lobbyists tried to bury. In this episode of The Congress Ledger, we break down the specific "No-Index" tags found on the opt-out pages of major data brokers during the Joint Economic Committee’s 2026 audit. While 270 million Americans had their SSNs exposed in the National Public Data breach, the "Original Ledger" shows that brokers were actively sabotaging con...

APRIL 2026 BRIEFING: Following the Joint Economic Committee’s bombshell investigation, we deconstruct the Original Congress Ledger . As the House Financial Services Committee prepares for the April 15th hearing , "Safeguarding Main Street," we expose how four data broker breaches cost American consumers over $20.9 billion . This episode reveals the "no-index" code used to hide...

Episode 4: The Shadow Wagers Is the U.S. government becoming a "rigged video game casino"? Today on The Ledger , Jack and Sarah dive into the brand-new BETS OFF Act (March 17, 2026), a bicameral bill led by Senator Chris Murphy and Rep. Greg Casar aimed at stopping insiders from betting on war, assassinations, and "Operation Epic Fury." We break down the forensic evidence: The...

Markwayne Mullin is facing a firestorm. As the nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security , his multi-million dollar holdings in RTX, Microsoft, and Amazon —major DHS contractors—have sparked a national debate on financial ethics. In this episode of The Ledger , we deep-dive into the newly introduced "No Getting Rich in Congress Act" and the bipartisan push to finally ban individual stoc...

Is a $2,000 fine enough to stop a millionaire Senator from trading on insider info? In the series premiere of The Ledger, Jack and Sarah go head-to-head over the Stop Insider Trading Act introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy and Pete Ricketts (March 18, 2026). We’re pulling back the curtain on the "Titans of the Trade," including the massive 2025 volumes of Michael McCaul ($57M) and Ro Kha...