One explanation for Iran strikes? Follow the petrodollar.

Our latest video report breaks down how the petrodollar could be an explanation for the US strikes on Iran. If you want to understand how the U.S. dollar drives foreign policy, this is the 60-second explainer.

Trump called for a stock trading ban at the State of the Union. Mullin filed 11 new trades two days later. President Trump urged Congress to "pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay" during last week’s address. The moment drew a rare bipartisan standing ovation.

Two days later, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) disclosed 11 new stock trades, including defense contractor VSEC while sitting on the Armed Services Committee. We're tracking every filing on Quiver.

MIDTERMS
Things are heating up for the midterms. Here are the current probabilities: The House: 84% Dem · Senate: 57% GOP ·

PAC money is flowing, and outside spending is already targeting key races. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has $11.7M in opposition spending against him, the most of any House member so far.

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STRATEGY PERFORMANCE

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Last week, Trump publicly called for banning members of Congress from trading stocks. Within days, congressional members disclosed $8.7 million in new trades. Sen. Markwayne Mullin alone filed 11 new transactions. Thursday, we break down who traded what, whether any trades overlap with committee assignments, and what the data says about whether a ban would actually change behavior.

Also this Thursday: Mullin's 11 trades mapped to his committee assignments. Which members traded the most since the ban talk started? How Quiver data tracks the gap between rhetoric and reality.

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