Finally, bipartisanship!

But probably not the way you'll want it.

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Here in ever-divided Washington, D.C., “bipartisanship” is like ball lightning or a snuffleupagus — we periodically talk of it, rarely (if ever) see it and aren’t quite certain it exists.

But here, today, I write to provide definitive proof of bipartisanship in a fashion that will defy even the most ardent non-believer.

One problem: You probably won’t like what you’re about to read.

That’s because the bipartisanship about which I write involves members of Congress — yes, Republicans and Democrats alike — who are violating a law the legislative branch passed last decade to curb some lawmakers’ enthusiasm for personal financial dealings that ran headlong into their public duties.

It’s called the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012. It’s a law seeks to stop insider trading, control conflicts of interest and shine considerable light on the stock/bond/crypto/hedge fund wheelings and dealings of U.S. House and Senate denizens.

And during the past several weeks, my colleagues and I at NOTUS have identified six members of Congress who’ve violated the STOCK Act’s transparency provisions, which is essential to the public knowing whether insider trader-y or conflict of interest-y activity is going down in the first place.

So without further ado — and before anyone shouts “false equivalency!” without fully informing themselves — here are Congress’ most recent STOCK Act violators:

1.) Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Michigan): He purchased more than a dozen stocks, including shares of defense contractors and fossil fuel companies that spend millions of dollars each year attempting to shape federal policies, but didn’t disclose the purchases until more than 14 months after a federal deadline for doing so. READ MORE.

2.) Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania): The state’s senior senator was about a year late disclosing the April 2025 purchase of a corporate bond for First Citizens BancShares, the holding company for First Citizens Bank, made on behalf of one of his dependent children. READ MORE.

3.) Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota): He was more than five months late reporting the sale of between $1 million and $5 million worth of nonpublic stock in Aeronics Inc., an equipment manufacturing company. READ MORE.

4.) Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado): He was nearly a year past a federal deadline when when reporting the full details of his wife’s sale of Liberty Broadband Corporation stock. He was late in disclosing the sale of stock held by his dependent child in Palantir Technologies, a defense technology company that’s scored massive government contracts with the Department of Defense and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. READ MORE.

5.) Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Florida): He was more than 13 months late reporting his sale of between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of stock of Rexford Industrial Realty, a company that buys industrial real estate. This is the second time in three years Webster has violated the STOCK Act. READ MORE.

6.) Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas): His STOCK Act-violating late disclosures include the sale of stock in Berkshire Hathaway and Pinterest together worth from $47,005 to $180,000. Menefee blamed his violation on a technological hiccup. READ MORE.

Now, you might be wondering, has anyone beyond Congress violated the STOCK Act?

The answer: most certainly.

Read all about President Donald Trump’s STOCK Act violation here.