Senate Democrats Block Stock Trading Ban and Data Center Relief in Final Pre-Recess Vote
Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed two late-session proposals: a bill to bar lawmakers from trading individual stocks while in office and a measure aimed at easing utility costs tied to data center growth. The votes underscored deep partisan and procedural divisions as Congress headed into its election recess, with critics calling the trading ban too weak and opponents of the data center bill warning against federal overreach.
