Democrats push floor vote to ban member stock trading as GOP bill faces criticism

A senior House Democrat announces a discharge petition to force a floor vote on banning stock trading by members, challenging a GOP-written bill that would let lawmakers keep current holdings. Morelle favors a stricter divestiture plan and is seeking bipartisan support, but it’s unclear if the measure will gain enough Republican backers. The digest also covers related Capitol Hill moves, including a labor bill’s collapse, House funding-amendment votes, Danish-Greenland talks, a Senate deepfake-porn bill, and upcoming retirements and investigations.