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In this July 30, 2013, file photo, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gensler, now chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, gave a speech Wednesday, June 9, 2021, where he once again decried “gamified” investing. Many trading apps use features that encourage customers to make trades more often. That brings in more revenue for the apps but some research also suggests it leads to lower returns for the average investor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republicans target SEC climate disclosure rule in war against ESG investing

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints headquarters office building in Salt Lake City. The church's investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, is reported to be under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Mark A. Kellner/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Mormon church, investment arm to pay $5 million SEC fine over reporting issues

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints headquarters office building in Salt Lake City. The church's investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, is reported to be under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Mark A. Kellner/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

SEC investigating $100 billion investment fund owned by Mormon church

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

SEC climate disclosure rule proposal illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

SEC has no business punishing companies for climate-related activities

By Dan Savickas

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press, File Photo)

House members on the hot seat: Pro-crypto congressmen face fresh scrutiny amid FTX collapse

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Spotlight shines on ‘Blockchain Eight’ lawmakers after the collapse of crypto firm FTX

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Crypto exchange FTX CEO John Ray, arrives to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FTX collapse called ‘old-fashioned embezzlement’ as Bankman-Fried slapped with federal charges

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this screengrab from an interview with ABC News is Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The interview, which appeared on the program "Good Morning America," took place in the Bahamas island of Nassau where FTX was headquartered. (Good Morning America/ABC News via AP)

Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried hit with eight-count indictment

By Ken Sweet - Associated Press

AT&T settles lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $6.25 million

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A sign for Wall Street hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Biden administration’s hypocrisy exposed with its records concealment

By Chris Horner

Then-Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 30, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

House GOP leaders accuse SEC of evading record-keeping laws

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Kim Kardashian attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the &quot;In America: An Anthology of Fashion&quot; exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. Kardashian has agreed to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission and pay $1.26 million because she promoted on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the plug. The SEC said Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, that Kardashian has agreed to cooperate with its ongoing investigation.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Kim Kardashian settles with SEC over crypto promotion

By Michelle Chapman - Associated Press

Kim Kardashian attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the &quot;In America: An Anthology of Fashion&quot; exhibition on Monday, May 2, 2022, in New York. Kardashian has agreed to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission and pay $1.26 million because she promoted on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the plug. The SEC said Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, that Kardashian has agreed to cooperate with its ongoing investigation.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Kim Kardashian pays more than $1 million to settle SEC charge over crypto promotion

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, photo shows the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/The Associated Press) **FILE**

Three men who operated ‘$100 million deli’ as an umbrella company charged with securities fraud

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 14, 2022. The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses, advocates across the political spectrum say. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

In this July 24, 2021, file photo former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a gathering in Phoenix. The company planning to buy Donald Trump’s new social media business disclosed Monday, June 27, 2022 that it has received subpoenas from a grand jury in New York. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped 7% in morning trading Monday as the company reported that the subpoenas and related investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission could delay its acquisition of the maker of Trump’s Truth Social app. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Company buying Trump’s social media app faces subpoenas

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Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Musk appealed a federal court ruling Wednesday, June 15, 2022, that upheld a securities fraud settlement over Musks tweets claiming that he had the funding to take Tesla private in 2018. (Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP, File)

Musk appeals ruling that upheld securities fraud settlement

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Then-Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., at the time the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, joined at left by Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., questions National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. U.S. lawmakers are investigating whether the Chinese government is attempting to control one of America's beacons of free market capitalism — Forbes Global Media Holdings. Republicans on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence began probing the issue in late 2021, according to government documents obtained by The Washington Times. "It is essential for you to be informed of any malign influence efforts related to your company and how such efforts impact American economic and security interests," then-Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, wrote in the letter. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EXCLUSIVE: House intel panel probing potential Chinese ownership, influence over Forbes

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020, in Washington. U.S. securities regulators say, Tuesday, March 22, 2022, they have legal authority to subpoena Tesla and CEO Elon Musk about his tweets. The Securities and Exchange Commission also says in court documents that Musk’s move to throw out a 2018 agreement that his tweets be pre-approved is not valid. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

SEC claims authority to subpoena Elon Musk about tweets

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

In this Friday Sept. 22, 2006 file photo, an oil refinery is seen at sunset in Rodeo, Calif. Oil refineries, electric utilities and other emitters of greenhouse gases must pay to emit carbon dioxide under the state's cap-and-trade program. But the companies in California that participate in the program have saved up to 321 million pollution allowances. A panel of experts says that could jeopardize the states' ability to meet its emissions reduction goals, according to a new report, finalized on Wednesday Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

SEC’s new rule would add climate change risks, emissions to corporate disclosures

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times