Luna says she'll force House vote on member stock trading ban

The GOP-led discharge petition could amplify Republican leaders' headaches this fall.Luna is moving forward with the highly sensitive effort after internal talks over proposals to curb lawmaker trading have gone sideways on Capitol Hill, with Republicans themselves at loggerheads over the way forward after months of talks. The issue, however, is gaining new momentum among a bipartisan faction of members who argue a crackdown is necessary to root out corruption.The House Ethics Committee concluded last week that Rep. Mike Kelly’s wife bought shares in the steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs after Kelly’s office learned the Commerce Department was launching an investigation that could...