bryan metzger
@metzger.bsky.social
covering Capitol Hill and campaigns for Business Insider
News: Sen. Josh Hawley wants to ban self-driving cars, is planning legislation on it soon.
“I think we ought to ban autonomous vehicles,” he told me, calling them “not safe” and saying it would be “terrible for working people” if they become the norm.
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“I think we ought to ban autonomous vehicles,” he told me, calling them “not safe” and saying it would be “terrible for working people” if they become the norm.
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Sen. Josh Hawley wants to ban driverless cars — and says he'll introduce a bill on it 'soon'
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri told BI that he wants to see driverless cars banned nationwide, and that he's introducing a bill on the topic soon.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
News: Sen. Josh Hawley wants to ban self-driving cars, is planning legislation on it soon.
“I think we ought to ban autonomous vehicles,” he told me, calling them “not safe” and saying it would be “terrible for working people” if they become the norm.
www.businessinsider.com/josh-hawley-...
“I think we ought to ban autonomous vehicles,” he told me, calling them “not safe” and saying it would be “terrible for working people” if they become the norm.
www.businessinsider.com/josh-hawley-...
"Digital content creators" are among the 68 occupations that the Treasury Department has deemed eligible for the "no tax on tips" deduction.
They explicitly name streamers, influencers, podcasters as illustrative examples.
via @danwhateley.bsky.social and me
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They explicitly name streamers, influencers, podcasters as illustrative examples.
via @danwhateley.bsky.social and me
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September 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Digital content creators" are among the 68 occupations that the Treasury Department has deemed eligible for the "no tax on tips" deduction.
They explicitly name streamers, influencers, podcasters as illustrative examples.
via @danwhateley.bsky.social and me
www.businessinsider.com/influencers-...
They explicitly name streamers, influencers, podcasters as illustrative examples.
via @danwhateley.bsky.social and me
www.businessinsider.com/influencers-...
Trump hasn't committed to sending out "DOGE checks" or tariff rebates — or even pushing for it. Republicans in Congress are largely opposed.
He's still fundraising off of it.
Here's one from today that somehow mentions *both*.
Subject line: "Do you want a DOGE check?"
He's still fundraising off of it.
Here's one from today that somehow mentions *both*.
Subject line: "Do you want a DOGE check?"
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Trump hasn't committed to sending out "DOGE checks" or tariff rebates — or even pushing for it. Republicans in Congress are largely opposed.
He's still fundraising off of it.
Here's one from today that somehow mentions *both*.
Subject line: "Do you want a DOGE check?"
He's still fundraising off of it.
Here's one from today that somehow mentions *both*.
Subject line: "Do you want a DOGE check?"
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the first member of Congress to disclose purchasing stocks right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring.
She bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks across 19 different companies on April 8 and 9.
www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-tay...
She bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks across 19 different companies on April 8 and 9.
www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-tay...
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought thousands of dollars in stock right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene purchased between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks in 19 different companies, beginning the day before Trump's tariff pause.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is the first member of Congress to disclose purchasing stocks right before Trump's tariff pause sent markets soaring.
She bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks across 19 different companies on April 8 and 9.
www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-tay...
She bought between $21,000 and $315,000 in stocks across 19 different companies on April 8 and 9.
www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-tay...
Was there any insider trading around Trump's tariff announcements?
We won't really know for weeks.
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We won't really know for weeks.
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It may be weeks before we learn which politicians cashed in on Trump's tariff-driven stock market dip
Democrats are raising alarms about potential insider trading. There's no evidence yet, but lawmakers and Trump advisors have to disclose by mid-May.
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April 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Was there any insider trading around Trump's tariff announcements?
We won't really know for weeks.
www.businessinsider.com/politicians-...
We won't really know for weeks.
www.businessinsider.com/politicians-...
Two of Trump's nominees have made thousands of dollars from posting on X.
NIH Director nominee Jay Bhattacharya: $11,995.
Department of VA Undersecretary nominee Sam Brown: $5,169.
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NIH Director nominee Jay Bhattacharya: $11,995.
Department of VA Undersecretary nominee Sam Brown: $5,169.
w/ @thenewsham.bsky.social
www.businessinsider.com/jay-bhattach...
Trump's NIH director nominee made nearly $12,000 from posting on X last year
One of Trump's top health-related nominees had an uncommon income source over the past two years: posting on social media.
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February 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Two of Trump's nominees have made thousands of dollars from posting on X.
NIH Director nominee Jay Bhattacharya: $11,995.
Department of VA Undersecretary nominee Sam Brown: $5,169.
w/ @thenewsham.bsky.social
www.businessinsider.com/jay-bhattach...
NIH Director nominee Jay Bhattacharya: $11,995.
Department of VA Undersecretary nominee Sam Brown: $5,169.
w/ @thenewsham.bsky.social
www.businessinsider.com/jay-bhattach...
Pam Bondi disclosed owning more than $3.9 million in Truth Social stock in December, according to documents obtained by BI.
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Trump's attorney general pick owned at least $3.9 million in Truth Social stock and made $1 million as a lobbyist last year
Bondi, who's been working as a lobbyist and a consultant in recent years, reported a net worth of $12.1 million.
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January 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pam Bondi disclosed owning more than $3.9 million in Truth Social stock in December, according to documents obtained by BI.
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New: Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's financial disclosure is out.
It shows he made more than $2 million/year at Fox News, plus $900,000 from 41 paid speeches.
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It shows he made more than $2 million/year at Fox News, plus $900,000 from 41 paid speeches.
www.businessinsider.com/pete-hegseth...
Pete Hegseth made millions at Fox News and $900,000 from 41 paid speeches in the last 2 years
Hegseth delivered 41 paid speeches across the country over the last two years, earning $900,000 along the way.
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January 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New: Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's financial disclosure is out.
It shows he made more than $2 million/year at Fox News, plus $900,000 from 41 paid speeches.
www.businessinsider.com/pete-hegseth...
It shows he made more than $2 million/year at Fox News, plus $900,000 from 41 paid speeches.
www.businessinsider.com/pete-hegseth...
New: Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick to lead the EPA, was paid tens of thousands of dollars to write op-eds criticizing ESG and New York's climate policies, per his financial disclosure.
He also made $65,500 in paid speeches and won $45,475 from casino gambling.
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He also made $65,500 in paid speeches and won $45,475 from casino gambling.
www.businessinsider.com/trump-epa-no...
Trump's pick to lead EPA was paid tens of thousands to write op-eds criticizing climate policies and ESG
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin made nearly $200,000 from paid speeches and op-eds in recent years. Some of those op-eds were on climate-related topics.
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January 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New: Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick to lead the EPA, was paid tens of thousands of dollars to write op-eds criticizing ESG and New York's climate policies, per his financial disclosure.
He also made $65,500 in paid speeches and won $45,475 from casino gambling.
www.businessinsider.com/trump-epa-no...
He also made $65,500 in paid speeches and won $45,475 from casino gambling.
www.businessinsider.com/trump-epa-no...
It appears that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was wearing her famous "Dangerous Creature" sweater on Capitol Hill yesterday when she and Sen. Joe Manchin voted against renominating Lauren McFarren to the NLRB, denying Democrats a major on the top labor board.
December 12, 2024 at 5:44 PM
It appears that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was wearing her famous "Dangerous Creature" sweater on Capitol Hill yesterday when she and Sen. Joe Manchin voted against renominating Lauren McFarren to the NLRB, denying Democrats a major on the top labor board.
It’s not just Elizabeth Warren — several progressives see the UHC CEO killing as a moment where the rage toward the healthcare industry can’t be ignored.
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Progressive lawmakers say the reaction to the UHC CEO killing is a 'wake-up call'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the shooting ignited a "mass bubbling of resentment around the precarity that people have been living with."
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December 12, 2024 at 1:30 AM
It’s not just Elizabeth Warren — several progressives see the UHC CEO killing as a moment where the rage toward the healthcare industry can’t be ignored.
www.businessinsider.com/unitedhealth...
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Despite Trump’s seemingly open-minded stance on the topic, Republicans are broadly uninterested in a federal minimum wage increase.
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Even if Trump tried to raise the minimum wage, his own party could get in the way
Trump recently signaled openness to raising the federal minimum wage. Even if he's serious, he's likely to hit GOP resistance.
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December 11, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Despite Trump’s seemingly open-minded stance on the topic, Republicans are broadly uninterested in a federal minimum wage increase.
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AOC confirms her interest in being top Democrat on House Oversight Committee if Rep. Jamie Raskin replaces Rep. Jerry Nadler atop Judiciary.
“I’m looking into it,” she told me. “I am interested.”
She’d need to win support of colleagues, could be competitive. She’s currently vice ranking member.
“I’m looking into it,” she told me. “I am interested.”
She’d need to win support of colleagues, could be competitive. She’s currently vice ranking member.
December 4, 2024 at 12:04 AM
AOC confirms her interest in being top Democrat on House Oversight Committee if Rep. Jamie Raskin replaces Rep. Jerry Nadler atop Judiciary.
“I’m looking into it,” she told me. “I am interested.”
She’d need to win support of colleagues, could be competitive. She’s currently vice ranking member.
“I’m looking into it,” she told me. “I am interested.”
She’d need to win support of colleagues, could be competitive. She’s currently vice ranking member.
To understand how some in the GOP view Chavez-DeRemer, consider Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who said he's concerned about her pro-labor record but his "bias is supporting President Trump in staffing his administration with the people he wants around him."
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Trump's Labor Secretary pick is winning Democratic praise — and GOP skepticism
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer supports a sweeping pro-union bill, earning her cautious praise from Democrats and skepticism from Republicans.
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December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
To understand how some in the GOP view Chavez-DeRemer, consider Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who said he's concerned about her pro-labor record but his "bias is supporting President Trump in staffing his administration with the people he wants around him."
www.businessinsider.com/trump-labor-...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren offering some conditional praise for Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary, outgoing GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
December 3, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren offering some conditional praise for Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary, outgoing GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key
I get the need to safeguard from shoplifting but this CVS setup is insane.
November 30, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key
am i on someone’s “starter pack” or something because i’ve been gaining hella followers despite never posting on here
November 18, 2024 at 7:31 PM
am i on someone’s “starter pack” or something because i’ve been gaining hella followers despite never posting on here
an insightful but grim read
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
Journalism's fight for survival in a postliterate democracy
The truth is going out of business as technology turns us into a folk-story society, ripe for influence by a demagogue.
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November 17, 2024 at 6:55 PM
an insightful but grim read
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if i haven’t followed you back it’s because i don’t know if i’m actually gonna use this app lol
November 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM
if i haven’t followed you back it’s because i don’t know if i’m actually gonna use this app lol
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Yes, AIPAC spent $14 million+ to defeat Jamaal Bowman, but there's more to it.
@metzger.bsky.social joined @robrousseau.bsky.social and me to look at the full picture of Bowman's race:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-289-why...
@metzger.bsky.social joined @robrousseau.bsky.social and me to look at the full picture of Bowman's race:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-289-why...
Ep. 289: Why Jamaal Bowman Lost ft. Bryan Metzger
The pro-Israel lobbying group spent $14 million to defeat Jamaal Bowman, but there's more to the story.
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June 26, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Yes, AIPAC spent $14 million+ to defeat Jamaal Bowman, but there's more to it.
@metzger.bsky.social joined @robrousseau.bsky.social and me to look at the full picture of Bowman's race:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-289-why...
@metzger.bsky.social joined @robrousseau.bsky.social and me to look at the full picture of Bowman's race:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-289-why...
can yall talk about something besides Twitter
July 4, 2023 at 6:26 PM
can yall talk about something besides Twitter
he’s not wrong about the Chad imagery
July 2, 2023 at 12:52 PM
he’s not wrong about the Chad imagery
figuring out how to strategically distribute the 13 bluesky invites i’ve passively amassed
July 1, 2023 at 7:24 PM
figuring out how to strategically distribute the 13 bluesky invites i’ve passively amassed