Republican Sen. Josh Hawley voted with Democrats to advance legislation to ban members of Congress from owning individual stocks.

After being harshly criticized by President Donald Trump over his bill to ban stock trading among top government leaders, Sen. Josh Hawley said the president “wants to get it done."

Sen. Josh Hawley laughed off President Donald Trump’s attack on him, telling The Independent that he and the president met after Trump called him a “second-tier” senator. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.