Category: Richard Burr

US Ex-Pat Charged With Threatening to Kill Sen. Thom Tillis, Marines

A U.S. citizen who has been living abroad in Thailand was arrested at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week in connection with threats made to assault and murder Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis nearly two years ago. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had arrested and charged Eric Charles…


SEC Ends Insider Trading Probe of Former Republican Sen. Richard Burr With No Action

The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has closed down a more than two-year probe of stock trades made by former Sen. Richard Burr (R-S.C.) while in office in 2020, taking no action against the outgoing senator. Burr announced the closure of the probe in a statement he shared with CNN on Friday. “This week,…


SEC Ends Insider Trading Probe of Former Sen. Richard Burr With No Action

The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has ended its more than two-year probe of stock trades made by then-Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) while in office in 2020, taking no action against the now-retired lawmaker. Burr announced the closure of the probe on Jan. 6 in a statement he shared with CNN. “This week, the SEC…


Senator Profited More Than $164,000 From Well-Timed Trades: Document

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) made more than $164,000 from well-timed trades that were executed after receiving briefings on COVID-19 before the pandemic was declared, according to a newly unsealed document. Shares held by Burr’s wife Brooke in insurance and telecommunications companies were sold on Jan. 30, 2020, just hours before the White House announced that the…


White House Press Secretary Says There’s No Timeline for When Baby Formula Shortage Ends

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on May 22 said she didn’t have a timeline for when parents in the United States “will be able to readily” obtain baby formula. “The president understands the struggle of moms and dads and parents and caregivers and making sure that … a child has … a healthy way…


No Timeline for End of Baby Formula Shortage, White House Press Secretary Says

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on May 22 that there’s no definitive timeline as to when parents in the United States “will be able to readily” obtain baby formula. “The president understands the struggle of moms and dads and parents and caregivers, and making sure that … a child has … a healthy…


Beijing Could Become ‘Owner and Minder’ of Solomon Islands: US Senators Warn

U.S. senators are warning that Beijing could become the “owner and minder” of the Solomon Islands if a controversial security pact is implemented. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman of the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee, is visiting Australia, along with five Republican senators and congressman, because it was the “epicentre of the global challenge” involving the…


SEC Still Investigating Sen. Richard Burr for Stock Sell-Off, Wants to Talk to Brother-in-Law

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is still investigating Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) for a stock sell-off he completed around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and wants to speak to Burr’s brother-in-law. Burr claimed in January that he was told the investigation ended last year. However, an SEC lawyer in a recent court filing…


Outgoing North Carolina Senator Backs McRory After Trump Endorsed Budd

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is backing former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory in the race to succeed him, after former President Donald Trump threw his support behind Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.). Burr’s upcoming retirement has triggered over a dozen people to launch bids, many of them Republican. But Burr told Politico that McCrory is the…


North Carolina GOP to Decide on Censuring Burr After Guilty Vote in Trump Impeachment Trial

Top Republicans in North Carolina are meeting Monday to vote on whether to censure Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) after he sided with Democrats and six other Republicans to convict former President Donald Trump. An official with the North Carolina Republican Party confirmed to The Epoch Times that the censure vote is being held by the…