Lawmaker’s 'political malpractice' has GOP leadership worried he'll lose a key seat

Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-PA) has become among the most active stock traders in Congress, and his latest disclosure has drawn such intense scrutiny that even his own Republican colleagues are privately admitting the controversy could end up costing the GOP a key seat in the House.

“Democrats are working to weaponize Mr. Bresnahan’s trades against him as they plot a campaign to oust him in next year’s midterm elections,” wrote Annie Karni Saturday in a report for The New York Times.

“And...