Some slightly off-the-beaten-path stories you have missed this past week:

— His wife (or whomever) must be a pretty sophisticated investor to be plunking so much dough on young companies: “Rep. Moulton holds stakes in defense-linked startups overseen by his committee” (WBUR)

— Progressive critics are not sure what they want but they know it doesn’t involve bi-partisan compromise: “Trahan faces pushback over federal AI plan” (Axios)

— It’s not all bad news on the life-sciences front: “Mass. broke two biotech IPO records in a matter of weeks” (MassLive)

— Ideally, they’d eliminate them, not fix them. But this will have to do for now: “Economic development bill would close noncompete ‘loophole’” (BBJ)

— Another fascinating under-the-radar Mass. firm: “Woburn company lands $500M federal contract to build rare-earth facility” (BBJ)

— Newton’s Third Law as applied to politics: “How Harvard radicals inspired the conservative legal movement” (Globe)

— A fascinating racial role reversal is under way within the party: “The Democrats’ ‘Upstairs-Downstairs’ Coalition Is at a Breaking Point” (NYT)

— Unfortunately, Miami may have the inside track if there’s ever a bidding war for him: “Celtics reportedly make trade offer for NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo” (Herald)

— And his little-known piece of fiction is set right here in Boston: “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s American Horror story” (The Atlantic)

— Despite its reported faults, it sounds like a pretty good flick to watch: “Finally, an action movie about Washington’s French and Indian War years” (Atlantic)