President Donald J. Trump stands with the American people — no lawmaker, regardless of party or seniority, should utilize insider information for personal profit. In his State of the Union Address to Congress earlier this year, President Trump called for the passage of the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay to ensure that Members of Congress cannot profit from insider information.
“As we ensure that all Americans can profit from a rising stock market, let’s also ensure that members of Congress cannot corruptly profit using inside information… Did Nancy Pelosi stand up? Doubt it. Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay.” – President Trump, State of the Union Address
Yet, today EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT BLOCKED this legislation to root out corruption in Washington and ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from purchasing individual stocks from publicly traded companies. Members of Congress shouldn’t be buying individual stocks while writing laws and making decisions that directly move financial markets. This is common sense.
| Republicans and President Trump are UNITED behind the Stop Insider Trading Act – critical legislation that would deliver the most significant change to stock trading rules in over a decade after President Obama’s STOCK Act failed to hold members accountable. Look no further than Nancy Pelosi as proof that a stock trading ban is necessary to stop corruption at the highest levels and restore the public’s trust. When lawmakers consistently outperform stock trading benchmarks, Americans are rightly asking questions and demanding transparency. Democrats are now on the record opposing this commonsense legislation that nearly 90% of Americans support. In July, House Democrats voted almost unanimously against advancing this legislation. |
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| This legislation also included a commonsense provision that would require voters to provide a photo ID to vote to ensure that only American citizens vote in American elections— a measure that is vastly supported by the American people. |
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Nearly Two Years In, President Trump Is Still Stacking Historic Wins at Record Speed |
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| On Day One, President Donald J. Trump promised to “move with purpose and speed to bring back hope, prosperity, safety, and peace.” Nearly two years into his second term, he has done exactly that — delivering results at a pace Washington has never seen. Here are 34 landmark policy wins from the past few weeks alone: - President Trump clawed back nearly $1 billion in wasteful spending aimed at illegal aliens and DEI programs.
- The Department of State surpassed 250,000 visa revocations, tightening vetting and removing criminal illegal aliens.
- President Trump launched America.gov, a first-of-its-kind platform putting government services and information directly in Americans’ hands.
- President Trump secured a $15 billion Iowa steel mill set to add $95 billion to the economy, produce up to 10 million tons of steel per year, and create thousands of permanent jobs.
- The Department of the Treasury began sending Obamacare refund checks to nearly one million Americans who were overcharged under the Biden Administration.
- The Department of the Treasury announced that more than 60 million children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts.
- The Department of the Treasury sanctioned 21 individuals and 25 companies tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.
- The Department of Education formally rescinded the Biden Administration’s illegal Title IX rewrite.
- The Department of Energy announced nearly $2 billion for grid upgrades across the country.
- The Department of Transportation finalized new vehicle efficiency standards that will save Americans nearly $140 billion over five years.
- The Department of Commerce locked in a $1.6 billion advanced manufacturing investment in Texas.
- The Department of State secured a historic agreement to develop Nigeria’s $700 billion worth of mineral resources.
- The Department of State imposed new visa restrictions to combat birth tourism and protect U.S. citizenship.
- The White House budget office moved to reshore production of 86 essential medicines, including penicillin, epinephrine, and ibuprofen.
- Federal regulators authorized the Kosciusko Junction pipeline to deliver an extra 1.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to the Southeast.
- The Department of the Interior completed a Utah oil and gas lease sale that brought in nearly $5 million, with Trump-era revenues already exceeding the entire Biden term.
- The Departments of Commerce and Energy secured a ten-year LNG supply deal between Lithuania’s Ignitis and U.S. producer EQT.
- The Department of State facilitated a landmark deal for Biman Bangladesh Airlines to purchase 11 additional Boeing aircraft.
- The Department of the Treasury expanded tax-payment flexibility for American farmers.
- The Office of Personnel Management uncovered $500 million in fraud and waste in federal health benefit programs.
- Medicare officials cancelled 315,000 unauthorized Obamacare enrollments, saving taxpayers roughly $2.2 billion.
- The Department of Justice charged 17 defendants in a $1.3 million Social Security fraud scheme.
- The Department of Justice sued the state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul over a gun scheme that violates the Second Amendment.
- The EEOC resolved a case against a municipal employer that refused to protect women’s single-sex spaces.
- Health officials awarded $3 million to develop new ways to cut tick populations and fight Lyme and alpha-gal.
- The Export-Import Bank secured a $500 million private commitment to build a U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve.
- The Department of War unveiled a plan to protect the 2026 midterm elections from foreign interference.
- The Department of War raised hazard pay for U.S. service members for the first time in over two decades.
- The Department of War awarded a historic $20.7 billion contract to surge domestic missile production.
- The Department of War convened the first Military Spouse Commission meeting at the White House to improve life for military families.
- The Coast Guard seized more than 260,000 pounds of cocaine under Operation Pacific Viper.
- The Department of Energy and the Department of War signed an agreement to strengthen joint defenses against drone threats.
- President Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force surpassed 13,100 criminal arrests and 2,200 illegal gun seizures, while his D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force neared 18,000 arrests and more than 2,100 illegal gun seizures.
- First Lady Melania Trump secured partnerships with Adobe, Amazon, Intel, Starlink, Google, and Zoom to expand technology and education for children through her Fostering the Future Together initiative.
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| From reshoring critical industries and cutting waste to crushing crime and protecting taxpayers, President Trump is delivering the agenda Americans elected him to pursue — and he’s not slowing down. |
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Trump Gaggle with Reporters Before Boarding Air Force One
Thursday, October 1, 2026 1:44 PM EDT
By: Jon Michael Raasch, White House Correspondent
On Hezbollah getting nuclear weapons: ‘They cannot have nuclear weapons, and they won’t have, and they’re agreeing not to have them.’
On Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh voting to raise interest rates: ‘I want him to vote the way he wants. I personally would have voted against the rates because we’ve got inflation totally under control. Inflation was caused by Biden, the worst inflation in history.’
On looking at establishing a US military base in Venezuela or South America: ‘We’re looking at doing a lot of things. We’re getting along very well, as you know. And Venezuela has been a great situation. The people are happy, and I’m very happy. We’re taking a lot of oil, and we have a great relationship. And Venezuela’s making a lot of money, and so are we. We’re going to start filling up our national strategic reserves with the Venezuelan oil for very little money, and it’s going to be great.’
On Lara Trump saying the Iran war ‘could cost’ Trump and the Republicans in the midterms: ‘Well, it’s possible. I don’t. It should help because Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. So when you say, “Is it okay for Iran to have a nuclear weapon? I would say 100% of the people say no, including worldwide.
On endorsing a Republican in the 2028 presidential race: ‘We have a great bench of people. We have tremendous people. We really, the Democrats don’t have a bench at all. We have a great bench.’
On the UK terrorist suspects being released: ‘I was surprised at that. We are going to speak. I was surprised they were released on bail. I have a lot of respect, however, for Scotland Yard. I think they know what they’re doing. But I was a little bit surprised.’
On Pardons for his aides: ‘So it’s not something I’m thinking about now, but based on Biden, I can do whatever I want because he certainly pardoned a lot of people. He pardoned everybody of note.’
On campaigning in Oklahoma and Alabama: ‘Well, I won all of them by a lot. I’m going there just to make sure. But in the case of Oklahoma, we pretty much, I hope, won that race because that was a race in the Republican party for governor. And the person I endorsed who was not at all leading when I endorsed him … ended up winning.’
On frustrations with GOP ‘screwing up’: ‘Well, I think the press isn’t treating us fairly … I give us an A+ on the government, on economics, on everything. … Oil is going to come down very very soon. Oil is coming down as soon as Iran is finished and their finished pretty much right now. We’re getting more oil out of the Hormuz Strait now than we did before the war.’
On who will replace Karoline Leavitt as press secretary: ‘Well, we have a lot of people that want that job. I would say many of them are right here. Maybe a guy like Peter [Doocy]. But he’s making too much money … I lost him as soon as he negotiated his last contract.’
On the hijacked FlyDubai flight: ‘We’re working on that right now. They’re being very open with us. I would say the answer based on what I’m hearing is yes. But we’re working on it right now.’
On GOP Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton reportedly badmouthing the GOP midterm convention and Trump still going to Texas: ‘Well, I’ll tell you why. We have to win this election. That convention was a tremendous success. it went up against the NFL. … They had 24 million views. We had 107 million views. In other words, we beat the NFL by four times. We were there for a lot of reasons. First of all, I won Texas all three times. I won the Hispanic vote all three times. Texas has been great to me.’
On the Cornell University rape investigation: ‘Well, I don’t know much about it, but Cornell’s a fine school, and I’m sure they’ll do what’s right.’
