Overview

• President Trump intensified his call for an investigation after accusing Speaker Pelosi of profiting from nonpublic information to achieve one of Wall Street’s highest returns.
• In a CNN interview cut short by a technical glitch, Pelosi rebuffed Jake Tapper’s questions and redirected the focus to Medicaid’s 60th anniversary.
• Pelosi denounced the accusations as “ridiculous” and voiced support for stopping congressional stock trading to restore public confidence.
• She officially endorsed the bipartisan HONEST Act, which would prohibit high-level federal officials from owning securities they oversee.
• Trump remains firm in pressing for a comprehensive ban on government trading and urges Congress to enact stricter ethics reforms.