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Will Democrats block the stock trading ban again after the midterm elections?

A CNBC poll found 93% of voters say members of Congress and the president should not trade stock in federal contractors

By Josh Hammer Fox News

Published November 1, 2026 1:21pm EST

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Tyrus: I don’t think we’ll ever get government officials to vote against self-interest

Fox News contributor Tyrus and the ‘Gutfeld!’ panel discuss the latest failed attempt to pass a congressional insider stock trading ban. They debate the constitutional questions surrounding the legislation and the Voter ID requirement attached to it.

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Americans do not agree on much these days, but they certainly agree on this: Members of Congress should not get rich trading stocks while writing the very laws that move those stocks.

The failure to ban insider trading in Congress is part of a broader rot now engulfing the swamp. Political corruption, in general, has become a top concern for voters — and for good reason. A new CNBC poll shows, perhaps surprisingly, that it is the most important issue facing the nation: According to CNBC, 36% of voters ranked corruption as the top issue facing the country. To these voters, corruption, and corrupt acts like insider trading, are even more important than the cost of groceries and gas.

Despite a slew of arrests in Minnesota, California and New York, where well-connected liberal groups and activists were caught stealing billions in taxpayer dollars, Democrats hold a four-point edge, 35% to 31%, on which party would better handle political corruption. Of those surveyed by........

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