AXIOS: The White House is lobbying hard against a stock trading ban involving the president

On July 30, according to AXIOS, the bill proposed by Republican Senator Josh Hawley to ban stock trading for members of Congress has become a major challenge for the Republican Party. Several informed sources revealed that due to the opposition from Rand Paul, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Hawley needs Democratic support to pass the committee vote scheduled for Wednesday. Therefore, Hawley agreed to include language that would also prohibit the president and vice president from certain investments, expanding the original scope that was limited to members of Congress. Sources said that the White House Legislative Affairs Office began to push back after learning about this, lobbying against the stock trading ban.