Donald Trump-related activity tracking.
2026
Trump’s tariff adjustment on Canada under Section 338 takes effect Oct 30, adding duties on Canadian valves, carpets, and waste while removing some products from the clause’s scope . The move follows earlier 50% tariff threats and a proposed additional 10% on existing Canadian tariffs .
The US further revised tariff rules on Canadian products, exempting corrugated boxes, packaging machinery, refrigeration equipment, seaweed and some paper ag inputs from 50% tariffs while adding 50% tariffs to valves, carpets, air conditioners and scrap, effective Oct 30, with the move framed around Maine farmers and midterm pressure .
President Trump said the US could end the Iran war 'very quickly,' while weighing whether to end it or let it gradually wither, and also claimed the US controls the Strait of Hormuz and could take Iran's oil, with possible further action against Iran. Earlier, he said the war would end soon and Iran would never have nuclear weapons, while critics said the policy raised prices and oil.
Trump signed an executive order to lower housing costs, directing the FHFA to pilot cancellation of some mortgage insurance, create a prefabricated-housing cost working group, lower USDA/VA single-family loan rates, and make automated title review permanent in some refinancings, aiming to ease affordability and respond to midterm voters .
A Circle Internet Group shareholder filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Trump and World Liberty Financial profited from approximately $2bn in foreign-government-linked crypto transactions. The case centers on World Liberty Financial, a crypto project associated with the Trump family, amid reported token sales and family proceeds. Prior congressional and Reuters reporting has alleged that Trump-family crypto businesses benefited from regulatory easing and generated at least $2.3bn in gains.
Trump declared US oil production, refining, pipelines, storage and marine terminals critical to defense, invoking the Defense Production Act and authorizing federal procurement, purchase commitments, funding and other financial incentives; he also announced $150M to expand US refining capacity. The memo says the action is necessary to avoid shortages of industrial resources or key technology products that could severely harm national defense. Context includes Iran war and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries pushing US diesel prices to record highs, plus Russian diesel supply arrangements to US and global markets.
US President Trump signed an executive order to lower single-family housing and mortgage costs, directing FHFA to pilot proactive cancellation of mortgage insurance premiums when borrowers meet equity requirements based on current market value, expand refinancing waivers, create a manufactured housing innovation working group, and instruct Agriculture and VA to lower housing loan rates. The move was framed as an affordability response ahead of midterm elections.
President Trump denied involvement in a slowdown of SpaceX’s Starlink/Starshield service in Ukraine and said he did not know who ordered limits; reports said he called Musk to restore Starshield, while Musk said the system is government-controlled and Ukraine still faces throttling. Trump later said Musk restored Starlink service but refused to comment on whether they spoke. Democratic lawmakers requested a White House investigation and tied the issue to the November midterms.
Trump will emphasize a White House event on cracking down on overseas crypto scams, including seizing fraudulent crypto investment websites and blocking foreign criminal networks from luring Americans into fraudulent crypto investments, as part of broader cybercrime prevention after more than one million fraud complaints last year. The backdrop includes his 2025 White House crypto summit call for a clearer regulatory framework and the August national-security memo on transnational cybercrime.
A senior US official said President Trump never ordered restrictions on Ukraine's use of SpaceX's Starshield satellite technology, pushing back on reports of a sudden speed-based service cutoff; other reports say Starshield is controlled by the US government and restrictions are set by the US military, while Trump said intelligence sharing continues.
At a Montana rally on October 15, Trump said US inflation is very low, while the same-day September inflation report showed prices rising significantly and wages falling, highlighting second-term economic challenges and supporter pressure. His comments fit a broader pattern of claiming prices are far below Biden-era levels and falling rapidly, despite August inflation at 3.4% and officials warning inflation remains too high, possibly requiring hikes.
US President Trump said at an Arizona campaign rally that he had just spoken with TSMC chairman C.C. Wei, amid pressure and rising US customer demand; TSMC is expanding 12 US facilities, Arizona fab 1 is in mass production, fab 2 is expected to enter production in H2 2027, and fab 3 may be pulled forward to 2027 with advanced processes . Trump also said the US would not let AI slow down .
US President Trump said large-scale oil, gas and mineral exploration is about to start in Greenland, citing experts on easy-to-extract oil reserves and stressing the island’s importance for US and European security . The remarks came about a month after the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement expanding the US military role while preserving Danish sovereignty, and Denmark said any work must follow Greenland’s existing legislative framework . Trump did not disclose exploration details .
Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire and Russian diesel supply, causing Brent to fall below $103; Ukraine said it had not seen the text and Russia did not confirm, leaving details unverified .
President Trump said US military action had secured full control of the Hormuz Strait and that oil transport exceeded pre-Iran-war levels, while also thanking Russia for diesel supply and urging US refiners and retailers to immediately cut fuel prices; the claims were not independently verified.
President Trump said Russia agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the U.S. and global markets, with 500,000 tonnes in November, a further 1,000,000 tonnes thereafter, and up to 3,000,000 tonnes short term depending on refinery conditions; the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC issued a temporary general license allowing Russian diesel sales and imports through April 7, 2027.
Trump said he would soon announce major action on diesel, while reports point to a possible presidential directive using the Defense Production Act and regulatory bypasses, plus Russian diesel sanctions relief, amid prices up about 70% since the Iran war.
According to CNBC, President Trump sold $500,001–$1M each of Nvidia and Boeing stocks in August, while also buying up to $1.6M of Nvidia; the disclosure coincided with preparations to award Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang the National Medal of Science, and the White House said the portfolio is managed independently to replicate the S&P 1000, denying conflicts .
According to U.S. Office of Government Ethics public filings, President Trump made 517 securities trades in August totaling about $74.3 million to $273.3 million, including buying up to $25 million of Meta Platforms stock and up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds shortly before signing a policy to expand U.S. commercial space transport, while selling $0.5 million to $1 million of Nvidia and other stocks.
US Director of National Intelligence and Trump’s newly appointed head of the “Superintelligence Task Force,” Jay Clayton, is expected to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Silicon Valley; the group must deliver a 120-day report on AI risks and the government’s response role. The visit follows last week’s White House lunch with AI developers and voluntary safety agreements, and Clayton has said companies must prioritize public safety while advancing AI.