R-2026-034
May 13, 2026
Oil Futures Before Trump’s Iran Pivots
Two oil trades. Two Trump Iran pivots. One question regulators cannot leave unanswered.
Open the receipt →$200
Penalty.
STOCK Act PTRs cross-correlated to floor votes, committee actions, and classified briefings. The disclosure costs $200; the penalties for missing it are zero.
$200STOCK Act late-filing penalty
3Receipts published
2 / 3Sourcing rule
The cases.
R-2026-012
April 25, 2026
Classified Returns — The Secretary, His Broker, and the War
The Secretary was planning the war. His broker was pricing it.
Open the receipt →R-2026-010
April 22, 2026
Four Members, Defense Stock, Iran Briefings — and a $200 Penalty
Four members of Congress hold millions in defense stock while receiving classified briefings on the Iran war. The penalty for getting caught is $200. The ceasefire expires Wednesday.
Open the receipt →How we run this beat.
- PTR ingestion. Every Periodic Transaction Report (House and Senate STOCK Act filings) is pulled within 24 hours of publication and indexed against the trader's committee assignments.
- Vote / briefing overlay. Each trade is cross-referenced to the trader's votes, committee actions, and (where disclosed) classified briefings within ±30 days.
- Threshold. A pattern becomes a candidate receipt when the trade window correlates with a non-public action (markup, vote, briefing) at p < 0.05 against the baseline.
- Right of reply. Every named member is offered a 72-hour window to respond on the record. Their reply prints in full at /right-of-reply.
- Publication. Receipt prints with the underlying PTR, the contemporaneous calendar, and any reply received.