Montana Supreme Court Rules Green Party Senate Candidate Can Appear on Ballot

Montana’s Democratic Party filed a lawsuit contesting the nomination of candidate Robert Barb, on the grounds he was appointed, not nominated. Montana’s Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 17 that Green Party candidate Robert Barb will be on the ballot for the Nov. 5 election, rejecting a legal challenge from the state’s Democratic Party. The Montana

Key Battle on Election Betting Market Heads to Appeals Court

A federal appellate panel will decide if Kashi’s product offering ‘predictive event contracts’ on 2024 U.S. elections is a commodity market. A legal battle over the future of a website’s election prediction market is set to continue on Sept. 19, when an appeals court hears the case of Kalshi v. CFTC, a decision that could

House Commerce Committee Advances Bills to Protect Children Online

Lawmakers advanced the bills in hopes of securing a floor vote before the November election. The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two bills on Sept. 18 that would help to protect children’s safety and privacy online. The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would require social media companies to improve their platform designs to prevent physical

Lawmakers, Activists Seek to Put China on ‘No Travel’ List Over Arbitrary Detention Risks

The family of one American says she was tricked into traveling to China for a cash prize, which ended up being a designer bag lined with illicit drugs. WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and families of detained Americans in China are calling for the United States to raise their travel warning for the country to the highest level over

Angela Alsobrooks Led a $40,000 Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Africa as Violent Crime Plagued Her County. What Did Her Constituents Get Out of It?

Violent crime was on the rise in Prince George’s County, Maryland, in November 2022, but County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who is now the Democratic nominee for the state’s open Senate seat, had another thing on her mind: traveling around South Africa on the taxpayer’s dime. Alsobrooks led the delegation of county officials and local business

‘Israel Is Going to War’: Attacks on Hezbollah Devices Signal Jewish State Ready for Escalation

TEL AVIV—As Hezbollah terrorists across Lebanon spontaneously combusted for a second straight day on Wednesday, war-weary Israelis were enjoying the show. But they were also asking what comes next. Were the thousands of explosions the start of a long-anticipated Israeli offensive against Hezbollah or just another tit-for-tat response to the Iran-backed terror group’s nearly yearlong