Lawmakers introduce bill to prohibit members of congress, president from prediction market trading
The bill comes amid an uptick of bipartisan legislation focused on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
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5 things to watch for at this year’s CPAC
The Lone Star State, home to one of this year’s marquee Senate contests, will play host to a mix of Republican candidate hopefuls, influencers and activists, and Trump administration officials at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) beginning on Wednesday. The gathering, which has historically served as a temperature check for the Republican Party, has…
GOP’s reconciliation hopes are easier dreamt than done
“Scope creep” is among the pitfalls as Republicans look for ways to enact their election-year agenda without Democrats’ help.
House Republicans shoot down possible housing-crypto trade with Senate
House lawmakers say adding their bipartisan banking bills to the crypto legislation is not enough to get them to swallow a Senate-approved housing affordability package.
Epstein’s accountant and lawyer tell Congress they were never interviewed by federal investigators
The revelations came during closed-door depositions with Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke.
DHS funding proposal falls flat as Democrats, conservatives and Trump raise doubts
“Any deal they make, I’m pretty much not happy with it,” the president said.
House Republicans pan proposal to split up DHS bill despite openness from Trump
House Republicans are pushing back stiffly against the idea of splitting up legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite the White House and Senate Republicans saying President Trump is open to doing just that. For weeks, GOP leaders have rejected the idea of funding most of DHS, including airport screeners and FEMA,…