The judge acknowledged concerns that allowing such trades could threaten the public interest but said regulators had overstepped. In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ruled to let Americans use financial market instruments to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections, finding that the regulatory agency that blocked election betting overstepped its authority. In
Democrats want to pass permanent funding bills by the end of the calendar year, amid Republican calls to delay funding. WASHINGTON—House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sept. 12 said his caucus will oppose any bill to temporarily fund the government that runs into 2025 or includes a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register
The former president lost his appeal over Justice Juan Merchan’s gag order, as well as an emergency request to stay a federal court’s decision. Former President Donald Trump encountered roadblocks on Sept. 12 in his attempts to challenge rulings related to his criminal case in New York. The state’s highest court rejected his appeal of
The procedure has come into the spotlight since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in February that an egg fertilized through IVF is a life. In a test for Republicans ahead of the Nov. 5 election, the Senate will vote next week on a bill that would establish a nationwide right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Republicans
The United States has deemed the election illegitimate. The United States announced on Sept. 12 that it has sanctioned and issued visa restrictions against 16 individuals tied to Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro related to fraud stemming from the July 28 presidential election, which the United States has deemed as illegitimate. “The United States is taking
Harris campaign officials had suggested a second debate in October. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he will not partake in a third presidential debate, responding to calls from Vice President Kamala Harris’s team. “There will be no third debate!” he wrote in all caps on Truth Social, after taking part in a
Garland maintained that the department has an “ironclad” commitment to fairness and impartiality. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland praised his employees during a Sept. 12 press conference while pushing back on attacks they encountered, saying the Department of Justice (DOJ) wouldn’t be intimidated. “Over the past three and a half years, there has been [an]