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Trump Backs Federal Control of Prediction Markets — As Don Jr. Holds Ties to Polymarket and Kalshi

Trump backed CFTC's push for federal control of prediction markets while Don Jr. is invested in Polymarket via 1789 Capital and advises Kalshi.

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Politics

Billionaire Tom Steyer Has Poured $195 Million of His Own Money Into California’s Governor Race — The Largest Self-Funded Campaign in U.S. History

Tom Steyer has spent or booked $195 million on California governor's race ads — 20 times his nearest rival and the largest self-funded campaign ever.

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Economy

Massachusetts Just Officially Recognized the First Union for Uber and Lyft Drivers

Massachusetts has formally recognized a union representing tens of thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers — the first state-level rideshare union in the country.

10d ago

Politics

Alabama Now Heads to the Supreme Court to Revive Its Blocked Republican Congressional Map

Alabama is again asking the Supreme Court to revive a Republican-drawn congressional map federal courts repeatedly struck down for diluting Black voters' power.

10d ago

Politics

Minnesota Just Became the First State to Criminalize AI Apps That Create Fake Explicit Images of Real People

Minnesota became the first state to criminalize the AI apps themselves — not just the images — that produce non-consensual deepfakes. Gov. Tim Walz signed it.

10d ago

Politics

DOJ Just Launched a Criminal Perjury Investigation Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll

The Justice Department has opened a federal criminal perjury investigation into E. Jean Carroll over her 2022 deposition testimony about who funded her legal fees.

10d ago

Politics

With Impeachment Resolutions Now Gaining Dozens of House Democrat Co-Sponsors — Should the Push to Remove Trump and Vance Succeed?

A growing impeachment push is building in the House — multiple Democratic resolutions, dozens of co-sponsors, and a 25th Amendment angle for Vance.

10d ago

Politics

France, Canada, and South Korea Now Ban Corporations From Funding Elections — Should America Do the Same?

France, Canada, and South Korea ban corporations from funding elections outright. The U.S. went the other way after Citizens United — 2024's $15 billion election shows the gap.

10d ago

Politics

Biden Sues DOJ to Block Release of 70 Hours of Audio Tied to Classified Documents Probe

Former President Joe Biden sued the Justice Department to block the release of about 70 hours of audio tied to the classified documents special counsel probe.

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