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Kalshi goes all in on midterm election betting

Executives from the online prediction market Kalshi came to Washington on Wednesday to debut a new "Midterms Hub" for placing bets on the November elections.

Hegseth’s new testosterone standard for troops could undercut military’s transgender ban, judge says

A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new policy requiring troops to meet testosterone levels -- and delivering testosterone replacement therapy -- could undercut the rationale behind the department's restrictions on trans troops.

AOC, Buttigieg lead hypothetical 2028 Democrats in New Hampshire; Rubio closes gap with Vance

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has climbed into the pole position in the early jockeying for the 2028 New Hampshire Democratic primary sweepstakes.

House Republicans push $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to advance a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over Democratic objections as a GOP priority before the midterm elections.

Special prosecutor drops all felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Murrill

A special prosecutor on Wednesday dismissed felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who was indicted on accusations of threatening the jobs of New Orleans officials who fought a Republican-led overhaul of courts in the heavily Democratic city.

New Jersey admits that the voter fraud that doesn’t happen was happening

Democrats and liberal media have said that evidence of voter fraud, specifically fraud committed by noncitizens, is essentially nonexistent. Now, New Jersey’s Democratic governor has effectively killed that talking point. Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced on Tuesday that she had removed 6,600 voters from the state’s voter rolls. Those voters were nonresidents who applied for driver’s licenses and […]

Who is Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon taking over social media (and maybe your TV)

If it looks like a Jimothy and it walks like a Jimothy, it's probably a Jimothy.

Utilities, states sign Trump ratepayer pledge

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story White House expands electricity rate pledge The White House is expanding a voluntary pledge aimed at mitigating the electricity cost impacts of data centers to utilities and state governors. © AP Photo/George Walker IV, File A White House official confirmed to The Hill Wednesday...

Trump mulling military strikes on Mali militant group: Report

President Trump is mulling over launching military strikes on an al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing current and former U.S. officials familiar with the deliberations. The Post noted that there is disagreement among top U.S. officials about going forward with an attack, with the National Security Council's senior director for counterterrorism, Sebastian...

Turnover during second Trump term surpasses first: Analysis

The number of Senate-confirmed officials who have left their roles in the Trump administration is more than double the amount of departures at this point of President Trump’s first term, according to a new analysis from the Partnership for Public Service. Over the last 18 months, 27 such officials have left their posts, equating to...

OpenAI says model hacked another AI company

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story OpenAI says model hacked another AI company OpenAI said one of its artificial intelligence systems hacked into another AI company’s servers on its own during internal testing, in what the ChatGPT maker described as an “unprecedented cyber incident.” © Michael Dwyer, Associated Press “We had a significant security...

Elon Musk says Grok will make ‘historically accurate’ Odyssey movie this year

Elon Musk took aim at Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey," which was released earlier this month, for its historical inaccuracy.  In the lead up to the movie’s release, Musk remained critical over its lack of Greek representation in the cast. He wrote on the social platform X in May that "Chris Nolan is an...

Latino leaders push DNC to make Nevada first primary or caucus state in 2024

A group of prominent Latino leaders is making a last-minute push to convince Democratic National Committee members to make Nevada the first state to cast votes in the Democratic primary in 2028, according to a letter obtained by The Hill.  In a letter to members of the DNC's Rules and Blaws Committee, two dozen Latino leaders...

Trump rails against Ossoff and ‘Democrat communists’ in Georgia speech

President Trump on Wednesday took aim at Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and what he called "communist" Democrats during his speech in the Peach State, calling him “terrible” and likening him to the comedic character Pee-Wee Herman. Ossoff is running for reelection against Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and his viral speeches and Senate grillings...

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