The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing to formally define event contracts, including those tied to sports, politics, culture and weather, as swaps, in a change the agency says would confirm its exclusive jurisdiction over contracts traded on prediction markets.
President Trump signed an executive order Monday creating a National Institutes of Health division focused on women's health and turning research into cures.
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at bolstering federal research on women's health, a move pushed by first lady Melania Trump, the White House confirmed on Monday.
District and federal court judges in Washington are used to handling some of the nation's thorniest issues, from complex deportation cases to the fates of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendants and more.
Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid argue in their new book, Can Religion Save Democracy?, that our fractious democracy would benefit from a good dose of religion. The more well-intentioned people of faith, they suggest, the more likely it is that we’ll be able to advance the common interest. They suggest that society and governance will […]
Working families do not measure economic progress by how much more they spend. They measure it by what their paycheck makes possible: groceries without another sacrifice, a needed home repair, something left for their children’s future. Small business owners measure progress by whether they can pay employees, serve customers, and grow. Washington should apply that […]
Thursday’s numbers from St. Louis are impressive, but they prove very little yet. After Operation Show Me Justice, a surge that began in August, the Justice Department reported 435 arrests, 412 cleared warrants, 166 seized firearms, and 81 kilograms of drugs. Those are outputs. Safety is an outcome, and St. Louis hasn’t shown one yet. […]
