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The Trump administration sued Kentucky on Tuesday over the state’s recent push to rein in prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which argues it has exclusive jurisdiction over the platforms, brought the case after Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman (R) sued Kalshi and Polymarket last week. “Kentucky is the latest state attempting to...
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to allow independents to vote in district primaries starting in 2028, more than 18 months after voters in the nation’s capital passed a measure in support of the change. The council voted 9-2 to allocate $1.1 million toward semi-open primaries from 2027 through 2030. At-Large Councilwoman Christina Henderson, who is not...
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte is already delivering on the controversial tenure feared by critics when President Trump selected him to step into the role. Pulte began his new job Friday, a federal holiday, but has swiftly been carrying out a desire of Trump’s: laying off staffers at the Office of the Director...
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he is “returning to public service” after being tapped to serve as a board member for the nonprofit Triumph Gulf Coast. “I am returning to public service!” Gaetz wrote on the social platform X. “I look forward to the work ahead as we continue improving the lives...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Alibaba sues Pentagon over 'Chinese military company' label Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sued the Pentagon on Tuesday over the Defense Department's recent move to place the technology firm on a list of businesses with alleged ties...
Four Republican senators broke ranks to join nearly all Democrats in supporting a war powers resolution calling on the Trump administration to withdraw U.S. troops from the war with Iran. GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rand Paul (Ky.) and Bill Cassidy (La.) all supported the measure in a Senate floor vote on...
New Yorkers are at the polls Tuesday to vote in a series of House elections. There are handful of open seats up for grabs this cycle, including the 7th, 12th and 21st Congressional Districts. Democratic Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Jerry Nadler as well as Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik's (R) exits from Capitol Hill set up...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who was defeated by a Trump-backed challenger in a GOP primary earlier this year, is touting his proposal to reform Social Security before he leaves the Senate, after the Trump administration projected the entitlement program will not provide full benefits within seven years. In an interview with CNBC for a story...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) blasted U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for threatening to prosecute people accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the fullest extent of the law after President Trump granted blanket pardons last year to people convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol. “I don’t...
The Wall Street Journal editorial board is celebrating the U.S. men's national team, which is comprised of a number of immigrants or the children of immigrants. "The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on President Trump’s birthright citizenship order. Win — or more likely — lose, he might take note that the success of...
A group of intelligence agencies from across the world, including the U.S., warned on Monday that artificial intelligence is "rapidly transforming" the cybersecurity risks, urging global leaders to "act swiftly" to stay ahead of malicious actors. The Five Eyes group, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, said in a joint statement that...
New York Times reporters Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman on Monday declined to comment on whether they had access to audio tapes from the Situation Room for their book about President Trump’s second term. “We’re not going to comment on the tapes,” Swan, sitting next to Haberman, told MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell on “The Last...
