Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
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We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can
A Polymarket pop-up media exhibit shows data relating to potential political candidates popularity on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo:...
US Soldier Charged Over $400K Polymarket Bet on Maduro Ouster
Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke faces charges for using military intel to profit $400,000+ on Polymarket bets tied to...
New York, Illinois Ban Officials From Prediction Markets
New York and Illinois ban state employees from prediction market betting to curb insider trading amid surging market volumes. (Read...
Everyone Wants to Ban Congressional Stock Trades, but Some Supporters Worry Mike Johnson Is Stalling
On paper, the idea of banning congressional stock trades has all the ingredients for success: supermajority support in polls, bipartisan...
How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All?
When Donald Trump’s top trade official was in the middle of testifying to Congress on Wednesday, the markets seemed to...
Health Insurance Execs Should Live in Fear of Prison, Not Murder
Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition...
China Forestry Executives Found Guilty of Market Misconduct
The Market Misconduct Tribunal finds China Forestry's former chairman and CEO guilty of false disclosures and insider trading. (Read More)
