Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) unveiled bipartisan legislation Wednesday aiming to ban members of Congress from prediction market trading on political events, policy decisions, and other government action. The Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act applies to all members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children. It also includes […]

Members of the British Parliament belonging to Reform UK marched out of the House of Commons together after a sharp back-and-forth with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Reform leader Nigel Farage made a rare appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, where he demanded the premier admit that his “Smash the Gangs” initiative — aimed at […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rejected the latest offer on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, accusing Democrats of “rehashing old ground” as a partial government shutdown nears a new record. “They know better. They’re asking for things that have already been turned down. So, it just seems like they’re going in circles,” […]

House Republicans voted Wednesday to block lawmakers from forcing politically difficult votes demanding information from the Trump administration, shutting down a key oversight tool for the rest of the year. Republicans tucked language extending a ban on resolutions of inquiry into a procedural vote, bringing a bill to “beautify the District of Columbia” to the […]