Prediction market platform Kalshi on Wednesday said it penalized three political candidates across three states for betting on their own races. Kalshi said it was cracking down on “political insider trading,” weeks after the platform rolled out an initiative designed to target such activity, and a day after Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) led Illinois in […]

The Georgia Democratic Party is running full speed ahead into the 2026 gubernatorial election, releasing a new so-called Peach State Gubernatorial War Room focused on “holding Republican candidates accountable.” The bullish PR move from state party Chairman Charlie Bailey, reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, comes less than one week before early voting for the state’s […]

A federal appeals court struck down California’s law banning federal immigration officers from wearing masks, finding the Golden State overstepped its authority by attempting to regulate the federal government. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found California’s law violates the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, saying it “attempts […]

Virginia House Republicans are hanging their hopes for survival on the state Supreme Court blocking the new congressional map approved by voters on Tuesday night. Approved narrowly via referendum, the new map nixes four GOP House seats, creating a likely 10-1 Democratic lock. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-VA), John McGuire (R-VA), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), and Ben […]