The University of Southern California abruptly called off its planned Tuesday gubernatorial debate less than a day before it was scheduled, following an intensifying backlash over the exclusion of all candidates of color from the stage. School officials initially stood by the selection process used to determine which contenders qualified for the forum. But as criticism mounted, […]

The Department of Agriculture launched a new publicity campaign on Tuesday, National Agriculture Day, to promote the “Product of USA” label reserved for American meat, poultry, and egg products. USDA finalized a rule establishing the “voluntary” label in the spring of 2024, and the Trump administration ramped up efforts to both promote the label and […]

Members of Congress are increasingly targeting prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi with proposed regulations to limit bets on real-world events that critics say are primed for insider trading and flout laws against sports betting. Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and John Curtis (R-UT) have introduced the first bipartisan prediction markets bill in the Senate, […]

Delta Air Lines is scrapping its congressional specialty service that allows members of Congress to bypass typical airport security lines until the government restores funding to the Department of Homeland Security. “Due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta,” Delta […]