Prediction markets are caught in legal crosshairs to determine how they are to be regulated as questions also swirl around the ethical nature of the business with the Iran war being pulled in. Plus, Todd Blanche, Trump’s criminal defense attorney-turned-administration acolyte, will helm the Justice Department following the ouster of former Attorney General Pam Bondi — at least, for now. Meanwhile, the future of presidential recordkeeping is uncertain after a Justice Department opinion signaled a major overhaul on the horizon. The Hill's Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee explore all of that and more in The Gavel, their newsletter covering the courts and legal issues. Read More:…
The woman who admitted to selling the ketamine that killed actor Matthew Perry was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Jasveen Sangha pled guilty to working with a dealer to provide the “Friends” actor with dozens of vials of ketamine, including the dose that led to his fatal overdose in October 2023. More: https://tinyurl.com/3hrkp9th #KetamineQueen #MatthewPerry #JasveenSangha
Until a few years ago, Ben Roberts-Smith was one of Australia's most celebrated war heroes. But now, he will stand trial for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
The president, long a NATO skeptic, has been especially angry at alliance members in recent weeks for declining to take part in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Reports suggest Iran could have placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping route. NewsNation's Nancy Loo spoke to the co-founders of Ulysses, a tech company that makes underwater drones capable of detecting and disarming sea mines. One of the co-founders says the drones are low-cost, so ideally multiple could be running at the same time, finding mines quickly. More: https://tinyurl.com/3yt79778 #StraitofHormuz #Iran #Ulysses
