The prediction market platform Kalshi said Thursday that it flagged suspicious trades on President Trump’s speeches to federal regulators that are reportedly connected to the president’s longtime teleprompter operator. ABC News reported that Gabriel Perez, who was first hired by Trump in 2016, is in settlement talks with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over allegations that he used inside knowledge about the president’s remarks to place wagers on Kalshi. #kalshi #trump #insidertrading
Decision Desk HQ’s House forecast gives Democrats about a 61 percent chance of winning the majority, but the race is far from a certainty. The Hill's Bill Sammon and DDHQ's Geoffrey Skelley break down why a tightening generic ballot and redistricting dynamics could make the fight for control of the House more competitive than many expected. Watch the full episode here: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/data-nerds/5971626-ddhq-election-forecast-2026-midterms-live-discussion/ #ddhq #decisiondeskhq #democrats #dems #republicans #gop #midterms #election2026 #2026election #datanerds #electionforecast #house
President Trump is set to give a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening from the White House. Trump has teased that the “very big speech” will touch on voting machines and election integrity among other topics. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in her first briefing since returning from maternity leave, confirmed that the address would focus heavily on secure elections ahead of November, which she said should be a non-partisan issue. The president has repeatedly claimed the 2020 election was stolen from him, without evidence, and has recently pressured Senate Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. If passed, the legislation would require photo identification and proof of…
Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), a retiring Republican who has become one of the most vocal critics of the Trump administration in his party, delivered harsh words for President Trump’s top-priority voter ID legislation on the Senate floor Thursday morning, saying he would stall it if the legislation came again to the Senate. “If I see a reconciliation bill come from the House with another failed attempt to confuse this election, I will use every device I have available to slow down the wheels of government until people cop a clue and do the math,” Tillis said, nearly shouting, on the Senate floor. #thomtillis #gop #trump #saveact #saveamericaact
U.S. Central Command released several videos of American strikes against Iran throughout the past week as tensions continue to rise between the two countries. President Trump informed Congress last week that the war with Iran had resumed on July 7.
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Turnout in recent midterm elections has reached some of the highest levels of the modern era, with more voters consistently showing up in the Trump era. Decision Desk HQ’s Geoffrey Skelley explains why that shift could reduce the size of traditional midterm swings and potentially limit Republican losses. #midterms #voting #republicans #gop #elections #voters #turnout #ddhq #decisiondeskhq
The war in Iran continues today, with new U.S. strikes on Iran and new explosions reported. Get the latest on the Iran war in our live breaking news coverage. The U.S. military announced it has begun new strikes on Iran for the sixth straight night, in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Additionally, the U.S. naval blockade resumed on Tuesday (per order of President Trump). New explosions have been reported today in Iran, and it is anticipated that Iran will launch retaliation attacks. In this interactive live stream, host Steve Lookner brings you the latest breaking news updates on the Iran war (including the new U.S. strikes on Iran and developments in the Strait of Hormuz), and he’ll also…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a new order that any military member who is discovered to have low testosterone be immediately transferred to the Navy.
