1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (709+ words) (The Center Square) " Newly introduced legislation to ban members of Congress from betting in prediction markets should be expanded to include members of all three branches of the federal government, a government accountability group said. Prediction markets like Polymarket and…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (567+ words) Democratic socialist and D. C. Council member Janeese Lewis George secured the Democratic mayoral nomination in Washington, D. C. , on Thursday, June 18, 2026, following the concession of her primary opponent, Kenyan Mc Duffie. The victory positioning Lewis George for the November general election marks a…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (763+ words) Senator Alex Padilla (. gov) Alex Padilla U. S. Senator for California LOS ANGELES, CA " Today, U. S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections and California's former Secretary of State, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) announced…...

48+ min ago  (173+ words) Legislation bans relationships with a series of Chinese entities. Republican U. S. Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas has introduced legislation that would prohibit federal funding for higher education institutions that partner with the Chinese Communist Party. H. R. 9123 would "establish intelligence community funding restrictions…...

28+ min ago  (813+ words) LA PAZ, June 19 " In the forests of Bolivia's Chapare region, Evo Morales is watching " and waiting. From his rural stronghold in a hidden location, the former president and leftist strongman remains a powerful force as 50 days of highway blockades by…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago  (160+ words) WCBM 6: 00 pm - 7: 00 pm Chris West Faces GOP Scrutiny Over Past Donation to Democrat Now Leading Maryland House Republican Sen. Chris West is facing criticism from conservatives after acknowledging that he donated $1, 000 to Democrat Joseline Pe'a-Melnyk's 2016 congressional campaign. Pe'a-Melnyk is now…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (139+ words) Larry Rhoden advances to Republican primary runoff election for governor in South Dakota AOL. com James Burrows, 'Cheers' co-creator, 'Friends' director, dies at 85 Morgan Freeman announces blues album and releases first single: 'I hope people listen" Prediction markets are betting…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (767+ words) This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. , said in a post on X. The open tensions are an almost complete reversal from a year ago when Senate Republicans worked closely with Trump on a complicated…...

29+ min ago  (409+ words) A new bipartisan proposal aims to redirect seized Russian sovereign funds toward Ukraine's military procurement and reconstruction. The legislative path will determine the proposal's ultimate effect. As online media reports Ukrinform. A bipartisan SABER bill has emerged in the U. S. Senate,…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (500+ words) The ballots remain to be cast for the November midterm elections. Yet Democrats and Republicans in some states already are looking at how they could reshape congressional voting districts to gain an advantage in the 2028 elections. The new gerrymandering efforts…...