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The House Oversight Committee has initiated an investigation into Kalshi and Polymarket over suspected insider trading on their prediction markets. Chairman Rep. James Comer requested internal documents related to the companies’ identity verification processes and their methods for investigating such activities.
The Government Publishing Office produces the Congressional Record, providing a detailed account of legislative proceedings since 1873. Each day, a team of stenographers, editors, and proofreaders compile speeches and debates, ensuring timely publication to maintain transparency on Capitol Hill.
In a contentious California primary, progressives are challenging the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s support for moderate candidate Jasmeet Bains over Latino candidate Randy Villegas in a heavily Hispanic district. The DCCC’s backing highlights ongoing tensions within the party over its approach to Latino voters and candidate selection.
The US will not limit arms supplies to Israel as it claims Israel has not violated laws regarding the obstruction of aid in Gaza. But the UN has contradicted the assessment saying aid levels in Gaza are at their lowest in a year and warns of famine in the north.
The US front pages continue to be dominated by American politics as the country prepares for Donald Trump to return to office in January. Trump has been busy making high-profile Cabinet appointments as the GOP looks on course to take control of both chambers of Congress.
Beyond politics in Washington, the papers report on local state news.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio is reportedly in talks to become secretary of state whilst Florida congressman Michael Waltz is being lined up as national security advisor, according to sources, and other Trump loyalists have been put in key positions.
Neither President-elect Donald Trump nor Sen.-elect David McCormick came close to winning Philadelphia County in…
Ongoing speculation over what a Donald Trump second term in office might look like continues to fill up the front pages of the US newspapers. Several front splashes look at how Trump’s tariff plans could come into effect and other economic changes that could be ushered in under the soon-to-be president.
Away from domestic politics, the US front pages mark Veterans Day as countless tributes fill the splashes to commemorate the war dead.
The defence secretary has struck a defiant tone on US support for Ukraine amid fears Donald Trump will force Volodymyr Zelensky to do a deal with Russia.
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