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Political betting—once a niche corner of financial trading—has exploded into the national sphere as federal regulators begin to ease some restrictions on prediction markets. Prediction markets allow ...

The HAVEN Act, filed as SB 296 and HB 269, would expand Florida’s Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of ...

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We know the story. But how did we react to it? Montana’s highest federal office holder, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, did what almost every small child is taught not to do. He was a bully — the big kid on ...

Margaret Koenig considers why Stanford, compared to its peer institutions, falls behind in political engagement.

Midterm season is kicking off with hard-fought Senate and House primary contests that include battles over political style and ideology, age and scandal.