NFL and midterm elections set up prediction markets for a critical fall season
NFL and midterm elections set up prediction markets for a critical fall season. The 2025 football season and 2024 presidential election pushed prediction markets into the prominence they enjoy today.
What happened
41 EDTShareKey events10h agoClosing summary10h agoAlex Ovechkin returns from Russia to play hockey in Washington DC after starring in election ad for Putin's party10h agoReporters were barred from recording video of McConnell in Capitol10h agoCalifornia's attorney general celebrates US supreme court decision to block changes to mail voting11h agoVoting rights advocates welcome US supreme court decision to stop Trump administration from restricting mail voting in midterms11h agoObama calls for labs 'to slow down the pace of AI development' and regulations 'that deal with serious safety concerns'12h agoUS supreme court blocks Trump administration from changing mail ballot rules for midterm elections12h agoGavin Newsom tells CNN he won't run in 2028 if Kamala Harris does because 'the zen diagram on that is just pure crossover'13h agoMitch McConnell returns to Senate after long absence14h agoAfter Trump says he likes Flock surveillance cameras, Montana Senate candidate responds: 'Flock off, man'16h agoHere's a recap of the day so far16h agoJohnson says he will meet with AI execs 'soon' alongside Trump17h agoTrump 'open to' talks with Iran, insists that countries should reimburse US for oil arriving through strait of Hormuz17h agoAlligator Alcatraz held detainees in cages the size of phone booths, DHS watchdog says18h agoTrump again touts $5,000 payments if GOP retains control of Congress18h agoSenate Republicans release new crypto bill text ahead of critical Tuesday vote19h agoTwo dozen states sue Trump administration over rule to make it harder to get green cards19h agoTop Senate Democrat calls for all-chamber meeting with Trump administration about AI guardrails20h agoHouse committee to consider Russia sanctions bill20h ago'I don't think Americans should be scared of anything': Vance tries to quell concerns about AI regulation21h agoTrump claims 'sick conspiracy' over calls for more guardrails on AI companies22h agoJohnson: Congress shouldn't be in charge of AI guardrails, insists its tech companies responsibilities22h agoJohnson to discuss Trump's $5k midterm pledge, says incentive needs approval from Congress23h agoEPA set to scrap power-plant pollution limits – reports1d agoKennedy Center faces bankruptcy and possible closure – report1d agoTrump's mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge An election worker reaches for an unopened ballot during sorting in Clackamas county on 7 November 2024.
Skip NavigationMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPolitics & PolicyVideoWatchlistInvesting ClubPROLivestreamMenuKey PointsThe Supreme Court rejected a request by the Trump administration to lift a judicial block on a controversial rule that critics feared would make it more difficult to vote by mail in the upcoming midterm elections, which will determine which political party controls the two chambers of Congress. OK StateOregon Ducks9hPaolo UggettiFSU fires AD Alford as questions loom over football programFlorida State Seminoles22hAndrea AdelsonSEC's Sankey says CFP expansion not foregone conclusion17hAlex ScarboroughWhittingham: U-M's game plan in opener didn't prepare UnderwoodMichigan Wolverines20hAdam RittenbergCruz expects Senate vote on Protect College Sports Act this week or next14hTennessee starting tight end Davis has season-ending ACL injuryTennessee Volunteers19hEli LedermanProjecting the CFP top 12 after Week 2: How far does Ohio State fall?
Lawmakers have given their support to the supreme court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections. Explore more on these topicsUS politicsUS politics liveUS midterm elections 2026US supreme courtMitch McConnellBernie SandersSteve BannonAI (artificial intelligence)ShareReuse this contentMost viewedMost viewed Photograph: Jenny Kane/APFrom 11h agoVoting rights groups and local officials welcomed the US supreme court decision on Monday to keep a new United States Postal Service rule from being implemented before the midterm elections.
“In this decision, the Supreme Court has made clear that the 2026 midterm elections must not be disrupted by the Trump administration’s efforts to implement an unlawful new mail-voting system mid-election,” Tianna Mays, legal director at Democracy Defenders Fund, said.
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“Implementing this rule so close to the election would create confusion for voters and jeopardize the ability of election officials across the country to administer a fair and transparent midterm election. ”“The Constitution is clear: states hold the power to oversee elections, not the president or the Postal Service”, Jessica Mendoza, executive director of Arizona Students’ Association, said. Here are the latest developments: The US supreme court denied a request from the Trump administration to implement new US Postal Service restrictions on mail voting in the 2026 midterm elections, which have already started.
California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, welcomed the US supreme court decision in the suit he filed, along with officials in 25 other states, to block the US Postal Service from interfering with ballots cast by mail in the November midterm elections. Postal Service rule that critics feared would make it more difficult to vote by mail in the upcoming midterm elections. "On the other side of the balance, the plaintiff States invoke the practical effects of implementing the rule close to the midterm elections.
Voting records from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates prediction markets, shed new light on how the government approaches these investigations. She covers prediction markets, the future of media, and how AI is changing the internet. Watch: Three times Trump has promised money to AmericansWatch: Three times Trump has promised money to AmericansCloseUS President Donald Trump says he would give $5,000 to every American adult if the midterm elections go his way.
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Skip to main content Skip to navigation Week 2 College Football Playoff predictionsOhio State Buckeyes1hESPN StaffGov. Oklahoma State Cowboys47mBill ConnellyWeek 2 bowl projections: How did big wins and tough losses affect the postseason picture? SMUOhio State Buckeyes19hESPNWeek 2 truths: Ohio State's big-game problem; Oregon and Oklahoma still haven't fixed thingsTexas Longhorns2dBill ConnellyProjecting the CFP top 12 after Week 2: How far does Ohio State fall? The Ducks, who routed the Pokes last season, were 23. There is a long way to go until the College Football Playoff selections, but these games will certainly be factors.
02 EDTShareKey events1h agoTrump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies2h agoSupreme court rejection of Trump mail ballot restrictions will ensure 'safe, secure and accurate elections' A recent voting rights rally in Washington DC against Trump’s mail-in ballot restrictions. Election officials have said there was simply no way to carry out a complete overhaul in the weeks before the midterms. Washington’s secretary of state Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, said the decision means work “to carry out a safe, secure, and accurate election” can continue ‘without having to upend our election processes to meet unrealistic ballot mail requirements. ”In Arizona, another largely vote-by-mail state, Democratic secretary of state Adrian Fontes said “it is crucial for us to continue rejecting the notion that access and security are mutually exclusive when it comes to running strong elections. ”Utah Lt Gov Deidre Henderson, a Republican serving as the state’s chief election officer, said on social media that the supreme court’s decision means “Utahns can have confidence that the 2026 election will proceed as normal. ”In other developments: Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old former Senate majority leader from Kentucky, was seen in Washington for the first time in months on Monday, minutes before his office released a statement saying that he was back at work.
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Key events1h agoTrump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies2h agoSupreme court rejection of Trump mail ballot restrictions will ensure 'safe, secure and accurate elections'The Kremlin on Tuesday welcomed what it called US president Donald Trump’s “good idea” for a truce between Russia and Ukraine on striking energy targets, without saying whether Moscow had agreed to such a proposal. He’s being really foolish: not the first time he’s been really foolish but perhaps catastrophically foolish in this case. ”Recent surveys by the University of Maryland’s Program for Public Consultation found 85% of Democrats and 79% of Republicans want a new federal agency to monitor and regulate AI; and 82% of Democrats and 78% of Republicans favour government safety tests for AI making critical decisions.
“The Constitution does not give the president unilateral authority governing federal elections regarding mail voting or any of the other schemes the administration has cooked up to rig the election. ” “Experts who have looked at the Postal Service’s plan to screen mail-in ballots – including a whistleblower within the agency – say it carries tremendous risks for the freedom to vote,” Trevor Potter, president of Campaign Legal Center, said. “This is an important win for local clerks, who simply want to serve their communities and administer fair, secure and accurate elections,” Satya Rhodes-Conway, the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin said.
Before Alex Ovechkin, the Russian hockey player, returned to the United States to meet up with his Washington Capitals teammates ahead of the new NHL season, he took time out to star in a campaign ad for Vladimir Putin’s party, United Russia, the Russian business newspaper Vedomosti reported on Friday. In California and several other states, mail voting is the primary way elections are conducted. In an unsigned order, the Supreme Court said the administration "is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the" preliminary injunction issued by a federal court judge in Boston preventing the USPS rule from being used in November's elections nationwide.
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