Democrats prep for election interference as Trump administration makes moves

The Hill - Oct 27, 2026

Democrats are preparing for potential election interference after a series of remarks from President Trump and actions from his administration targeting a swath of states.  The Justice Department (DOJ) preemptively filed a lawsuit last week in Alaska that could block certification of results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses reelection, arguing that a win for...

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CFTC sues to block Utah from enforcing gambling laws against prediction markets

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Utah to stop the state’s efforts to shut down CFTC-registered contract markets. The lawsuit follows a lengthy battle the state has been fighting against prediction markets. In August, a federal judge in Utah ruled that the...

FEC electronic filing system hit with hours-long outage

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The Federal Election Commission's electronic filing system has been down for hours on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson who confirmed the agency's IT teams are working to restore the service. According to the FEC's incident update page, the agency said Monday night it is "investigating this issue," stating the FEC filing system is down. An...

DCCC pushes for ads targeting GOP on AI, data centers in dozens of key House races

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is pushing for advertising targeting Republican candidates over their record on AI and data centers in dozens of key House races, as technology-related issues take on new significance in the midterm elections. In a report shared first with The Hill, the Tech Oversight Project noted that House Democrats' official...

Kalshi expands protections for users aged 18-20

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Prediction market platform Kalshi is expanding protections for young traders aged 18-20, which includes a new monthly deposit limit.   Accounts in the age range will now have a $2,500 monthly deposit limit, Kalshi announced in a press release Tuesday. They will be automatically placed into “special accounts” that will have extra protections and built-in...

Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence

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President Trump said Tuesday that he was banning the term artificial intelligence “in all relevant documents and everything else.” “In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, ‘AI/Artificial Intelligence,’ in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy,” he wrote on Truth Social. Trump hit on The Wall Street Journal for...

Texas agriculture commissioner: GOP could pay price for data center push

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Lula bucks prediction markets with Brazilian presidential win

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bucked prediction market odds with his unlikely win in the Brazilian presidential runoff election this weekend. On Sunday, Lula was rated an underdog in the election, as his odds were at 20.2 percent on Kalshi and 20.5 percent on Polymarket at noon EDT. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, the...

Claude reportedly bypassed paywall to access Georgia voter data

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The model reportedly bypassed a paywall to retrieve aggregate vote counts but didn't access individual voter records.

NBA partners with Kalshi, Polymarket as prediction markets face scrutiny

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The NBA announced Monday it is partnering with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, as multiple states have sued those companies in an attempt to establish their regulatory authority over them. The league said in a release it entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to designate Kalshi and Polymarket...

FTC demands Anthropic leaders testify in consumer harm investigation

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