WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49036) on July 15, 2026, entitled ""Transnational Repression" and U.S. Policy: In Brief" by foreign affairs specialist Michael A. Weber: * * * Contents Background ... 1 Selected U.S. Government Responses ... 3 Outlook and Selected Options for Congress ... 6 * * * Background Foreign government-supported "transnational repression" has been of increasing concern to some U.S. policymakers in the past several years. It is broadly viewed as a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. CFTC ANPRM on Prediction Markets (91 Fed. Reg. 12,516) Submission from Jonathan Russell and Elie Mishory 30 April 2026 Section 1. Introduction and Credentials This letter responds to the Commission's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prediction Markets (91 Fed. Reg. 12,516, 16 March 2026). It focuses on four issues raised in the ANPRM: whether prediction markets more ST

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. April 30, 2026 Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Center 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581 Re: Prediction Markets, RIN 3038-AF65 Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick: We are writing in response to the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking ("ANPR") that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued regardi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Public Comment: RIN 3038-AF65 - Direct Rebuttal to Comment of Luana Lopes Lara, Co-Founder and COO, Kalshi Inc. Submitted to: Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission, CFTC Re: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prediction Markets Date: April 30, 2026 I am a college student and a Kalshi user. I have lost just over $3,000 on this platform - money I did more ST

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. April 30, 2026 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581 RE: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Event Contracts and Prediction Markets I. Overview The Crypto Council for Innovation ("CCI") appreciates the opportunity to r more ST

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581 Docket No: CFTC-2026-0331-0001 RIN: 3038-AF65 April 30, 2026 RE: Comment on CFTC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Prediction Markets; RIN 3038-AF65 (91 Fed. Reg. 12516) (Corrected Copy) Secretary Kirkpatr more ST

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING: PREDICTION MARKETS RIN: 3038-AF65 Federal Register: 91 FR 12516 (March 16, 2026) Federal Register Document No.: 2026-05105 Submitted by: First Strike Research Date: April 10, 2026 Executive Summary This comment raises five issues the Commission has not addressed in the ANPRM and that, to the undersigned's k more ST

KENT, Ohio, July 17 -- Kent State University posted the following news: * * * Foreign-Trained Therapists Find Their Path to U.S. Practice * Healthcare professionals trained in other countries often find that they need additional training before they are permitted to practice in the United States. For foreign-trained physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, Kent State University provides a way to bridge that gap. Since 2014, Kent State has provided courses for foreign-trained PTs and PTAs who are identified by the Foreign Cre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st St. NW Washington, DC 20581 Via electronic submission: https://comments.cftc.gov/PublicComments/ReleasesWithComments.aspx Re: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, RIN 3038-AF65 Dear Secretary Kirkpatrick: The Project On Government Oversight  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. The Honorable Michael Selig, Chairman Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st St. NW Washington, DC 20581 March 5, 2026 Dear Chairman Selig: We write to urge the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to prohibit event contracts tied to U.S. military operations and investigate whether any insider trading has occurred in connection with re more ST

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Dear Chairman Selig and Commissioners, I am Alexander Walsh-Kelly, Founder of Vantage, an independent prediction market surveillance and analytics platform. Vantage ingests live data from Polymarket, Kalshi, and traditional financial markets, applies AI-driven causal modeling and on-chain behavioral analysis, and identifies anomalous trading patterns across venues. I resp more ST