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House holds off on prediction market ban despite bipartisan calls for prohibition

staff can use insider information from their careers in government to bet in prediction markets and profit. In April, prosecutors charged a U.S. soldier with using classified information to bet and win more than

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

staff held a meeting and verbally agreed to the ban. He then added the prediction market ban to the campaign employee handbook. Election betting has been legal for years, despite insider-trading concerns from lawmakers

Iran reviews U.S. proposal. And, Rubio to meet Pope Leo after Trump's criticism

candidates for placing bets on themselves. These wagers raise [concerns about how campaign operatives might exploit](http://npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5795891/prediction-markets-kalshi-polymarket-campaigns) private information for quick financial gain amid an unsettled legal landscape. ### Today's listen ![The Mariachi