It is trivially easy for administration officials to use prediction markets to bet on the policies they authorize. We may have just seen it in Venezuela.
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House Democrats Squander the Opportunity of Trumpian Corruption
Democrats have a golden opportunity to be the anti-corruption party, but the House caucus is not seizing it.
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Jeffries Undercuts Congressional Stock Trading Ban
A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
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House Democratic Leaders Urged to Force a Vote on Stock Trading Ban
Enough Republicans are on a discharge petition to get a House vote to end congressional stock trading—if Democrats sign on.