Declan Harty

‘SCUM’: Trump enters prediction market fight with swing at regulator's critics dlvr.it/TSkhC9

President Donald Trump has entered the prediction market chat.

Facing voter angst over housing costs, Congress targets Wall Street landlords dlvr.it/TSjdmH

Maxine Waters and Elizabeth Warren, progressive stalwarts, tangle over housing bill dlvr.it/TShrdJ

The White House wants to eliminate affordable housing funds. GOP lawmakers aren’t having it. / @politico “I can assure you, we’re not going to sustain cuts of that kind of magnitude,” said House approps chair Rep. Tom Cole politico.com/news/2026/05/2…

News: A new advocacy group backed by the prediction market giant Kalshi has tapped former White House official Taylor Budowich to lead its fight against the traditional gambling industry. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

NEW: Scott Bessent and national cyber director Sean Cairncross clashed in the early stages of drafting the AI EO: - Bessent felt Cairncross wasn’t moving fast enough to address risks to critical infrastructure and the financial system. - They also disagreed over their respective lanes. - When Treasury CIO Sam Corcos requested access to Mythos in April without going through the interagency process, Cairncross questioned Corcos’ role. w/ @johnnysaks130 @mstratford @cheyennehaslett politico.com/news/2026/05/2…

News: The CFTC and NHL have signed a prediction market-focused agreement, in the latest sign of the sports world’s growing recognition of the burgeoning industry. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0… @POLITICOPro

“We’ve obviously garnered a ton of attention, and it’s hard to avoid the scrutiny now." Lawmakers are set to get together for a hearing this morning ostensibly about sports betting and integrity. The prediction markets will loom large. Today's MM: politico.com/newsletters/mo…

What’s the line between gambling and investing? My latest column: politico.com/news/magazine/…

Wall Street’s chief regulator has jettisoned a decades-old rule forbidding defendants from speaking out against their cases after settling with the agency. “Anyone who has ever dealt with the SEC should always have the right to speak out,” @mcuban said. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

Assets under management at 1789 Capital — the VC firm led by Omeed Malik and where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner — have climbed from $200M to $3.5B over the last year, per the FT. ft.com/content/712a6a…

“This will result in better regulations, more durable rules, and more sensitivity to the divergent views of key derivatives market stakeholders.” House Ag’s top lawmakers are pushing President Trump to name a full slate of commissioners at the CFTC. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

New CEO of Trump Media launches a SPAC focused on "Latin America and Venezuela." I'll just let that sit there... #MANAGEMENT_321821" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archiv…

#ff @Jasper_Goodman who has been absolutely crushing coverage of the crypto market structure bill

A pre-markup reading list Banks are at odds with their longtime GOP allies — & themselves — over the bill w @AidenReiter: politico.com/news/2026/05/1… Voters don't care w @declanharty: politico.com/news/2026/05/1… Why cops are mad: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0… Ethics subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

POLITICO Poll: Voters don't care about crypto policy The "crypto voter" isn't a real thing. And lawmakers know it. w/ @declanharty politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

Poll: Congress is all in on crypto, voters aren’t dlvr.it/TSWy4H