Kalshi Suspends Republican House Candidate for Betting on Her Own Race NYT > Top Stories By: Kellen Browning 31 August 2026 at 23:15 The trading platform Kalshi issued a three-year suspension to the candidate, Laurie Buckhout, and fined her nearly $2,600. Ms. Buckhout said she had made a βdumb mistake.β Β© Chris Seward/Associated PressLaurie Buckhout, a former U.S. Army colonel and a Republican, is challenging Representative Don Davis of North Carolina.
Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.βs investment fund TechCrunch By: Lucas Ropek 1 September 2026 at 02:41 The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.