Some international LGBTQ+ travelers pull back on U.S. trips

Participants march in the Reclaim Pride Coalition’s seventh annual Queer Liberation March in New York, June 29, 2025. Erik McGregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Canadian citizen Robert Sharp was planning to visit Provincetown, Massachusetts — one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly places in America — for his friend’s milestone birthday in July. But against a…

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CFTC proposes new rules for prediction markets

The Trump administration proposed new rules on Wednesday to regulate prediction markets, seeking to clarify what types of events can be listed for trading on the platforms. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposal aims to specify which events the agency considers “contrary to the public interest” and would not be eligible for listing… Source…

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Rubio to head commission on Ukraine security guarantees

A administration official on Tuesday told Hill’s Sister Network Newsnapping that State Secretary Marco Rubio will lead a newly constituted Joint Commission that will work on making a security guarantee proposal for Ukraine. The Commission will be made up of the US, Ukrainian, European and NATO officials. The agreement for the Commission came on Monday…

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