Emanuel Pushes Ban on Feds Betting Prediction Markets
March 23, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via U.S. News & World Report

Rahm Emanuel proposes banning all federal employees from betting on prediction markets, a move that reeks of big government clamping down on personal choices. This Chicago machine politician, now wielding influence in D.C., wants to shield bureaucrats from any whiff of insider trading or market savvy that might expose their incompetence. Prediction markets have proven more accurate than mainstream media polls or expert guesses, yet Emanuel sees them as a threat to the swamp's control. Read more about this...