(  )  Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley has penned a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred over an incident this month in San Francisco.  Manfred reprimanded several members of the Giants who wrote Bible verses on their uniforms in protest of the team’s Gay Pride Night celebrations.  In the letter, Hawley expresses “grave concern” over the warning to the players, pointing out that the league is forcing players to support the LGBT agenda with Pride-themed uniforms.  Hawley is asking MLB to respond to several inquiries, including a list of all uniform violation fines over the last five years.

(  )  Clergymen and other Evangelical leaders are warning about the dangers of a new type of gambling — prediction markets.  Kalshi, Polymarket and other rapidly growing markets allow people to make wagers on real life events in the news.  Critics say this kind of betting could influence events such as elections.  There have already been cases of staffers working on statewide campaigns admitting to using inside information about candidates’ performance in the polls to “buy low” on their candidate’s electoral prospects prior to the release of favorable polling data.  Candidates have also come under fire for betting on their own campaigns.