Federal regulators are reviewing 'mention markets' that allow wagers on what public figures will say. And, Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into conditions on the long-deployed USS Lincoln.
Source: [NPR News](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/14/g-s1-138735/up-first-newsletter-mention-markets-kalshi-pentagon-uss-lincoln-ukraine-russia-crimea-kennedy-center)