CLARITY Act just got punted to September 14 — Senate adjourned August 8 without a vote. Thune straight up said "Dems are insistent on no Clarity vote." Kalshi odds dropped from 25% to 16% the second the delay dropped.
Senator Husted backed it July 28, wants it passed fast — but he's one guy in a room that just proved it's not coming together. Dems don't want a pre-midterm vote, Republicans aren't unified either. Multiple GOP senators publicly opposed it.
Right now it's unclear if this thing even has 50 votes, let alone 60.
Thune filed cloture before leaving, locking in a procedural vote for September 15. That's the real mechanism here — not senators "coming together," just a forced deadline nobody can dodge next time.
This is classic DC gridlock playing out in real time. If you're trading on regulatory clarity, the timeline just stretched and the probability just dropped. Watch September 15 — that's when we find out if this thing has legs or dies on the floor.