The Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution banning senators and their staff from trading in prediction markets, citing concerns that lawmakers with access to sensitive government information could profit from advance knowledge of events like elections, wars, and government actions. This addresses a real gap in ethics rules — until now there was no explicit restriction despite the obvious conflict of interest. The resolution sponsored by Sen. Bernie Moreno passed on Thursday; a broader bill to extend the ban to all federal employees and elected officials has been introduced separately and is under consideration.