Key Takeaways Punchbowl News has reported that Democrats will block cloture, citing stalled White House ethics talks. Sen. Ruben Gallego said Republicans aren’t engaging, while Sen. John Thune still wants a vote this week. Polymarket traders have cut the Clarity Act’s 2026 passage odds to just 23%. ‘They Don’t Want This to Happen’ Senate Democrats intend to deny cloture on the Clarity Act. The reason seems to be no visible progress from the White House on a bipartisan ethics deal that Democrats have made the price of their votes on the digital asset framework. Senators have already sent a bipartisan …