PANews January 27 News, according to The Block, prediction market platform Kalshi has established a new office in Washington, D.C. to strengthen its strategic lobbying efforts with the U.S. government. The company appointed political strategist John Bivona, who has over 20 years of experience, as its first head of federal government relations; he previously served as the White House liaison at the Department of Homeland Security during the Biden administration. Additionally, the company hired former Amazon senior manager of state and local public policy Blake Bee to oversee state-level policy affairs.