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In a move with far-reaching legal and regulatory implications, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the reclassification of marijuana under federal law, removing it from the most restrictive category of controlled substances. The order requires cannabis to be reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),…
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President Donald Trump is expected to shift his attention to potential renovations of golf courses in and around Washington, D.C., according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, a move that is already drawing scrutiny from critics concerned about presidential priorities, ethics, and public spending. The report indicates that Trump has recently been focused…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reduced the validity of employment authorization documents (EADs), or work permits, from five years to 18 months, a move aimed at increasing background checks and “vetting” of immigrants working in the United States. Immigration attorney Akua Poku of AK Poku Law, commenting on Instagram, described the change…
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The U.S. Capitol unveiled a new statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Rose Johns on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, marking a historic replacement for the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The 11-foot bronze figure now represents Virginia in the National Statuary Hall Collection. Johns, at age 16, organized a landmark student strike in…
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A defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the Pulitzer Prize Board is taking an unexpected and potentially risky turn for the president, as the board has formally demanded access to Trump’s psychological, medical, prescription, and tax records as part of the discovery process. The request marks a dramatic escalation in a case Trump…
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Pentagon Refuses to Release Full Video of Controversial ‘Double Tap’ Strike Amid Bipartisan Scrutiny
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth firmly rejected calls to publicly release the unedited video of a U.S. military “double tap” strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on September 2, amid growing congressional pressure and questions about the Trump administration’s escalating operations in the Caribbean. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday following a…
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In a striking show of congressional muscle, Republicans joined Democrats this month to hand President Donald Trump one of his most significant political defeats on national security, moving decisively to block any unilateral effort to scale back U.S. military commitments to Europe and NATO. The setback came with House passage of the National Defense Authorization…
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Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayoral race, NBC News projects, giving the party control of the office for the first time in nearly three decades. Higgins defeated Republican Emilio González, a businessman and former city manager endorsed by former President Donald Trump, securing 59% of the vote to González’s 41%. Higgins, a former…
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has secured a $779 million verdict in a wrongful death case, marking a significant legal victory for the family of Lewis Butler, a Florida security guard fatally shot during an armed robbery in 2023. A Gadsden County jury awarded $779,389,024.37 to Butler’s widow, Kimberly Butler, after finding that the internet…
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order classifying fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, as a weapon of mass destruction, citing the drug as a severe national security threat. Speaking on December 15, 2025, Trump vowed intensified action against trafficking networks responsible for the opioid crisis. “No bomb does what this is doing,” Trump…
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