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Top U.S. drug agency a notable holdout in Biden’s push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions

In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the 12th-floor "bubble," chief Anne Milgram made an unusual request of top deputies summoned in March for what she called the "Marijuana Meeting": Nobody could take notes.

White House lauds PACT Act as it hits 1 million toxin claims granted to vets

The White House on Tuesday announced that more than 1 million claims have been granted through the PACT Act, a landmark law passed in 2022 that gave veterans expanded access to apply for compensation and relief related to toxic exposures during service. More than 880,000 veterans are receiving disability benefits through the PACT Act across...

Labor unions call for repeal of Trump tax cuts

Top U.S. labor unions are saying they’ve had enough of the Trump tax cuts and want them repealed. Unions including the United Auto Workers (UAW), the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), and the National Education Association joined dozens of progressive groups on Tuesday in sending a letter to...

NY v Trump: Judge to consider defense motion to dismiss after prosecution rests case

Judge Juan Merchan could rule Tuesday morning on Trump defense attorneys’ motion to dismiss the case against the former president altogether.

Embattled Trump prosecutor fights to keep job as Georgia among five states holding elections Tuesday

Four states-Georgia, Kentucky, Idaho, and Oregon-hold primary contests on Tuesday, including several congressional showdowns that could shape key contests in the autumn battle for control of the House

Biden wants to speed up backlog of migrant asylum seekers in blue cities as Dem pressure builds

The Departments of Justice and Homeland Security have announced a new docket to expedite asylum cases in five major cities across the United States.

Veepstakes verve: Contenders create media boomlets with leaks and manipulation

The press have turned former President Donald Trump's deliberation over potential running mates into an "Apprentice"-like spectacle, and team Trump is more than happy to play along.

Disband the ICC

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, called on Monday for the arrest of Israel’s prime minister for war crimes. In doing so, he hammered another nail into the coffin of the ICC, which predictably has become a force not for a better world but for malevolent international apparatchiks to wield as a weapon against Western-oriented liberal democracies. […]

Brad Smith: What I would have told the Trump jury

BRAD SMITH: WHAT I WOULD HAVE TOLD THE TRUMP JURY. In recent days, it has become clear that the Trump trial, in which Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg seeks to imprison former President Donald Trump for a maximum of 136 years over allegedly false bookkeeping, will somehow come down to federal campaign finance law. In this […]

Blinken’s ex-deputy says Russian bases should be ‘fair game’ for Ukraine

Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Sunday suggested Russian bases should be "fair game" for Ukraine to target amid a larger debate over reversing a ban on firing U.S. weapons at targets inside of Russia. "I think there's also a question of whether we, the United States and our allies,...

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