A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online. A letter dated March 20 addresses the consequences of Republican lawmakers' choice to legalize hemp production in the 2018 omnibus Farm Bill...
Former President Trump became the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee earlier this month, making him one of only a handful of people to have been a major party’s White House nominee three times. Here are the five people in U.S. history who previously earned that distinction: Thomas Jefferson As political divisions grew throughout George Washington’s presidency,...
Teenagers are increasingly using social media to self-diagnose their mental health issues, alarming parents and advocates who say actual care should be easier to access. A poll by EdWeek Research Center released this week found 55 percent of students use social media to self-diagnose, and 65 percent of teachers say they've seen the phenomenon...
The crisis in Haiti over gangs who have overrun the country and outmatched security forces is fueled in part by a major, illegal flow of U.S. guns to the Caribbean nation, a longstanding problem that has only grown worse despite efforts from the Biden administration to tackle it. The gangs running amok on the island...
The parent company of former President Trump’s Truth Social platform defied expectations in its first week on the stock market. Trump Media & Technology Group stock closed at roughly $62 per share Thursday after a whipsaw week of trading. Shares of Digital World Acquistion Corp. (DWAC), the "blank check" company that Trump Media merged with...
Democrats see efforts to get abortion on the ballot in key battleground states across the country as a way to boost turnout and energize their base amid signs of low voter enthusiasm for this year's presidential race. Abortion-related measures are already on the ballot in Maryland and New York — a state seen as central...
President Biden said Friday that the U.S. government is "not giving up" on securing the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is detained in Russia.
Democrats who oppose forcing TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company or be banned in the U.S. do so because they fear losing the youth vote, GOP experts say.