Trump admin loosens regulations on state-licensed medical marijuana

President Donald Trump’s administration is reclassifying state-licensed marijuana as a “less-dangerous” drug, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday. Blanche signed an order reclassifying FDA-approved and state-licensed marijuana from Schedule I – reserved for drugs like heroin – to the less strict Schedule III.  “The Department of Justice is delivering on President Trump’s promise to […]

Key House committee schedules hearing with embattled ActBlue CEO: ‘Needs to come clean’

The House Administration Committee is scheduling a hearing in May to question ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones about allegations of lax security on the Democratic fundraising platform, which the committee says could have allowed illegal foreign donations to flow to candidates.  The invitation comes after the Administration, Judiciary and Oversight committees released an interim staff report […]

Lebanon, Israel Resume Talks to Extend Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire

Lebanon and Israel were set to begin a second session of direct talks in Washington on Thursday to discuss the possibility of extending a truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and plans for future negotiations between the two neighbors with a long history of…[#item_full_content]

Hilton, Steyer Under Fire in Calif. Governor Debate

Frontrunners in the race for California governor came under fire from trailing candidates in a televised debate on Wednesday, as former Fox News host Steve Hilton was called an inexperienced talking head and hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer was faulted for profiting from…[#item_full_content]

Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office. A three-judge panel found unanimously there were “substantial grounds” to believe the ex-leader was responsible for dozens of murders, first as mayor of the southern Philippine […]

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