President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order no later than Thursday to reschedule marijuana to a lower drug category, according to multiple reports. Although federal restrictions would be significantly eased, the drug still would not be legalized nationally. The plan, the reports say, is to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug […]
A group of moderate Republicans joined with House Democrats on Wednesday in an effort to force a vote on extending enhanced subsidies for insurance plans covered under the Affordable Care Act. The vote is unlikely to take place before January, even though the subsidies are set to expire Dec. 31. The procedural move, enabled by […]
After paying all her bills, Araceli Salinas said she didn’t have enough money left to take her family out for a pizza. The high cost of living at her home in Madera, California, was worse in the summer months. For years, her monthly electric utility bills routinely hit the $300 range. “With PG&E that high, […]
Warner Bros. Discovery has moved from signaling resistance to going on the offensive, urging shareholders to reject Paramount’s takeover bid. It’s accusing the Ellison family of misleading investors about how the deal would be financed. In a letter sent to shareholders on Wednesday, Warner Bros. directly challenged Paramount’s claim that its $108 billion offer is […]
President Donald Trump announced what he calls a “total and complete” blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. It’s a move Caracas is calling illegal and dangerous. Plus, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles broke her usual silence, and it quickly turned into a cleanup operation. Why a two-part Vanity Fair interview has sparked pushback from the […]
Susie Wiles rarely seeks the spotlight. But a rare, two-part interview with Vanity Fair magazine has suddenly placed President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, and the White House itself, at the center of a fast-moving political response. The interview, conducted over several months and published this week, features Wiles offering candid assessments of Trump and key […]
This Christmas season marks seven decades of the North American Aerospace Defense Command tracking Santa Claus on radar as he flies his reindeer-powered sleigh around the globe.
War Department experts are creating specialized technology and adapting current equipment to survive in frigid climates.
Senior Pentagon officials are preparing a plan that would downgrade several major U.S. military headquarters and shift power among top commanders, according to The Washington Post, which cited people familiar with the matter. If adopted, the proposal would reduce the number of combatant commands and cut the number of four-star generals and admirals reporting directly […]
The American public will not see a full video of a controversial second strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday. Hegseth announced the decision as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to congressional leaders about recent military actions in the eastern Pacific. […]
