Nearly 150,000 signatures have been collected by an advocacy group dedicated to preserving access to legal hemp products, urging Governor Greg Abbott to veto Senate Bill 3, which would outlaw THC products made from hemp in Texas. While non-intoxicating cannabinoids like CBD and CBG are permitted, SB 3 proposes to outlaw beverages containing Delta-8, Delta-9,…
A bipartisan bill that would essentially outlaw TikTok in the United States has once again been postponed by President Trump. An agreement to split TikTok from ByteDance, its parent company based in China, has not been reached. Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary for the White House, announced Tuesday that the president would sign the most…
The Trump administration’s plan to restrict passport sex markers for many transgender and nonbinary Americans has been blocked by a federal judge. According to a decision made by U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick on Tuesday, transgender or nonbinary individuals who are either without a passport or need to apply for one can request a male,…
A New York municipal law enforcement agency assisting the Trump administration in its crackdown on illegal immigrants is the subject of a misconduct investigation by State Attorney General Letitia James. Documents detailing any collaboration between local law enforcement and federal agencies, such as Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, were…
Republican representatives from blue states blasted a Senate proposal to reduce the state and local tax deduction (SALT) maximum from the $40,000 level negotiated by the House to $10,000 and perhaps reduce Medicaid in order to fund President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” claiming it would be “dead on arrival.” A leaked draft of the Senate…
President Trump declared his intention to implement the “single largest Mass Deportation Program in History” by deploying new, larger waves of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to Democrat-run cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. On Truth Social Sunday night, Trump commended ICE agents for their “incredible strength, determination, and courage” while highlighting the…
In an effort to reduce a $12 billion deficit, California lawmakers passed a budget proposal on Friday that would suspend enrollment in a state-funded health care program for undocumented immigrants. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s May proposal is a scaled-down version of theirs. For the third consecutive year, California, which has the biggest state budget in…
On Thursday, a federal judge in Maryland affirmed a Department of Education (DOE) order to reduce a particular set of employees, giving the Trump administration a significant win. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher, who was first nominated by Barack Obama and later appointed by President Donald Trump, denied attempts to temporarily halt mass layoffs…
A former Democratic candidate for the New York state Assembly is accused of stealing $160,000 in taxpayer money by scamming the state’s new campaign matching-funds programme, according to statements made by federal prosecutors on Friday. A charge of wire fraud was brought against Dao Yin, who was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the Assembly’s…
On Thursday, three businessmen and a government contracting official entered guilty pleas to involvement in a $550 million bribery scam involving the troubled US Agency for International Development (USAID). Maryland resident Roderick Watson is accused of accepting bribes totalling more than $1 million during his tenure at USAID in exchange for exploiting his authority as…
