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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: February 2025

NY may allow even more pot shops in neighborhoods but some merchants say change would put them out of business

The new rule proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul's cannabis regulators is provoking outrage from current marijuana merchants who worry the change could put them out of business. The new...

Murkowski introduces bill to rename mountain Denali — countering Trump’s executive order

Sen. Lisa Murkowski rolled out legislation on Thursday to formally rename North America’s highest mountain as Denali — officially countering President Donald Trump's executive order to rename it Mount...

DeSantis signs wide-ranging immigration bill to complement Trump’s plan after rare feud with Florida legislature

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging immigration bill Thursday to compliment President Trump's efforts to address the border crisis after getting into a rare power struggle with the...

EPA head Lee Zeldin reveals no real oversight of shocking $20B Biden admin funneled through Citibank: ‘Tip of the iceberg’

A $20 billion Biden administration green-energy slush fund was collecting interest at a private bank and is being distributed without proper oversight, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin reveals...

Trump would ‘love’ to have Russia back in the G7: ‘Mistake to throw them out’

President Trump wants Russia to get back into the Group of 7 economic forum of top democratic economies from which it was suspended following the 2014 annexation of Crimea....

Judge blocks Trump order restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth

The nationwide restraining order seeks to restore access to health services for transgender patients 19 years and younger that had been disrupted by a Trump executive order. The nationwide...

House Republicans demand Columbia turn over records on ‘pervasive antisemitism’ on campus

House Republicans are demanding disciplinary records about ongoing incidents of "pervasive antisemitism." House Republicans are demanding disciplinary records about ongoing incidents of "pervasive antisemitism."

Trump admin prepares to change conditions of CHIPS Act and its $39B subsidies: sources

One of the sources said the White House is also frustrated by companies that accepted CHIPS Act subsidies and then announced significant overseas expansion plans, including in China. The...

Linda McMahon outlines plans to dismantle Department of Education, faces WWE taunts at lively confirmation hearing

Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon faced hecklers who invoked her WWE days and tough questions about her plans to abolish the department as she entered the political arena Thursday...

Mitch McConnell’s party of one

The former Senate GOP leader is lonely in opposition to key Trump nominees.