Politics Trump Administration Targets Marijuana Rescheduling to Less Restrictive Category Stella Green, December 15, 2025 By Jim Mishler | Monday, December 15, 2025 06:43 PM EST President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana under federal drug law, a move that would place it in a less restrictive category. Trump’s comments follow reports last week that the White House was reviewing… Continue Reading
Politics Trump Threatens Swift Lawsuit Against BBC Over ‘Misleading’ Jan. 6 Coverage Stella Green, December 15, 2025 President Donald Trump announced Monday he plans to file a lawsuit against Britain’s BBC within days, alleging the broadcaster made false and damaging reports about his remarks leading up to the January 6, 2021, Capitol unrest. According to remarks Trump shared with reporters that were carried by Reuters, the president… Continue Reading
Politics Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Stands Firm Against Trump’s AI Regulatory Crackdown Stella Green, December 15, 2025 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, stated Monday that President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at limiting state-level artificial intelligence laws will not deter Florida from advancing its own AI safeguards. Speaking at an AI event at Florida Atlantic University, DeSantis said Florida would continue pursuing proposals focused on… Continue Reading
Politics Brown University Shooting Claims Life of Young Republican Leader Ella Cook Stella Green, December 15, 2025 A churchgoing young Republican leader was among the victims killed during a shooting at Brown University on Saturday. Ella Cook, a Brown sophomore from Alabama and vice president of the Brown College Republicans, was identified as one of two people killed when a gunman opened fire in the Barus &… Continue Reading
Politics Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Details ICE Stop of Her Son at Target Store Stella Green, December 15, 2025 Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., reported that federal immigration agents stopped her son over the weekend and required him to prove his U.S. citizenship, adding to growing controversy over heightened Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Minnesota. According to Omar, her son—a U.S. citizen who routinely carries a passport—was pulled… Continue Reading
Politics Congressman Harris: “This Has Been a Tragic Weekend” as Violence Targets Jewish Communities, U.S. Military, and Students Stella Green, December 15, 2025 In a statement Monday, Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., expressed “absolutely heartbroken” sentiment following a series of violent attacks that targeted Jewish communities, U.S. service members, and college students over the weekend. Harris, a Christian pastor who led First Baptist Church in North Carolina for more than a decade, described the… Continue Reading
Politics Trump Accuses Brown University of “School Problem” in Fatal Rhode Island Campus Shooting Stella Green, December 15, 2025 President Donald Trump on Monday placed blame on Brown University for delays in identifying the suspect in the deadly campus shooting that occurred over the weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, calling it a “school problem.” The remarks came during an Oval Office event honoring U.S. service members for their role… Continue Reading
Politics Trump Links Filmmaker Rob Reiner’s Death to “Trump Derangement Syndrome” in Viral Post Stella Green, December 15, 2025 President Donald Trump on Monday attributed the deaths of filmmaker and comedian Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, to what he termed “TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME” in a social media post that drew widespread condemnation. In the post, Trump wrote: “A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood…. Continue Reading
Politics Senate Clears Procedural Hurdle for $901 Billion Defense Bill in Landmark Vote Stella Green, December 15, 2025 By Michael Katz | Monday, December 15, 2025 The Senate on Monday voted 76-20 to invoke cloture and end debate on the $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act, a key procedural step that positions the chamber for a final passage vote later this week. The move clears a major hurdle… Continue Reading
Politics Pelosi Condemns Zelenskyy’s Decisions as Dangerous Threat to U.S. Democracy Stella Green, December 15, 2025 By Sam Barron | Monday, 15 December 2025 04:17 PM EST Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she does not support another impeachment of President Donald Trump. But Pelosi, who previously served as speaker of the House, did not mince words about how she feels about Trump, telling USA Today that… Continue Reading