Columbus, Ohio — Governor Mike DeWine this week signed Senate Bill 56, banning intoxicating hemp products and changing state marijuana rules. He used a line-item veto to remove a provision that would have allowed THC beverages through late 2026, making the ban effective in 90 days. The law moves intoxicating...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State legislatures will decide this year whether to adopt federal tax changes that create deductions for tips, overtime, car loans and business equipment. The U.S. Treasury urged states to conform so taxpayers receive federal reductions; states that do not conform could leave workers liable for state...
Robeson County, North Carolina — Congress granted federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe after President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act containing the Lumbee Fairness Act. The U.S. Senate approved the measure in a 77-20 vote Wednesday, completing congressional action following earlier House passage. Tribal Chairman John Lowery...
United States officials paused the Diversity Visa lottery after investigators linked the Brown University and MIT shootings to a 2017 lottery recipient. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, at President Trump's direction, directed USCIS to halt the program this week while authorities continue investigations into the suspect's background. The suspect, Claudio...
Phoenix, U.S. Turning Point USA's AmericaFest this week saw prominent conservatives publicly and sharply clash over the movement's direction after founder Charlie Kirk's September assassination. Ben Shapiro publicly denounced Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Steve Bannon and others as 'frauds and grifters' and criticized platforming of Nick Fuentes. Carlson and Bannon...
PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, leader of Turning Point USA, endorsed Vice President J.D. Vance for a potential 2028 presidential bid during the opening night of AmericaFest this week. She told thousands the organization would publicly and actively work to elect Vance and to help Republicans retain House and Senate majorities...
Raleigh. Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt died Thursday at 88, his daughter Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt announced. Hunt served four terms (1977–1985, 1993–2001) and led state education initiatives, including Smart Start and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. He founded the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, raised teacher...
Washington — The U.S. Department of Justice this week filed federal lawsuits against Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia after officials declined to produce full voter-registration lists requested in July; several states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, announced voluntary compliance, bringing the number of cooperating jurisdictions to ten....
Washington, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to expedite reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Officials said the change recognizes medical use and will ease research barriers, banking access, and tax treatment such as 280E relief. State...
Washington: The Kennedy Center board, composed of trustees appointed by President Donald Trump, voted Thursday to rename the John F. Kennedy Center the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X. Leavitt credited Trump's role in financing and rebuilding the facility and the board updated branding online....
