Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to end the federal prohibition on marijuana and encourage states to legalize pot. The legislation would amend the Controlled Substance Act to eliminate marijuana’s status as a Schedule 1 drug — a move that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It would also try to incentivize states to legalize […]
Category: Domestic
After 10 Days, Scaramucci Fired As Comm Director And Escorted From White House
President Trump has removed Anthony Scaramucci from his new job as communications director, on his 11th day on the job — he was named to the position on July 21. “Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House Communications Director. Mr. Scaramucci felt it was best to give Chief of Staff John Kelly a clean […]
Famous Arizona Lawman ‘Sheriff Joe’ Found Guilty For Targeting Immigrants
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was found guilty Monday of criminal contempt for defying a judge’s court order. (AP2011) Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio was found guilty on Monday of criminal contempt for defying a judge’s court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. Arpaio, 85, was charged with misdemeanor contempt of court, […]
Trump Awards Medal Of Honor To Vietnam Veteran
President Donald Trump awarded the nation’s highest military honor Monday to a Vietnam War veteran who saved wounded soldiers from a kill zone despite his own serious injuries. Army medic James McCloughan, a 71-year-old from South Haven, Mich., received the Medal of Honor for actions in combat. McCloughan’s recognition, which took place at a White […]
Police Departments Across Country Speak Out Against Trump Endorsing Abuse
After Donald Trump on Friday made remarks which seemed to encourage rougher treatment of people in police custody, several police departments across the country came out and distanced themselves from the president’s comments. Speaking to law enforcement officers in Brentwood, New York, Trump said, “When you see these thugs being thrown into the back of […]
Putin Expels Over 750 Diplomats In Response To New Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that 755 U.S. diplomats will be expelled from Russia by Sept. 1, according to an interview on Russian television. The expulsions had been announced Friday in response to a new law passed in Congress that expanded sanctions, but Sunday’s statement was the first time a large number of Americans […]
In Face Of North Korea Missile Launch, US Proves Missile Defense System Works
Washington (AFP) – American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea’s second test of an ICBM. In the American test of the so-called THAAD system, a medium-range missile was launched from a […]
Major Terror Raids Conducted Across Sydney
Heavily armed police have raided properties in four Sydney suburbs in an operation the prime minister says was designed to stop “terrorist attacks in Australia”. Australian Federal Police, NSW Police and the domestic spy agency ASIO jointly carried out the major counter terrorism operation on Saturday afternoon in Surry Hills, Lakemba, Wiley Park and Punchbowl. […]
Scaramucci’s Wife Filed For Divorce Because Of His Love For Trump
Anthony Scaramucci and his wife are reportedly calling it quits. The White House communication director’s wife has filed for divorce just days after Scaramucci took on his new role in President Trump’s administration, according to the New York Post. Deidre Ball was tired of Scaramucci’s “naked ambition, which is so enormous that it left her […]
Priebus Out As Chief Of Staff, 4 Star General John Kelly In
President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted that John F. Kelly would take over as White House chief of staff, replacing the beleaguered Reince Priebus. Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general, has been serving as Homeland Security secretary. Priebus, 45, became a target of Trump’s ire shortly into his term as White House chief of staff. […]
House GOP Call For Special Investigation Into Clinton, Comey, And Others
House Judiciary Committee Republicans on Thursday called for a new special counsel — to investigate Hillary Clinton, James Comey and Loretta Lynch. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the Republicans said they were writing to “request assistance in restoring public confidence in our nation’s justice system […]
Boy Scouts Officially Apologize For President Trump’s Speech To Members
The head of the Boy Scouts of America apologized Thursday to the organization’s members, telling them that the group did not intend to showcase the “political rhetoric” in President Trump’s speech to the National Jamboree earlier this week. “I want to extend my sincere apologies to those in our Scouting family who were offended by […]