California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Monday signed a bill that hit the pause button on a 25% tax increase on the legal cannabis market, throwing the industry a much needed lifeline.  AB 564 will not only reverse a scheduled 25% tax increase on the industry but also set the state’s cannabis excise tax rate […]

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied on Monday that President Donald Trump is seeking to persecute his political opponents, saying he wants “accountability for these corrupt fraudsters who abuse their power.” During the press briefing, Leavitt was pressed on the ouster of acting U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia Erik S. Siebert, […]

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case challenging President Donald Trump’s firing of a Democrat-appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission, taking up a case with wider implications for a president’s ability to remove independent agency heads. The unsigned order allows Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter for now while also […]

Utah Valley University announced on Monday that an external organization will conduct an independent review of campus security measures in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death. It also revealed plans to create a memorial for the late conservative activist. The campus in Orem, Utah, was the site of Kirk’s assassination. The shooting was believed to […]