Jonah Bennett Congress needs to reschedule marijuana, said former Attorney General Eric Holder in an interview with PBS Tuesday. Marijuana is currently listed as Schedule I, a category relegated for drugs that have major potential for abuse and have no medical value, whatsoever. Once drugs are placed in this category, it becomes tremendously difficult to research…
Casey Harper An Arkansas state senator is raising money online so a Ten Commandments display can be put on the grounds of the state capitol, but now an atheist group is determined to stop him. State Sen. Jason Rapert started a GoFundMe page Feb. 17 to pay for a monument of the Ten Commandments, a decision sparked by the…
Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) has called on the FBI to withdraw their demands for Apple to break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. In a letter addressed to FBI Director James Comey, Lieu suggested, “We should all take a breath and talk to each other, rather than use a lawsuit to circumvent…
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Juliegrace Brufke Republican lawmakers said the United States needs to simplify its tax code and lower rates if it wants to prevent American-based companies from moving abroad. In the wake of several major businesses leaving – including Pfizer’s $160 billion merger with Ireland’s Allergan, forging the world’s largest drug company in November – lawmakers on both sides of the…
Andrew Follett Federal control over vast tracts of Western states has become an issue in the 2016 presidential race. The Daily Caller News Foundation sat down with Kathleen Sgamma, vice president for government and public affairs at the Western Energy Alliance, Tuesday to learn just how much land the government owns and how it is being managed. The…
There has been a huge outpouring of support for pop star Kesha after she claimed that she had been ‘sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally’ abused by her music producer, Dr Luke. Kesha signed a relatively restrictive contract with Dr Luke in 2005, which gave him exclusive rights to her first six albums and, as a result, prohibited…
Guy Bentley Wife of leading candidate for the GOP presidential nomination Donald Trump donated thousands of dollars to the woman who he could end up fighting for the White House. Melania Trump donated a cool $2,000 to campaign committee “Friends of Hillary” in 2006, according to the Federal Elections Commission. Mrs. Trump’s donation turned out to be…
Blake Neff The University of Houston’s (UH) faculty senate has issued a strong set of warnings to professors suggesting they avoid controversial topics in order to avoid provoking armed students. Last year, Texas’s legislature passed S.B. 11, which requires public colleges to allow the concealed carry of handguns on campus by those who have permits…
Blake Neff An upcoming comedy festival in New York City is charging different rates for attendees in an apparent effort to check the privilege of straight white men. The Cinderblock Comedy Festival will be held Sept. 15-18 in the hipster stronghold of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. With the festivities just seven months away, organizers are already urging potential performers to apply…