DEA Medical Marijuana Registration Portal to Open on April 29

President Donald Trump signs an executive order recommending loosening the federal regulations on marijuana, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Dec.18, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Companies that want to register as medical marijuana dispensaries will be able to do so from April 29, following President Donald Trump’s order to reclassify the

DHS to Vet Immigrants for ‘Extremist Views’

A Department of Homeland Security officer at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, on March 25, 2026. Antranik Tavitian/Reuters The U.S. Department of Homeland ​Security (DHS) said on April 27 that past statements expressing what it labeled extremist views from immigrants applying ‌for green cards and naturalization would warrant closer scrutiny. The DHS statement

LIVE NOW: Senate Appropriations Holds Hearing on Education Department’s 2027 Budget Proposal

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies holds a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 28. Witnesses: The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secreta… Original News Source Link – Epoch

Senate Appropriations Holds Hearing on Education Department’s 2027 Budget Proposal

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies holds a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 28. Witnesses: The Honorable Linda McMahon, Secreta… Original News Source Link – Epoch

White House Withdraws Nomination of Scott Socha to Lead National Park Service

The National Park Service logo at a Joshua Tree National Park visitor center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Feb. 20, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s nomination of hospitality executive Scott Socha to serve as director of the National Park Service has been withdrawn. In a notice sent to the Senate on April 27,

MAHA Advocates Rally Against Pesticide Makers, Question Federal Agriculture Policies

Protesters take part in a “People vs. Poison” rally against pesticides while the Supreme Court hears a pesticide liability case in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As the Supreme Court heard opening arguments on Monsanto v. Darnell, a case which could prevent people harmed by pesticides from suing manufacturers, hundreds of