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US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it’ll remain controlled substance

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a ...

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Louisiana Senate Republicans against Biden’s ‘reckless changes’ to Title IX

Special to the American Press The Louisiana Senate Republican Delegation has released the following statement on the Title ...

National News

Judge finds Trump violated gag order in hush money trial 9 times, fines him $9K

Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed Tuesday with Judge Juan M. Merchan first ruling on prosecutors’ prior request to hold ...

National News

Higgins issues statement on Louisiana’s Title IX lawsuit

Special to the American Press  U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins, R-La., issued the following statement after Louisiana Gov. Jeff ...

National News

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

Powerful tornadoes that ripped through several Oklahoma communities over the weekend were particularly dangerous because they dropped from ...

Politics

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace, discuss fundraising

Former president Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, according to three people familiar with the discussion, ...

Politics

Supreme Court arguments begin over Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution

Supreme Court arguments have begun over whether former President Donald Trump can avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 ...

Business

Higgins Introduces Legislation to Combat LNG Permitting Pause

U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins, R-La., has  introduced the LNG Permitting Improvement Act, which establishes a shot clock for ...

Politics

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain

Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package ...

Business

New EPA rules will affect area industries

Southwest Louisiana chemical plants are on the list of more than 200 plants in the U.S. that will ...

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