Wednesday, December 31, 2025

CULTURE

Colorado Marijuana Sales Hit $1B as Trump Shifts Policy

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) In 2025, Coloradans spent upwards of $1 billion on legal marijuana. That generated almost $200 million in tax and fee revenue for the state, according to monthly data published by the Colorado Department of Revenue. By the end of the year, the department anticipates...

Mike Pompeo: GOP Must Root Out Antisemitism or Face ‘Poisonous’ Consequences

ing Groisman's attendance at a White House Hanukkah celebration—Pompeo acknowledged growing concerns about antisemitic sentiment emerging in Republican circles.

Harvey Weinstein Accuser Sued for Defamation

(Headline USA) Two sisters testified at Harvey Weinstein’s most recent criminal trial. Kaja Sokola accused the disgraced movie mogul of sexual assault. Ewa Sokola was called as a witness to boost her claims, but ultimately ended up helping the defense. Now, Ewa Sokola is suing Kaja for defamation, alleging in a...

Bill Maher Praises Donald Trump’s Bombing of Iran

Maher’s remarks referred to Trump’s recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

Trump Warns Against Infiltration by a ‘Bad Santa’

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by quizzing children calling in about what presents they were excited about receiving, while promising to not let a “bad Santa” infiltrate the country and even suggesting that a stocking full of coal may not be so bad. Vacationing at his Mar-a-Lago estate...

Nicki Minaj Surprises with Praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona Event

(Headline USA) Female rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage to praise President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, calling them “role models” for young men. The rap...

Trump Signs Order Reclassifying Marijuana as Schedule III Drug

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square)  President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, despite many Republican lawmakers urging him not to. "I want to emphasize that the order I am about to sign is not the legalization ...

HHS Takes Sweeping Action to Reverse Biden-era Policies on Gender Affirming Care

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square)   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a multi-pronged regulatory effort Thursday to curtail gender-affirming care for minors, including gender transition procedures at hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has drafted a rule that would prohibit pharmaceutical or surgical gender reassignment...

Singer Jelly Roll Pardoned by Tennessee Governor

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square)  Among the names of 33 people pardoned Thursday by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was Jason DeFord, but that's not the name that people would recognize.  Jason DeFord is better known as Jelly Roll, a singer known for such as hits as "Son of a Sinner"...

Multiple Deaths Reported in North Carolina Crash of Business Jet Connected to Retired NASCAR Driver

(Headline USA) A business jet with six people aboard crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina used by NASCAR teams and Fortune 500 companies, erupting in a large fire and killing multiple people, authorities said. Flight records show the plane was registered to a company run by retired...

American Jewish Committee Pushes Censorship After Bondi Beach Attack

(José Niño, Headline USA) In the wake of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch embarked on a high profile media tour that framed the atrocity as a mandate for global action against online speech.  The shooting which Australian authorities classified...

Reporter Questions Pete Hegseth’s Adviser and is Now Facing Smear Threats

(José Niño, Headline USA) A journalist probing Pentagon leadership has found himself facing intimidation rather than answers. Six weeks before publication, journalist Dan Friedman received an email from Jack Posobiec asking whether he had a “creepy fetish for Asian women”, according to a report by Mother Jones.   Posobiec said he planned...
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