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They Built a Hemp Business in Good Faith but Washington Is About To Crush It

A new THC limit buried in the funding bill threatens to wipe out nearly the entire hemp market, while restrictive state laws are already choking small producers.

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Psychoactive Hemp Products Will Be Federally Prohibited in a Year Unless Congress Intervenes

A spending bill approved as part of the package that ended the federal shutdown aims to close a loophole that gave birth to $28 billion industry.

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New law killing "THC loophole" could hurt state programs and businesses, advocates say

A last-minute provision re-criminalizes many hemp-derived products, reversing their 2018 legalization.

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Senate passes package to end record government shutdown

After 40 days, eight Senate Democrats broke with their party.

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Trump's Venezuela operation expands in the dark

32 people have been killed. We don't know who they are.

Axios

TSA Watchlists Were Used as Tools of Political Warfare

The former Biden administration is accused of punishing critics without due process.

Reason

Brendan Carr and Ted Cruz Don't Think Charlie Kirk's Murder Justifies Speech Restrictions

Rand Paul, who called for "a crackdown on people" who celebrated the assassination, was less careful in distinguishing between private and government action.

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Bill Kristol Is Alarmed That a President Would Ship Accused Foreign Enemies to an Overseas Prison

The hawkish defender of Guantanamo Bay and the post-9/11 security state worries President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is threatening civil liberties.

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It's Rand Paul and Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump Over the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Paul said he refuses to support "maintaining Biden spending levels," and Musk said the Trump-backed tax bill is "a disgusting abomination."

Reason

Five ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Tax Changes to Watch in the Senate

The House passed its version of Trump’s "One Big, Beautiful Bill." Here’s what to look for as Senate Republicans take up the mega legislation.

Kiplinger

Voters Trust Democrats Over Republicans To Handle The Economy Less Than Three Months Into Trump's Term: Poll

As the Trump administration continues back-and-forth on tariffs, voters are turning to Democrats to fix the economy for the first time since 2021, a new poll shows.

Latin Times

Rand Paul Is Leading Another Long-Shot Effort at Stopping Trump's Terrible Trade War

Bills introduced Tuesday in the House and Senate would terminate the emergency declaration Trump issued last week.

Reason

Republican officials are questioning Trump’s tariff regime being the scenes, says Sen. Rand Paul. ‘They whisper in my ear: Free trade is good’

GOP donors and think tanks are starting to publicly denounce President Donald Trump’s policies, which led to a historic stock market rout.

Fortune

Rand Paul Becomes The Latest Republicans To Plead For a Stop To Trump's Tariffs Before 'It's Too Late'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) published an opinion article in Fox News pleading with the party to stop Trump's escalating trade wars after "Liberation Day."

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The Senate Just Passed Rand Paul's Bill To Block Trump's Tariffs on Canada

The bill faces an uncertain future, but it is a faint glimmer of hope for those hoping to limit executive power over trade.

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DOGE Can't Slash Government Without Congress

The federal leviathan can’t be dismantled by executive action alone. To truly cut spending and rein in the bureaucracy, the administration needs buy-in from the branch that built it.

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The Federal Government Is Spending Over $15 Billion To Push Electric Vehicles

Despite the wasteful spending, E.V.s remain unpopular with large portions of the country.

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Tim Walz Doesn't Get Libertarians

Libertarians probably aren't buying what Liz Cheney is selling.

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Should California Vote To Roll Back Criminal Justice Reforms?

Conservatives blame Proposition 47 (2014) for higher rates of shoplifting in the state, but the real story is more complicated.

Reason

In Congress, Debate Rages About How To Prevent the Next Lab Leak

The Biden administration says its new guidance will make pandemic research safer. Critics say it suffers the same flaws as past, failed gain-of-function regulations.

Reason

Anthony Fauci Is Not a Hero

Is the narrative finally shifting?

Reason

Anthony Fauci Gives Misleading, Evasive Answers About NIH-Funded Research at Wuhan Lab

At yesterday's congressional hearing, the former NIAID director played word games and shifted blame in an effort to dismiss credible claims that his agency funded work that caused the pandemic.

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Revised Section 702 Surveillance Authority Poses More Danger Than Ever

New language could make almost anybody with access to a WiFi router help the government snoop.

Reason

Biden Opposes Bill That Would Keep Cops and Feds From Buying Your Data

The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act would prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing data that they would otherwise need a warrant to obtain.

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Rand Paul's Bill Would Require NIH Scientists To Disclose Royalties They Receive From Drug Companies

The Royalty Transparency Act passed unanimously out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday.

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