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December 19, 2025

Intelligence Officials Allege Russia Hoax Was Fabricated

A group of former U.S. intelligence officials has made explosive allegations that challenge one of the most consequential political narratives of the last decade: the claim that Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory was the product of a covert Russian operation. According to statements now circulating from roughly 20 former CIA …

December 19, 2025

Trump Moves to Downgrade Marijuana’s Federal Drug Status

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to accelerate the reclassification of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, marking one of the most significant federal policy shifts on cannabis in decades. The order initiates a fast-tracked review to move marijuana from Schedule I—a category reserved for …

December 19, 2025

U.S. Launches Operation Hawkeye Strike After ISIS Kills American Troops

The United States military has carried out a major retaliatory offensive against ISIS targets in central Syria, nearly one week after a deadly ambush in Palmyra claimed the lives of two Iowa National Guard soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter. Reuters+1 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on social media that …

December 18, 2025

Georgia Lawmakers Grill Fani Willis Over Trump Prosecution Fallout

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appeared Wednesday before the Georgia State Senate Special Committee on Investigations to answer months of questions surrounding her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others in the now-dismissed 2020 election interference case. After more than a year of legal wrangling, Willis testified for …

December 18, 2025

Dr. Harvey Risch Named Chairman of the President’s Cancer Panel

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially appointed Harvey Risch, M.D., Ph.D., as the new chairman of the President’s Cancer Panel, a high-profile advisory group responsible for monitoring and reporting on the National Cancer Program’s progress to the president. The panel was first established under the …

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