Politics

House of Representatives vote to pass bill aimed to decriminalize marijuana

The 'MORE Act' stands for Marijuana, Opportunity, Reinvestment, Expungement Act

Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (ABC News) –The House of Representatives took a historic vote Friday to pass a bill for the first time that would federally decriminalize marijuana. What does that mean and what happens next? Here is a breakdown: What is the MORE Act? The MORE Act stands for Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act. The bill…

Trump says he’ll leave White House if Electoral College seats Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake.” Trump spent his Thanksgiving renewing baseless claims that “massive fraud” and crooked officials in battleground states caused his election defeat even there is no evidence…

Trump running out of options as federal agencies accelerate Biden transition

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he is not giving up his fight to overturn the election results, even as agencies across the federal government begin to support President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration. Career federal officials are opening the doors of agencies to hundreds of transition aides ready to prepare for Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration. And on Tuesday, Trump…