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Missouri among states offered deal by Trump DOJ to purge voters flagged by feds

2 months 2 weeks ago
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a federal review of their voter rolls. The agreement — called a memorandum of understanding, or MOU — would hand the federal government a major […]
Jonathan Shorman

Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal

2 months 2 weeks ago
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational use. The order moves cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III on the Federal Drug Administration’s list of controlled substances. Schedule I, the most restrictive category under federal law, indicates […]
Jacob Fischler

John F. Kennedy Center to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says

2 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a prestigious cultural hub in the nation’s capital, will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday. The renaming comes after President Donald Trump named himself chair of the board in February in a major shake-up. He later fired […]
Ariana Figueroa

Inside The Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

2 months 2 weeks ago
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On July 18, a mild, overcast night in Nairobi, Kenya, a team of President Donald Trump’s top foreign aid advisers ducked into a meeting room at the Tribe Hotel, their luxury accommodations in the city’s diplomatic quarter, for a private dinner.  The visitors from Washington included […]
Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Main Street Community Center Hosts Third Global Talks Event Featuring Spain

2 months 2 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Main Street Community Center (MSCC) invites the community to join the third installment of its Global Talks series, featuring an exciting journey into the culture and traditions of Spain. The event will take place on Thursday, January 15, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM at MSCC and is completely free and open to participants age 50 and older. Led by Dr. Bezhanova, a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), the presentation promises a fascinating exploration of Spain’s