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Biden campaign offers perks to donors

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s campaign finance team is offering a series of sweeteners to its most prodigious fundraisers, promising invitations to events with the president and Vice President Kamala Harris, participation in Zoom meetings with campaign staff, or other perks depending on how much money people bring in. A breakdown of the benefits shows that…

U.S. health agency advises easing federal marijuana restrictions

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday that federal health officials had delivered “a scheduling recommendation for marijuana” to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Senate Democrats confirmed that HHS’s advice was to ease up. President Biden had asked HHS to review marijuana’s legal classification last October, at the same time he pardoned thousands…

Appeals court denies DOJ request to block Trump deposition in lawsuit by ex-FBI officials

A federal appeals court on Friday denied the Justice Department’s request to block former President Donald Trump from sitting for a deposition related to lawsuits filed by former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. In its ruling, a three-judge panel rejected the government’s effort to reverse a federal judge’s order this year saying Trump could be deposed…