Key Events (10)
Trump signed an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, loosening limits on research and certain regulations, though the order stops short of full legalization.
The Trump administration unveiled plans to ban the use of Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and surgical procedures. The proposal threatens to pull all federal financing from hospitals that offer such care.
Videos documented Midwest residents throwing snowballs at federal ICE agents conducting immigration raids in Minnesota and Illinois as residents organized community opposition to deportation operations.
U.S. prices continued to rise despite Trump's claims that they are falling rapidly. Data collection was limited to the second half of November due to the longest federal government shutdown.
The U.S. military announced it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the Pacific, killing four, during operations in international waters. The announcement came as Trump addressed the nation and a day after he ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
The U.S. announced arms sales exceeding $10 billion to Taiwan, including medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones. The package drew an angry response from China.
Trump Media & Technology Group announced a $6 billion merger plan with fusion power company TAE Technologies in response to the AI boom. The deal involves the development of a utility-scale fusion power plant.
Learning Resources, a U.S. toy company, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming the president's tariffs are illegal, with millions of dollars at stake.
The Kennedy Center board voted to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the Trump-Kennedy Center, though a formal change may require congressional approval. Kennedy family members questioned the legality of the renaming.
The White House stated that the U.S. would be 'lucky' if Trump remained in office for a third term, following reports that Trump discussed the idea with constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz.
Executive Orders (1)
Executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, loosening limits on research and certain regulations but stopping short of full legalization.
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