Politics

The author of the Denham Amendment has been retired. Jeff Denham, a Republican who represents California's 10th district, has lost his seat to Democratic challenger Josh Harder. Early ballot counting had Denham in the lead but multiple news reports more recently gave Harder a 4,900-vote lead, a...

By William Sumner, Hemp Business Journal Contributor Last week, millions of Americans took to the polls to cast their vote in the 2018 midterm elections. Though the implications for the Democratic Party majority's retaking the House of Representatives are still taking shape, one consequence of...

The midterm election results are in, and with them comes a list of policy issues that might be taken up when the new Congress convenes in 2019. Taxes, infrastructure, health care, financial regulation, drug prices, international trade—could be among the top candidates.   None of...

The people of the United Kingdom voted in the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, and after a long wait, a draft of the Brexit separation deal is on the table. What Happened The U.K. and EU reportedly reached a preliminary agreement that must be ratified and approved, Bloomberg reported. U...

The 2018 midterm elections left the U.S. with a Republican Senate, a Democratic House and three states with legalized cannabis. Michigan voted to legalize recreational marijuana, becoming the first state in the Midwest to do so, while Missouri and Utah passed ballot measures to allow the use of...

The black gold is falling along with most investment classes, with things turning sore in the final quarter of the year. At the time of writing Tuesday, the WTI grade crude oil was trading at $56.14, down 6.32 percent from the previous session. Rally Interrupted The most recent downtrend began Oct...

Social media users should be able to filter out all political content from their news feeds -- that is if companies like Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) are truly committed to "being a platform for social good," according to Loup Ventures' Doug Clinton. What Happened Clinton, a managing...

After returning from a trip to Europe, President Donald Trump is reportedly meeting with his trade team Tuesday to discuss an ongoing report by the Commerce Department related to a potential tariff on European automakers. Trump has been targeting China, Europe and other trade partners in his...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)’s CNN is suing President Donald Trump and five aides in order to restore chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass. The White House suspended Acosta’s access last Wednesday, citing inappropriate behavior at a presidential news...

Whether you want to call it a resignation or a firing, the outcome is the same: Jeff Sessions is no longer the attorney general of the United States. And, with him, many expect, the federal government’s strong opposition to cannabis legalization could depart as well. Benzinga reached out to...

PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) stock plunged Monday after a 12-percent drop Friday as investors grow increasingly concerned about the financial impact of the California wildfires. Although there is no evidence as of yet that the Camp Fire, the Hill Fire or the Woolsey Fire were caused by...

In addition to a shift in the House majority and the passage of a number of new ballot measures this week, investors got one more major curveball from Washington when President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step down from his position and selected Matthew Whitaker as...

Investors got some good news Tuesday night, but perhaps none got better news than marijuana stock investors. In addition to a Democratic House win and legalization measures passing in Michigan and Missouri, the cannabis industry lost one of its biggest opponents in Washington on Wednesday afternoon...

This post was originally published on The Fresh Toast. A couple of years ago, Chicago-native Twista, holder of the 1992 Guinness World Record as the fastest rapper in the globe and frequent Kanye West collaborator, was arrested for cannabis possession. After the ordeal, the artist issued a...

The initial market reaction to the U.S. midterm elections was certainly positive. But now that the dust has started to settle, energy investors are digging deeper to determine exactly what the fallout will be from a divided Congress. Height Capital Markets recently addressed the potential election...