Catch up on the day’s news: Trump fined for violating gag order, marijuana getting reclassified, college protests intensify
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👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! The Justice Department plans to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance, a source says, a historic move that acknowledges the medical benefits of the long-criminalized drug and carries broad implications for cannabis-related research and the industry at large. It’s expected to become a Schedule III controlled substance, a classification shared by prescription drugs such as ketamine and Tylenol with codeine. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Trump on trial: Donald Trump removed the online posts that a judge ruled violated his gag order in the New York criminal hush money case. The former president also was fined $9,000, and a former attorney who represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal testified. 📹 Watch: Why a defense attorney thinks judge didn’t jail Trump over gag order 2️⃣ College protests: Columbia students who barricaded themselves inside a campus building are facing expulsion, the university said, as protesters across the country ramp up their anti-war efforts. ➕ The protests highlight tensions in President Joe Biden’s coalition. 📹 Video: Reporter shows damage at barricaded building 3️⃣ Breast cancer: Women should get mammograms every other year starting at age 40 instead of by 50, according to new recommendations from a US health task force. 4️⃣ House leadership: Democrats said they would save Mike Johnson if Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene moves ahead with an effort to oust him as speaker.
Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason after she expressed support for a US bipartisan bill that seeks to block Washington from doing business with any entity that has commercial ties with the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening before flights after her overseas travel patterns and foreign connections triggered a government algorithm earlier this year, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN.