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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

As the president addresses the nation, unemployment is edging up, his job approval is edging down. And the midterms? Don't ask.

DJT stock surged more than 35% after the Trump-backed media company announced a merger with TAE, a company focused on fusion nuclear energy. President Trump and his team quickly went all out to highlight Thursday's better-than-expected inflation print, while economists were just as quick to warn not to read too much into the numbers.

The confrontation between the Department of Health and Human Services and the American Academy of Pediatrics escalates. And, aspiring parents and the women carrying their babies face a nightmare situation after a surrogacy agency shutters overnight.

There is no guarantee that presidents will grant federal employees extra time off around Christmas, but many have done so in recent years.