Jack Hunter, editor at Rare Politics, weighs in on President Trump's letter, which essentially announced the end of his relationship with former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon.
We discuss Trump's claim that Bannon had little to do with his presidential win. Hunter notes how hard that is to believe, given how close the President and Bannon reportedly were during his time in the White House.
We discuss the statements made in Michael Wolff's latest book and some of the rhetoric circulating which questions the president's mental state. Hunter notes that the one thing most can agree on his how "unpresidential" the president is.
Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey, who holds a medical marijuana card, says the drug's ability to relieve pain makes it a much more effective way to combat opioid addiction. “Why would we continue, in light of the crisis that we have, to prescribe opioids for pain relief?” Fritchey told Cheddar Tuesday.
The legislator has been vocal about getting his medical marijuana card in hopes of getting rid of the stigma around the drug, he told Cheddar. Fritchey is also pushing to legalize recreational use of the cannabis in Illinois and says it should be uses as a tool to fight the opioid crisis.
The Agriculture Department's proposed Farm Bill will kick millions of people off of benefits and take free breakfast and lunches away from hundreds of thousands of kids, says the Democrat from Massachusetts. The new legislation could go to a vote in May.
Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen is pushing to expand the state's Medicaid plan to include drug-abuse treatment programs, having witnessed her mother deal with opioid addiction for three decades. "There's really no options for people out there," Pettersen said Monday in an interview with Cheddar.
The fashion designer said she has seen several feminist movements "hit a wall," and women need to work with men to keep the #TimesUp movement going.
Sam Kass, who served as White House Chef during the Obama administration, is out with a new book on healthy eating. He says it encapsulates many of the concepts he and former first lady Michelle Obama espoused.
Sam Kass served as the White House Chef during the Obama administration. He says parents have to demand politicians enact policies that will encourage healthy eating habits.
The investigation into this week's deadly emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines flight is going strong, but how will regulators determine who's at fault? The Points Guy's Emily McNutt weighs in.
The Root's Michael Harriot discusses the road to legalizing marijuana and whether industry support from people like John Boehner will move the process along.
The former governor of Massachusetts, who joined cannabis production company Acreage Holdings last week with former House Speaker John Boehner, says legalizing marijuana should be up to the states to decide.
