Stay up to date with live coverage of the Trump administration and national politics Thursday as President Trump signs an executive order on marijuana and the National Defense Authorization Act

The deadline for the Justice Department to release a massive trove of investigative documents related to Jeffrey Epstein is upcoming. Follow for live updates.

Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, subpoenaed Smith for a closed-door deposition.

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

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.