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Evening Wire: Oil Prices Spike & Trump Reclassifies Marijuana | 4.23.26

April 23, 2026·13 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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President Trump escalates control over the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a spike in oil prices, while the DOJ reclassifies marijuana from Schedule I to III. Behind closed doors, some GOP lawmakers seek a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, and the Southern Poverty Law Center faces federal scruti

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Donald TrumpGhislaine MaxwellJames ComerElizabeth SmartRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Marcus Michelangeli

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