The Trump administration’s initiative to combat the opioid epidemic aims to reduce drug demand, curtail illicit drug supply and expand addiction treatment. But the aspect that garnered headlines was President Trump’s repeated emphasis on seeking the death penalty for drug traffickers. We answer several key questions on the topic.
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ATF Rulings on ‘Bump Stocks’
FactChecking Trump’s Immigration Tweets
Emma Stone Didn’t Commend Trump
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Pelosi Isn’t Calling for Trump’s Impeachment
Trump Takes Too Much Credit on ISIS
President Trump said nearly all of the land once controlled by ISIS in Syria and Iraq has been retaken and “it all took place since our election.” But even the State Department’s senior envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition said in December that half of the ISIS caliphate was recaptured under Trump’s leadership.