Jeanie Hannaman

By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 15 that designates illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction, citing the drug’s role in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans... “No bomb does what this is doing: 200,000 to 300,000 people die every year that we know of,” Trump said at the White House before signing the order. “So we’re formally classifying it a weapon of mass destruction.” ...

By Brianna Lyman, The Federalist - At least 15 people were murdered at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday after two alleged Islamic terrorists opened fire... One of the suspects, Sajid Akram, moved to Australia in 1998 on a student visa before becoming a permanent resident, while his son, Naveed Akram, was born in Australia, according to Sky News. Authorities previously investigated the son “on the basis of being associated with” alleged terrorists, but authorities ultimately determined “there was no indication of any ongoing threat or threat of him engaging in violence,” according to the report. ...