USA Today : Medicare now covers CBD, but Congress wants to ban it

September 18, 2026 | By MADDIE SALAMONE, CAITLIN STYRSKY

A new Medicare pilot program covers hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products to treat certain patients, even as Congress is moving forward with a law that will effectively wipe those same products off the market. The resulting policy quagmire threatens patient access, undermines the work of entrepreneurs and highlights a deeper truth: Hemp alread ...

National Review : Time to End Race and Gender Preferences in Government Contracts

May 18, 2026 | By MADDIE SALAMONE

Imagine losing a federal contract — despite submitting the lowest bid and the strongest proposal — because of the color of your skin or your sex. Most Americans would call that discrimination. The Constitution calls it unconstitutional. And yet, for decades, this is exactly what the federal government has been doing: It's allowed to engage in p ...