Current US Domestic News Brief Summary: Low Cannabis Prices, Pipeline Safety Scrapped, and Political Moves Heat Up

This summary delves into current US domestic news, highlighting issues facing California cannabis farmers, the overturning of new natural gas pipeline safety standards, high-profile political maneuvers for the upcoming presidential election, and recent controversies including the designation of a national monument for the 1908 Springfield race riot.

California's small-scale cannabis farmers are quitting as low prices and wildfire damage devastate their operations. Because cannabis is still federally controlled, growers can't seek government support for extreme weather damages.

In other news, a U.S. appeals court has nullified several natural gas pipeline safety standards instituted by President Biden's administration amid industry concerns over high costs. The court deemed that the benefits of the revised standards were not adequately justified.

On the political front, former President Donald Trump named major donors to lead his transition team ahead of a potential return to power, while controversies brew over New York's India Day parade float.