The conversation features Matt Gagnon discussing political dynamics in Maine. He criticizes potential gubernatorial candidate Shena Bellows, predicting her incompetence could lead to a Republican legislative majority. Gagnon contrasts Bellows with more polished progressive candidates like Hannah Pingree and Angus King. He laments the lack of moderate Democratic options, suggesting the party’s extreme left shift has alienated voters. Gagnon also discusses the regional political divide in Maine, the potential impact of Janet Mills’ fatigue, and the challenges Democrats face in the 2026 midterms. Bruce from Auburn humorously suggests tough questions for Kamala Harris.
Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.
An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.
A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.
