Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at restricting mail-in voting, which is expected to face legal challenges, including a potential lawsuit from Democratic lawyer Mark Elias. The order directs the Homeland Security Department and Social Security Administration to create a list of approved absentee voters, with the US Postal Service only sending ballots to those on the list. It also tasks the Attorney General with investigating unauthorized ballot distribution and threatens to withhold federal funds from non-compliant states. Matt expresses uncertainty about the order’s legality and concerns about the administration’s non-legislative achievements, which could be easily reversed by future administrations.
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Senate Republican Leader Trey Stewart joins Matt to preview an upcoming press conference with Energy Committee Republicans, pointing out that Troy Jackson’s energy policies have failed Maine people.
A judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial declared a mistrial Friday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in a case that sharply divided many Americans over whether the Massachusetts woman should be criminally responsible for killing her three young children.
Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women's movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died. She was 92.
Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration's changing advice.
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed deliberations Wednesday, a day after telling the judge they couldn't agree on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three children.
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