Aaron Chadborne discusses current events and introduces Mike McClellan from Maine Right to Life to talk about an upcoming event. The event, a summer banquet on June 26 at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland, will feature keynote speaker Dr. Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood director turned anti-abortion advocate. They discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion laws, the desensitization to abortion, and the broader issues of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. They also touch on the cultural shift away from valuing family and life, and the implications of Maine’s aggressive abortion laws.
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
