Matt Gagnon discussed the Maine Senate’s 18-16 rejection of a bill to leave the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which currently includes 18 states and 209 electoral votes. Governor Janet Mills allowed the bill to become law without her signature, a move Gagnon criticized as gutless. He argued that both parties benefit from the current system, with Republicans seeing the Electoral College as advantageous and Democrats supporting a national popular vote. Gagnon also compared the national popular vote debate to ranked choice voting, noting that each system benefits the party in power. A caller suggested that Democrats have been overconfident in their majority, which could backfire if their control weakens.
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.
