Matt Gagnon discusses the hiring process in Old Orchard Beach, highlighting the challenges faced by local police officers and the recent controversy involving a reserve officer. He praises the officers’ hard work but criticizes the hiring fiasco. Gagnon then shifts to the issue of illegal immigrants obtaining driver’s licenses and voter registrations, particularly in California, arguing it creates confusion and potential voter fraud. He criticizes the practice as a political strategy to attract Latino voters. Gagnon also shares his personal experience obtaining a Real ID, noting the stringent verification process and the potential for document fraud.
Five years ago, video images from a Minneapolis street showing a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd as his life slipped away ignited a social movement. Now, videos from another Minneapolis street showing the last moments of Renee Good's life are central to another debate about law enforcement in America.
As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.
The state of Minnesota must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, Gov. Tim Walz insisted Thursday, pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to keep the investigation solely in federal hands.
The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, setting up a test for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.
