Matt Gagnon criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for his comments on Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the gerrymandered Illinois congressional map. Pritzker defended the map, citing public hearings, despite a disparity where Trump won 44% of the vote but Republicans hold only three of 17 House districts. Gagnon highlighted the map’s gerrymandered nature, using the 15th district as an example. He also criticized Pritzker’s hypocrisy and wealth, noting that New York similarly gerrymandered its map in 2024. Gagnon argued that redistricting is a partisan power game, with both parties engaging in similar tactics.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump announced he's ending "all trade negotiations" with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing U.S. court decisions.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor, as protesters gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base where they were located.
