Representative Laurel Libby discussed the controversy surrounding Pender Makin, the Maine Department of Education commissioner, who allegedly urged schools to ignore Trump’s executive orders, particularly on transgender sports. Libby criticized Makin’s directives, noting they conflicted with federal law and aligned with a woke agenda. She highlighted that local school boards have the authority to disregard such directives. Libby also criticized Secretary of State Shenna Bellows for partisan actions, particularly her refusal to provide voter rolls to the Department of Justice. Libby emphasized the need for voter ID to enhance trust in the system, despite Bellows’ efforts to undermine it.
Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic.
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.
