Matt Gagnon and Mike Soboleski discussed the Maine legislature’s response to the Trump administration’s demands for compliance with Title IX, particularly regarding transgender athletes. Soboleski criticized the Democrats for deflecting issues and not addressing the Maine Human Rights Act, which he believes unfairly manipulates children. He proposed a bill to remove gender identity from the Act. Gagnon highlighted the misinterpretation of the Act by the Mills administration. They also debated the recent state budget, noting a significant increase in funding for certain programs and criticizing the Democrats for fiscal irresponsibility, including overfunding the unemployment insurance trust fund and allocating excessive funds to climate action programs.
Matt speaks with Security Analyst Josh Filler. Josh Filler is an attorney and former New York City, White House, and Department of Homeland Security official. Josh Filler works with law enforcement and other public safety agencies across the country on homeland security and emergency preparedness issues.
he U.S. stock market is pulling back from its record heights as Wall Street sifts through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths.
China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday.
The Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have a "substantial illegal purpose" — a move that could cut off some teachers, doctors and other public workers from federal loan cancellation.
