The conversation covered various topics, including personal experiences with bingo, trivia, and baseball. Matt Gagnon shared a story about impressing a young baseball fan with his knowledge. The discussion also touched on political events, including a debate involving John Baldacci and Bruce Poliquin. Upcoming guests and segments were mentioned, including George Hale and Ric Tyler on Maine politics. The conversation shifted to vacation plans, with one speaker discussing a trip to Boston and Freeport, and another noting changes in Freeport’s shopping scene, with many stores moving to Kittery.
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.
