Matt Gagnon discusses the political dynamics surrounding a budget bill in Maine, emphasizing the need for a two-thirds majority to pass it as an emergency bill. He criticizes the Democrats for their past behavior of ignoring Republican input, leading to the current situation where they need bipartisan support. Gagnon highlights the Democrats’ hypocrisy in complaining now after years of unilateral actions. He also addresses the upcoming weather forecast, predicting multiple storms with potential snow accumulations. Additionally, he criticizes the Democrats for creating a budget gap by expanding Medicaid without proper planning, and he urges Republicans to maintain their non-cooperative stance.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing lawmakers at a congressional hearing Tuesday amid growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trump's longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an "armed conflict" with cartels.
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict" with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
