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Thursday Calls & Topics

Matt Gagnon discussed the declining support for the “big, beautiful Bill” in the US Senate, particularly due to opposition from Elon Musk and conservative senators like Mike Crapo and Rand Paul. Crapo warned of two likely no votes, potentially derailing the legislation. Paul opposes the bill due to its $4 trillion debt ceiling increase, while Ron Johnson advocates for a smaller bill focusing on Trump tax cuts and spending cuts. Gagnon criticized the bill’s economic impact, highlighting the CBO’s flawed revenue projections and the growing federal deficit, which he argued was exacerbated by Trump’s policies.

Local Headlines

7 hours ago in Local

Maine Wood Carvers Grow Worrisome of Dying Craft

Wood carvers in Maine are worried that their historical craft is on the decline.

13 hours ago in Local

Missing Hancock County Woman Found Safe

Hancock County deputies say Alison Macleod suffers from cognitive issues.

21 hours ago in Local

Otisfield Man Charged After Woman Shot in Hand

Oxford County deputies say they were called to a report of a person who had been shot.

National Headlines

3 days ago in National

States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

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.

3 days ago in National

Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

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.

4 days ago in National

Trump backs off planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after talking to the mayor

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.

4 days ago in National

Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists

The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.