Matt Gagnon and Bruce discussed the decline in governance, citing Troy Jackson’s run for Maine governor and the lack of response to Biden’s perceived decline. They highlighted George Clooney’s call for Biden’s resignation and the broader decay in governance. Matt mentioned a book by Tapper where Democrats privately acknowledged concerns about Biden but did not act publicly. They also discussed Biden’s cognitive decline, supported by anecdotes from Tapper’s book and personal observations. The conversation touched on political accountability, the impact of personal integrity, and the broader societal reflection in Washington’s actions.
Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.
An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.
A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.
