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Matt Gagnon discusses his three-month-old son’s behavior and expresses relief that he is easy-going, contrasting him with his previous children. He then shifts to political topics, including judicial decisions related to Trump administration policies, such as the deportation of Venezuelan gang members and the firing of Democratic FTC commissioners. Gagnon criticizes the Trump administration’s actions, arguing that while he agrees with some of Trump’s policies, he emphasizes the importance of adhering to the rule of law and the dangers of ignoring it. He warns against a slippery slope where political actions supersede legal ones, potentially leading to the destruction of the Republic.

Local Headlines

25 minutes ago in Local

Pickup Truck Goes Through Ice at Moosehead Lake

Fresh

A total of 7 Lisbon Fire Department personnel assisted on the scene.

55 minutes ago in Local

A Cars Drives Off the Road, Goes into the Sabattus River in Lisbon

Fresh

The driver sustained only minor injuries.

9 hours ago in Local

South Portland residents raise concerns about declining air quality near petroleum tanks

A recent report by the Maine DEP found that air samples near the tanks measured drastically higher than the area's normal background levels in terms of toxic chemicals.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

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.

2 days ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

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.

2 days ago in National

Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

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.

3 days ago in National

Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties

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.