Aaron Chadbourne, sitting in for Matt, discussed the vulnerabilities of Hannah Pingree’s administration, particularly in addressing child deaths in state care. He emphasized the need for gubernatorial candidates to address Maine’s budget deficit, DHHS failures, and rising energy costs. Dave criticized civil unrest in Los Angeles and supported Trump’s actions. Aaron speculated on foreign influence in U.S. protests. He analyzed Elon Musk’s recent comments on Trump, suggesting Musk sought access to rare earth minerals from China. Mike Bloomberg’s endorsement of Andrew Cuomo was criticized. The show also touched on local election results and upcoming events, including a housing shortage discussion.
The Democratic National Committee head has decided not to publish a formal assessment of the party's defeat that returned Donald Trump to power and gave Republicans complete control in Washington.
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation's capital, killing 67 people.
Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
