Day: March 21, 2025

Maine state budget vote descends into debate over trans athletes and Laurel Libby’s censure

6:43 am March 21, 2025

The Maine state legislature voted on its biannual budget Thursday night, but the session was delayed by a prolonged debate over transgender athlete inclusion and the censure of Republican Rep. Laurel Libby. Libby, who was censured by Maine’s Democratic majority and Speaker Ryan Fecteau for a social media post identifying an underage trans athlete, proposed […]

Trump demands Supreme Court step in after federal judges block his agenda: ‘These people are Lunatics’

6:08 am March 21, 2025

President Donald Trump on Thursday called on the Supreme Court to reverse injunctions placed on his administration’s efforts to carry out mass deportations and other moves to downsize the scope of government. In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump took aim at “Radical Left Judges” for imposing injunctions on some of his […]

Secretary McMahon vows to make education ‘better’ for students so they won’t be held ‘prisoner’ in schools

5:56 am March 21, 2025

President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order Thursday at the White House to begin dismantling the Department of Education, capping a campaign promise and setting up a congressional showdown. Trump repeatedly vowed on the 2024 campaign trail to shut down the federal agency and give school power back to the states. The Education Department, however, […]

Maine universities agree to keep transgender athletes out of women’s sports after Trump admin pauses funding

5:48 am March 21, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the University of Maine System (UMS) has agreed to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep transgender athletes out of women’s sports. UMS, a network of eight public universities in Maine, was subject to a temporary pause in funding from the USDA last week during […]

McNeese State narrowly escapes Clemson after nearly blowing 24-point lead for March Madness’ first big upset

5:30 am March 21, 2025

McNeese’s upset over No. 5 Clemson was over early … until it wasn’t. The 12th-seeded Cowboys dominated Clemson for a large majority of the game on Thursday, leading by as many as 24 in the second half, but they only managed to squeak by with a 69-67 victory. Clemson could not find the bottom of […]