Jackie DeFusco

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie DeFusco

A WEEKS-LONG FEUD BETWEEN MAINE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CULMINATED INSIDE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TODAY WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS LAWSUIT. THE OUTCOME COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE RIPPLE EFFECTS FOR TRANS ATHLETES WELL BEYOND MAINE'S BORDERS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION -- TURNING UP THE PRESSURE ON A PUSH TO BAN TRANSGENDER ATHLETES FROM WOMEN'S SPORTS. <ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: "MAINE'S LEADERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO COMPLY AT EVERY TURN SO NOW WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie DeFusco

I WAS IN THAT PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING WHEN ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI SAID MAINE'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS VIOLATING FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW BY ALLOWING TRANSGENDER ATHLETES TO PLAY IN WOMEN'S SPORTS. SHE ANNOUNCED THE LAWSUIT -- SURROUNDED BY FEMALE ATHLETES WHO HAVE SPOKEN OUT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. "IF ONE YOUNG WOMAN IS IN JEOPARDY, ONE, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR US TO STANDING UP HERE.

1 week ago | wdsu.com | Jackie DeFusco

School meal programs say policy changes under the Trump administration could further strain already tight budgets. President Donald Trump’s global tariffs could raise prices on a range of foreign products. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling federal funding aimed at increasing locally grown options in school cafeterias.

1 week ago | wdsu.com | Jackie DeFusco

The United States and Iran are holding high-level talks Saturday in Oman focused on Tehran’s nuclear program. Experts say the first high-level talks in a decade come as Iran is closer than ever to a workable weapon. “I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country, but they can't have a nuclear weapon, and we're negotiating with them on Saturday,” President Donald Trump told reporters Friday night.

2 weeks ago | wdsu.com | Marissa Mizroch |Jackie DeFusco

President Donald Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals "very shortly," in what could be the next phase of his sweeping overhaul of global trade. Supporters argue reducing America’s reliance on foreign suppliers is critical for national security, but others fear steep tariffs could drive up prices for patients.