Dr. Jerome Adams joins Morning Joe to discuss President Trump’s executive order making sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine recommendations. Dr. Adams – who served as U.S. Surgeon general in Trump’s first term – has criticized the president’s changes, while also pointing out it comes in the middle of one of the worst measles outbreaks in the country.
Axios’ Jim VandeHei tells Morning Joe that, going back, President Donald Trump’s position on immigration “was brilliant” for its ability to “read the American people.” But today, with pressure from the White House to increase deportation numbers, ICE is aggressively detaining immigrants embedded in American society — something that makes citizens uneasy. He characterizes the present situation as an “insane misjudgment” on the part of the White House. (edited)
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to stalking charges tied to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , per multiple reports . Why it matters: Mangione was facing a potential life sentence if convicted in a federal trial, and the guilty plea could mean his lawyers ask to dismiss separate state charges, including second-degree murder . - Mangione's legal team has argued that charging him in both federal and state courts constituted double jeopardy, a legal protection that prevents a person from being charged twice for the same offense. - His trial over the two charges — interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death — was scheduled…
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to stalking charges tied to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , per multiple reports . Why it matters: Mangione was facing a potential life sentence if convicted in a federal trial, and the guilty plea could mean his lawyers ask to dismiss separate state charges, including second-degree murder . - Mangione's legal team has argued that charging him in both federal and state courts constituted double jeopardy, a legal protection that prevents a person from being charged twice for the same offense. - His trial over the two charges — interstate stalking resulting in death and stalking through use of interstate facilities resulting in death — was scheduled…Open
Exclusive surveillance video may shed new light on the Houston ICE shooting and death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. MS NOW’s @ Rosa Flores tracks the critical minute before the fatal encounter, raising new questions about the training and tactics used by federal agents. MS NOW reached out to DHS for comment on this reporting and has not heard back.
Army veteran and Congressional Democratic candidate Cait Conley of New York joins Morning Joe to discuss her campaign to unseat Republican Congressman Mike Lawler in the race for New York’s 17th Congressional District in November. Conely criticizes Lawler for claiming to be a moderate Republican while “falling in line” with President Trump. Conely also discusses the crisis involving the USS Lincoln.
The Italian military police said that art collectively valued at more than $10 million had been found five months after being taken in a nighttime heist near Parma.
The president has been focused on the race since the death of Lindsey Graham in July. Ms. Graham, the late senator’s sister, is competing against Representative Ralph Norman in a runoff on Aug. 25.