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NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott about the with Iran and the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who have had their U.S. visa revoked.
Fully self-driving cars for hire have been hailed as the technology of the future for years now. That future has finally arrived -- but only in some cities.
| Keywords | robotaxisautonomous-vehiclesride-hailingself-driving-carstechnologyurban-mobilitytransportationdriverlessinnovationtech-trendsfuture-of-transportsmart-citiesautomation |
After eight years, Florida is getting a new governor. Amid the final weekend of early voting in Florida’s primary, MS NOW reporter Laura Haefeli asked voters what they want from the next person in the state’s top job.
The Trump administration is hand-picking who defends unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation, including awarding a multimillion dollar contract to a group led by a former senior ICE official. "They hope it will be a rubber stamp on these deportations,” says Lindsay Toczylowski of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center. Many of these children are "abused, neglected or trafficked," adds Bridget Cambria, co-founder of Aldea-the People’s Justice Center. She warns that stripping them of lawyers they trust amounts to "compounded trauma."
This week’s deal for the Los Angeles Lakers, which valued the team at a record $12.5 billion, was the latest in a pattern of skyrocketing prices.
A national bank regulator granted a wing of the Trump family's crypto business conditional approval to establish a bank charter, opening the door for larger clients.
Families of the U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Lincoln are speaking out about the conditions being reported on board the vessel. President Trump said Friday that despite spending several months at sea, he thinks the deployment has been “not nearly long enough.” Retired U.S. Army Captain Allison Jaslow and President of Elevation Global Strategies Kevin Baron join Alex Witt to share their insights on this and more.
New concerns are surfacing over President Trump’s personal profiteering from the presidency and the Trump family’s business dealings. Former Trump White House Attorney Ty Cobb joins Alex Witt to discuss this and why a new DOJ policy protecting communication between Trump and his private advisers isn’t supported by the Constitution.
Moderates and progressives are both seeing victories in Democratic primaries, raising questions as to how big the Democratic party’s tent can get. Former Special Assistant to President Biden, Meghan Hays, and former senior advisor to the Harris-Walz 2024 Campaign Adrienne Elrod join Alex Witt to discuss this and more.
| Keywords | democratprogressivismmoderateprimary-electiondemocratic-partypolitical-discoursemeghan-haysadrienne-elrodmedia-narrativepolitical-strategyus-politicscoalitionelection-cyclemsnbc |
After the death of a third ICE detainee at a detention facility in New Jersey, lawmakers and activists are raising urgent questions on the treatment of those caught up in President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joins Alex Witt to share her thoughts on this, her re-election bid, and more.
| Keywords | trumpdeportationiceanalilia-mejiademocratmass-deportationimmigrationborder-securityhumanitarian-crisisnew-jerseyhomeland-securitypropagandaus-newspoliticsdetention-facility |