At an Atlanta rally Sunday, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-GA, jabbed at President Donald Trump, telling the crowd that, amid pressing international concerns, the president is sleeping through meetings, golfing and trading stocks. POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin breaks down the moment, telling Morning Joe that Ossoff, a documentarian, has mastered the art of generating viral video clips.
A severe storm in Colorado dropped heavy rain and hail that combined into towering mounds. Snowplow crews were called in to clear the hail-covered roads in Douglas County.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" planned joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
US President Donald Trump threatened today to attack Oman if it interferes with US efforts in the Strait of Hormuz, as the conflict with Iran continues and a two-month window for peace talks expires without a clear path to end the war. Trump’s comments come as the 60-day window for peace talks between the US and Iran, agreed to in June, closed Monday without any concrete plans announced for the war to end. Meanwhile, Iran said Monday that its talks with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz are complex but continuing. CNN's Betsy Klein reports from the White House and former George W. Bush aide Michael Allen, CNN political and national security analyst David Sanger and former US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland break down…
Ironically, the Syrian judge who sentenced President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia last week was himself sentenced to death by the same regime years earlier. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan defected from the Ministry of Justice in 2013 joining the judicial bodies of the opposition. CNN’s Paula Hancocks has more.
Paramount is pushing for a settlement in its case brought by 12 states' attorneys general over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) joins Peter Alexander to discuss more on the lawsuit.
President Trump wants the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. Meanwhile, a top U.S. commander acknowledged reports of low morale and disturbing conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, joins Peter Alexander to discuss the latest developments from the Middle East.