NYTIMES (Jack Healy) - A California County Eyes a New Hire: Tina Peters, the Election Denier
The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.
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The top elections official in Shasta County offered a job to Ms. Peters, a Trump supporter who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in Colorado.
Mario Fernandez Saldana’s trial has begun in Florida, where prosecutors say he was part of an elaborate murder-for-hire plot in the 2022 killing of Jared Bridegan. CNN’s Isabel Rosales reports.
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States would reduce military exercises with key regional ally South Korea, just hours before they were due to get underway, citing his positive relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s lack of assistance with Iran. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald…
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The appearance for Representative Zach Nunn was another departure from previous norms for the defense secretary, whose predecessors kept a greater distance from politics.
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The Weeknight hosts break down Attorney General Todd Blanche’s claim that there is nothing wrong with a president weaponizing the DOJ.
The number of big retail and gig app employees receiving SNAP and Medicaid soared between 2020 and 2025, according to a Government Accountability Office study. Matt Stoller argues it's essentially wealth extraction by the rich, saying "The biggest welfare cheats are by far big corporations.” Plus, while Trump's Justice Department targets small-scale fraud cases, his administration is finding ways to drop charges against crime-committing corporations. MS NOW’s Ari Melber delivers a special report on the tech boom, deregulation and the MAGA allies reshaping AI and media.
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it is investigating Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) over allegations of sexual misconduct. Why it matters: Gomez is the latest House member to face scrutiny over alleged sexual misconduct amid a string of incidents that have prompted calls to tighten Congress' rules. - Gomez said in a statement that he's made "personal mistakes outside my marriage," but said his actions were "consensual" and did not violate the law or House Ethics rules. - "I take full responsibility and have committed myself to working through the pain privately with my wife and family. I sought professional assistance to help re-center and heal my relationships and move forward with honesty, transparency, and…
"Everything is much more expensive on the daily." MS NOW's Nnamdi Egwuonwu spoke with Georgia voters about the ongoing affordability crisis.
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As the 60-day "ceasefire" with Iran expires, new reports detail the terrible conditions facing thousands of crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln stationed in the region. MS NOW Pentagon reporter Priya Sridhar joins The Weeknight with the latest reporting on the naval ship's conditions.
MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports on The Atlantic’s “The End of Reading Is Here” and what the decline of reading could mean for culture, politics and society.
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