The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as President Donald Trump's administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence
MS NOW exclusively reports that a Department of Justice whistleblower is telling Congress the Trump administration predetermined the outcomes of its antisemitism investigations into Harvard, Columbia and Brown University. MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian joins Stephanie Ruhle to share more details.
President Trump continues to say that Iran wants to make a deal to end the war and that the U.S. has control over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the president downplayed concerns about the conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Stephanie Ruhle with more details and analysis.
On Morning Joe, Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-CA, says there’s “no credibility” to recent attacks from the GOP that Democratic candidates are communists. He calls the Republican strategy “desperate,” saying: “they’re trying to latch on to anything” amid an unpopular war in Iran and a White House struggling with low approval ratings.
An early glimpse of a pivotal Senate race, heated primaries on a newly redrawn congressional map, and a special election to replace Eric Swalwell will be in the spotlight on Tuesday.
It is the most sought-after weapon in the world, but sits idle, in a cornfield, its cannisters empty, last fired 10 weeks ago. The US-made Patriot interceptor is the focus of a global supply crunch as dozens of countries scramble to reinforce their defense systems. It is one of the few weapons that can take down ballistic missiles, in a Gulf torn up by the war with Iran, and especially here, in Ukraine, savaged by Moscow’s near-nightly surge in attacks that made July the deadliest month for civilians since May 2022. CNN was the first media outlet to be given access to a Patriot on Ukrainian territory so Ukrainian officials could reveal one fact: the country has pretty much run out of interceptors. CNN agreed not to reveal details of the…