NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Voters Head to the Polls on Either End of the Country
Also, it’s crunch time for U.S.-Canada trade. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Ossoff getting under Trump's skin? WH concerned about Natalie Harp getting more attention: Haberman
President Trump's allies are tearing into Senator Jon Ossoff for invoking Natalie Harp's name. New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman joins Katy Tur to explain more on Harp's background and role in the White House.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Does anyone in the Trump White House have a real plan for Iran?
President Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is "open and operating." Trump also says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran. This comes as a ship was attacked. Katy Tur shares more on the White House's handling of the conflict.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Israel defends strike on Syria as U.S. frustration with Bibi grows
Israel told the Trump administration its recent attack on a Syrian airbase was aimed at preventing a Turkish military buildup in the area, U.S. and Israeli officials said. Why it matters: The unusual strike exacerbated tensions in the region between three close U.S. partners, just as the Trump administration is trying to prevent further escalation. - Trump sees his approach to Ahmed al-Sharaa's government in Syria as a foreign policy achievement. Trump is also very close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Israel is a close U.S. ally, but Trump's relations with Netanyahu have grown more tense in recent months. - The aggressive move by Israel frustrated White House and senior U.S. officials. But it also exposed again that the…
Israel told the Trump administration its recent attack on a Syrian airbase was aimed at preventing a Turkish military buildup in the area, U.S. and Israeli officials said. Why it matters: The unusual strike exacerbated tensions in the region between three close U.S. partners, just as the Trump administration is trying to prevent further escalation. - Trump sees his approach to Ahmed al-Sharaa's government in Syria as a foreign policy achievement. Trump is also very close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Israel is a close U.S. ally, but Trump's relations with Netanyahu have grown more tense in recent months. - The aggressive move by Israel frustrated White House and senior U.S. officials. But it also exposed again that the…Open
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Why is Trump so obsessed with stopping mail-in voting when he himself does it?
President Trump is taking his election agenda to the Supreme Court. Despite calling mail-in voting fraudulent, Trump voted in Florida's Republican primary by mail. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman, Creator of The Circus Mark McKinnon and ProPublica Reporter Jen Fifield join Katy Tur to weigh in.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - See why Elon Musk's AI power plant is SPARKING OUTRAGE
Elon Musk’s controversial chatbot, Grok, is notorious for polluting the “cloud” with sexual deepfakes and racist content. But in the Memphis metropolitan area, it’s under fire for literally polluting the air. Grok’s “supercomputer” is located in massive data centers on the Tennessee-Mississippi border, powered by dozens of gas-burning turbines emitting harmful particulate matter linked to asthma, lung cancer and heart attacks. In April, the NAACP sued xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech, claiming the fleet of turbines violates the Clean Air Act, by taking advantage of a loophole of sorts: Because their turbines are technically on wheels, Mississippi law considers them “portable” and not subject to permitting constraints,…
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - While the war with Iran continues, Defense Secy. Hegseth is on the campaign trail
While there is seemingly no end in sight for the war with Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Iowa to campaign for a Republican candidate. Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling, Executive Editor of The Nation John Nichols and New York Times Opinion Contributing Writer Molly Jong-Fast join Katy Tur to discuss.
NYTIMES (Ernesto Londoño) - Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent
A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.
NYTIMES (Eli Tan and Hamed Aleaziz) - ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job
The agency joins a growing number of workplaces and groups to ban Meta’s devices, which have spurred privacy concerns.
NYTIMES (Mark Arsenault and Alan Blinder) - Trump Officials Ignored Their Own University Investigations, Lawyer Says
A former Justice Department lawyer says Trump administration leaders ignored findings that elite schools, including Brown and Columbia, hadn’t broken the law as they pressed them into deals.