NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - Geography Is Power
We look at Yemen’s Houthi militia.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Russian spy satellites may be helping Iran hit US targets in the Gulf
Fourteen Russian spy satellites moved over a US military base in Saudi Arabia two days before a devastating attack by Iran. The timing and sequencing of the spacecraft gave them access to a large spectrum of data which, US officials and international intelligence sources say, helped Tehran conduct some of its most precise attacks against American assets. CNN's Tamara Qiblawi reports.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'STAGGERING: Joe SLAMS Trump over stock trades reporting
President Trump has made more stock trades than all members of Congress combined since returning to office. That’s according to a Bloomberg review of financial disclosures. Bloomberg reports that Trump and his money managers made more than 28,000 trades in the 17 months between his second inauguration and June of this year. That compares with about 22,000 trades reported by members of Congress. The numbers come as Republicans push a ban on congressional stock trading, but the legislation does not apply to the president. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest reporting.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Ossoff: Trump has too many conflicts of interest to be trusted on A.I.
Senator Jon Ossoff talks with Jen Psaki about why Donald Trump cannot be trusted to act on A.I. with the best interests of the American people at heart, and what steps need to be taken to ensure that Congress can make good policy about this fast-developing technology.
NYTIMES (Maria Varenikova, Cassandra Vinograd and Nataliia Novosolova) - A Corruption Case Spawns Memes and Indignation Among Ukrainians
A colorful undercover recording draws attention in a country worried that graft threatens the war effort, and its future.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Lawrence: Only Trump could deliver Kash Patel’s bestiality madness into a Senate hearing room
“Donald Trump has been lowering hiring standards all over the government, beginning with his Cabinet,” argues MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell as he examines FBI Director Kash Patel’s Senate testimony and why he says it is “sad and dangerous that we have an ignorant clown as an FBI director.”
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Ali Velshi at the Big Board with a Texas race to watch
Why Texas's 34th congressional district is a toss-up race in the upcoming midterms and a real test for Republicans with Latino voters.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Psaki: Trump does not sound like he knows what A.I. is
Jen Psaki shares video of Donald Trump talking about artificial intelligence in a way that suggests he may not actually know what he's talking about.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Kirk's family signals intent to sue, alleges 'stunning failures' led to assassination
The family of Charlie Kirk alleges that a "series of stunning failures and reckless decisions" by Utah Valley University led to the conservative activist's assassination.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - WATCH: Dolly Parton honored in corn mazes across the US
ABC News' Danny New shows how the late singer's likeness is gracing corn mazes across North America.