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Dramatic recent advances by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the seizure of a strategically important island in the Red Sea, have dealt another blow to a region reeling from the US war with Iran and exacerbated an already severe global energy crisis. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.
Trump said the update was being made at the request of the U.S. military.
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
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Salman Rushdie, the award-winning author who went into hiding for almost a decade after Iran’s supreme leader called for his killing over his novel “The Satanic Verses,” reflects on censorship and the state of free expression in America. Rushdie was stabbed more than a dozen times on stage in 2022 before giving a speech and was left blind in one eye.
President Trump barred MS NOW, CNN and Politico journalists from the White House after accusing the outlets of publishing “negative” and “fake” news. Peter Alexander says it’s because Trump ‘cannot handle the truth’ amid falling polls.
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The primaries are done. The nominees are locked in. And early voting is underway in some states. That means the midterm election season has entered the home stretch and there are already some clues as to which party has the advantage in the final 44 days, especially when it comes to voter turnout. MS NOW’s Kabir Khanna is at the big board to dig into some of the latest polls.
Recent polls show voters are increasingly frustrated with President Trump’s handling of the economy, ramping up pressure on Republicans with less than two months until election day. Plus, Vice President JD Vance pleaded with voters to give Republicans “another chance" in November’s midterm elections. Michigan Rep. Haley Steven joins "The Weekend" to discuss.
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Michigan Rep. Haley Stevensblasted President Trump’s economic policies after Vice President JD Vance pleaded with voters to give Republicans “another chance" in November’s midterm elections. Recent polls show voters are increasingly frustrated with President Trump’s handling of the economy, ramping up pressure on Republicans with less than two months until election day.
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"This is not normal. This is not business as usual. What's happening right now is different." MS NOW's Peter Alexander reacts after Trump barred reporters from MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from entering the White House.
Rachel Maddow on Trump's press ban: "This is not an American way to conduct yourself in leadership."