Author John Grisham has published more than 50 consecutive No. 1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly 50 languages. Best known for his legal fiction, he is now taking on the spy genre with his very first espionage thriller. Grisham joins Morning Joe to discuss his new novel, "The French Illusion," which tells the story of an American couple kidnapped during their honeymoon in Paris and the disturbing pattern uncovered by the agents investigating the case.
The Department of Justice filed a misconduct claim against Minnesota judges because they spoke to The New York Times about the Trump Administration's immigration cases. MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian has more details. Former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Feinberg joins Alicia Menendez to share his reaction.
President Trump baselessly claimed the growing backlash to A.I. is a Democratic hoax. MS NOW White House Laura Barrón-López, former FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Feinberg and former CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta join Alicia Menendez to discuss more.
A former Cornell student alleges she was gang-raped by seven men at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024 after being plied with alcohol and drugs. When she originally reported the incident, the university says it conducted a Title IX investigation. The student is now alleging the school failed to protect her. New York Governor Kathy Hochul is now calling for an independent review of the case. Tompkins County, New York District Attorney Matthew Van Houten joins Peter Alexander to explain more on the case.
Pulitzer-Prize winning New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses why choosing to send her daughter, Najya, to predominantly Black, under-resourced public schools has sparked so much controversy. “My child was not sacrificed,” she said. “I deeply reject that framing. Did my child bear some sacrifices? Absolutely.” Hannah-Jones believed her upper-middle class family could use their resources to help improve the schools they sent Najya to. “We need to feel, I think, an obligation to each other. I will never be regretful that I cared about more than just my child, and neither will my husband.”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined Peter Alexander to share her reaction to the exchange between Sen. Eric Schmitt and Jack Smith at Tuesday's hearing where the GOP senator confused sports teams.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) joins Peter Alexander to discuss the New York legislature considering changes to the state's sexual assault laws and to react to the Israel-bound flight that was diverted after a violent altercation in the cockpit.
A Doordash driver who was shot in the back by an ice agent in Texas made his first court appearance yesterday, after federal prosecutors charged him with assaulting an officer. Prosecutors allege the driver's side window of Wilber Garces Perez’s car struck the ICE agent in the torso when the 28-year-old from Venezuela tried to flee immigration officials earlier this month. Other witness accounts from that day say it was ICE who sideswiped Garces Perez's vehicle. MS NOW’s David Noriega joins Morning Joe live from Austin where he spoke to Garces Perez’s legal team. The District Attorney for Travis County, Texas –which includes the city of Austin— José Garza, also joined the show. Garza is conducting an investigation with Austin…
A former Cornell student alleges she was gang-raped by seven men at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024 after being plied with alcohol and drugs. When she originally reported the incident, the university says it conducted a Title IX investigation. The student is now alleging the school failed to protect her. New York Governor Kathy Hochul is now calling for an independent review of the case. Tompkins County, New York District Attorney Matthew Van Houten joins Peter Alexander to explain more on the case.
