Wednesday’s event in Quantico, Virginia, occurs a year to the day after the defense secretary gave a highly partisan lecture to the military’s generals and admirals.
A Federal Reserve inspector general said there was no criminal wrongdoing by former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in the renovation of the Federal Reserve's office in Washington, DC. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin joins Alicia Menendez to share more details.
Author Malcolm Gladwell has written multiple New York Times bestsellers about the complexities of society and human behavior. Now, he is tackling his next topic: the epidemic of gun violence in America, which he calls the most urgent moral dilemma of our time. Gladwell joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book, "The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic."
Republicans are calling out President Trump for his taxpayer-funded ads that promote himself. Senators say DHS has tapped $20 million for the ads. MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell has the latest from Capitol Hill. Managing Editor for The Bulwark Sam Stein, former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance and Democratic strategist and pollster Cornell Belcher join Alicia Menendez to weigh in.
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.