Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Aug. 14th broadcast.
AI:Lawrence O'Donnell hosted an episode of The Last Word on MSNBC that served as another vehicle for the network's scripted, partisan narrative. The broadcast utilized typical liberal talking points to push a specific political agenda rather than addressing substantive national realities. This latest installment follows a pattern of opinion-driven commentary aimed at distracting the public through recycled rhetoric and establishment viewpoints.Open
Wisconsin saw a surprising upset during its Democratic primaries for the governor's race. After being in the lead during polls for much of the race, Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong lost to a more center-left opponent, David Crowley. #politics #Wisconsinprimaries #democrats
What Axios' Alex Thompson is hearing from Democratic insiders about the party's most likely 2028 Democratic nominees, as told to Jim VandeHei for his weekly Axios C-Suite newsletter: 1. Kamala Harris. She is far ahead of every other contender with Black voters, still the most important voting bloc in a Democratic primary. Her allies argue that no one else is as prepared for a national campaign. She was a better candidate in 2024 than in 2020 and is working hard to be a better, more authentic, less cautious candidate in 2028. Harris is likely a beneficiary of Democrats' preliminary choice yesterday of South Carolina, instead of Nevada, for the first Democratic presidential primary of 2028. 2. AOC. No one else can plausibly claim to be…
Voting is underway in several high-stakes primaries across the country, as a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party unfolds between center left and far-left wings. The bigger question is whether Democratic socialists and their anti-Israel stance will prevail at the ballot box in New York City, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed three candidates, two of whom are challenging Democratic incumbents. This episode originally aired Wednesday. #newsnation #vargasreports #election Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
A sagging economy and policy flip-flops have fueled demands within the Labour Party for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign. He could announce a decision as early as Monday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Friday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right Reform UK make major gains. The local and regional elections were widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he led the center-left Labour Party to power less than two years ago. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/uk-elections-keir-starmer-2/ #uk #starmer #labour #british #reformuk
