Chief Justice John Roberts built his reputation as an institutionalist while authoring some of the most radical expansions of executive power in modern U.S. history. Elie Mystal of The Nation puts it bluntly: “If you are a nonwhite citizen, he is the person stopping you from voting. Not Donald Trump, not Stephen Miller, not the Republican Party in the White House – it has been, and it always has been, John Roberts.” Mystal says Democrats must pursue Supreme Court expansion. “If you don’t control the Supreme Court, you control nothing.”
Chris Cuomo breaks down the Supreme Court’s latest rulings on birthright citizenship, mail-in voting, transgender athletes, and presidential power, explaining why he believes the Court is functioning better than the other two branches of government. Then, The Nation justice correspondent Elie Mystal and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli join CUOMO to debate the fight over birthright citizenship. Despite their sharp disagreements, both agree the battle is far from over. Democratic Socialists are winning primaries from New York to Colorado—but can they build a path to the White House? Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha squares off with Republican strategist Pete Seat. Political division has fueled a "silo mentality" across…
President Trump claimed this week that “hostilities have terminated” in America’s war with Iran, just as the War Powers Resolution was set to force a congressional vote on whether to continue the war. Chris Cuomo argues in his opening monologue that amid an active U.S. naval blockade and new briefings about possible renewed attacks on Iran, the president’s statement cannot be true. So is the continuation of the war without a congressional vote unconstitutional? Constitutional scholar Elie Mystal and former Trump attorney William Brennan debate. Chris Cuomo argues that a recent cable news exchange — which featured 48-year-old conservative commentator Scott Jennings snapping and cursing at 23-year-old progressive podcaster Adam…
Chris Cuomo begins with President Trump’s address to the nation on Iran, following an open letter to Americans from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that criticizes U.S. aggression and urges diplomacy. Was President Trump right when he said Pezeshkian is the “more reasonable” negotiating partner in Iran, and will Trump make good on his threat to pull America out of NATO amid this conflict? Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark and former Iranian political prisoner turned New York University professor of international relations Kian Tajbakhsh weigh in. On Wednesday, Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court. He watched the government defend his executive order…
