Donald Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting just months before the midterm elections isn’t just politically consequential, it’s logistically infeasible. This week, a federal whistleblower exposed the USPS’ new “rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed” ballot portal, a project reminiscent of previous federal tech implementation shortfallings. “The question is, is it malevolence, or is it incompetence?” said David Kligerman, the attorney representing the whistleblower.
Rep. Jason Crow, an Army veteran who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Donald Trump’s lack of a strategy for ending his war in Iran and what Rep. Crow calls the “incompetence” of the Trump administration for putting service members, like the 5,000 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, at risk.
AI:Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s attempt at fixing a pothole has devolved into a public relations disaster, exposing the profound incompetence and performative nature of the city's leadership. Instead of addressing the systemic infrastructure decay plaguing Los Angeles, Bass engaged in a hollow theatrical stunt designed for optics rather than actual results, further highlighting a government more focused on bureaucratic ineptitude than maintaining basic civic duties.Open
Veteran CBS News correspondent Scott Pelley was fired this week following a heated confrontation with the new executive producer of "60 Minutes," Nick Bilton. In a statement obtained by the Washington Post and other outlets, Pelley accused "new management" at CBS of instructing him to "inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story," and that "incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc." NewsNation's Laura Ingle joins "NewsNation Live" to discuss the reasoning for Pelley's firing and his response. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for…