YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - MS NOW Highlights - August 20
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The Cook Political Report has shifted Texas and Iowa Senate races to toss-ups, seats that have historically been red. MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell, MS NOW White House Reporter Laura Barrón-López and Wall Street Journal Washington Coverage Chief Damian Paletta join Erielle Reshef with more details ahead of the midterms.
The Morning Joe panel discusses the Natalie Harp controversy and the Trump administration’s ‘meltdown’ reaction, even attacking a reporter’s children. The panel analysis includes Jonathan Lemire's latest piece for The Atlantic, “The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp,” details what he describes as an overreaction to the a comment made by Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, as Trump, the White House and MAGA supporters launched attacks and inadvertently ‘blew up’ the story into something much bigger.
The Trump family-backed crypto company, World Liberty Financial has reportedly received preliminary approval from a government official hand-picked by Trump himself to become an official trust bank. MS NOW's Jen Psaki has more on what she calls a "cartoonish" conflict of interest.
Last weekend, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-GA, referenced President Donald Trump's aide, Natalie Harp, in a speech and, in the days since, Joe says the White House's reaction has fueled a media frenzy. New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan report in their book “REGIME CHANGE” that Harp caught the attention of the Secret Service for letters she wrote to Trump. Since then, MS NOW reports that Harp worked at the White House for a year before receiving security clearance.
The USS Lincoln is returning back to the U.S. after a nine-month deployment. The aircraft carrier has been at the center of controversy amid reports of poor conditions onboard. Also, The New York Times reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's wife has been heavily involved in his duties at the Pentagon. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar joins Erielle Reshef to share more details.
The New York Times editorial board is out with a new series tracking 12 categories of democratic erosion in the United States, highlighting the “worrisome steps” it says President Trump has taken toward undermining American democracy. Measuring on a scale from zero to 10 — with zero representing a strong, though imperfect, democracy and 10 representing a true autocracy — the board has moved one category, “manipulating the law to stay in power,” up to Level 3. The Morning Joe panel breaks down the ominous warnings from the piece as the country heads toward the November midterms and the 2028 election.
Democrats' hope is growing as the midterm elections inch closer with some key races shifting from "lean" or "likely" to "toss-up". MS NOW Chief Political Reporter Chris Jansing, MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde, Politics Reporter for Rolling Stone Magazine Nikki McCann Ramirez and Host of Bloomberg This Weekend David Gura join Erielle Reshef to share their analysis.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the administration will reveal additional new sanctions on Iran starting Monday. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde, Politics Reporter for Rolling Stone Magazine Nikki McCann Ramirez and Host of Bloomberg This Weekend David Gura join Erielle Reshef to discuss more.
More than three decades after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis stands trial in the killing of the hip-hop legend. #foxbusiness