Publisher of The Bulwark and host of 'The Focus Group' podcast Sarah Longwell joins Morning Joe to discuss her new book, “How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time.” Longwell describes the book as both a message of hope and an urgent call to action. It explores exactly how we got here –our current political reality– and what Sarah says ‘we must build next’ in terms of constructing a new “modern pro-democracy” political movement while leaving MAGA behind.
President Trump is reportedly angling to increase his involvement in Republican campaigns as the midterms approach. But as Trump ramps up his campaign trail efforts, some GOP candidates are concerned that an appearance by the president—whose poll numbers have recently declined—could actually hurt their campaigns rather than help them. Joe discusses with the Morning Joe panel why he thinks Trump is the 'worst messenger' for Republican candidates hoping to win in November.
President Trump's Energy Secretary Chris Wright says a nuclear deal may not happen anytime soon. Retired Four-Star U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey, Managing Editor at The Bulwark Sam Stein and Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Jeff Mason join Stephanie Ruhle to weigh in on the latest developments.
The Republican National Committee has organized a two-day midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9 and 10, featuring keynote speeches by President Trump and Vice President Vance. #gop #midterms #trump #vance
California Post opinion editor Joel Pollak joins Cheryl Casone to discuss Mayor Karen Bass being pressed on Los Angeles homelessness spending, President Donald Trump's tax incentives for Hollywood and Governor Gavin Newsom's progressive bills.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, undermining the stability of Germany's political establishment.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has achieved a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, undermining the stability of Germany’s political establishment . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD ) party made a major advance in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state elections, winning 44 percent of the vote and more than doubling its support from the previous election, although it fell short of the supermajority it had sought. Chancellor (Prime Minister) Friedrich Merz said the result had shaken his notionally center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, formerly led by migrant crisis architect Angela Merkel , “to its very foundations,” calling it his party’s most serious election defeat in decades and…Open
