Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse tells MS NOW’s Lawrence O'Donnell that Donald Trump jumped on a Kennedy Center board meeting call where the members voted for a measure, not on the original agenda, to "inscribe" Trump's name on the Kennedy Center.
Jen Psaki criticizes the priorities of outgoing Donald Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt for avoiding good faith engagement with real reporters' questions while elevating Trump sycophants.
Morale is on the decline and living conditions have been deteriorating aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as it approaches its ninth month of deployment. Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton joins guest host Catherine Rampell on The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi to talk about holding the Trump administration accountable for its handling of the war with Iran.
The New York Times' Maggie Haberman reports that President Trump spends 70% of his brainpower on vanity projects, and digital journalist Aaron Parnas tells MS Now’s Catherine Rampell that Americans should follow the money: “Where is the money coming from? And is there something there? Because ultimately, I think at the end of the day, these vanity projects are covering up for something a lot more sinister behind the scenes.”
Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Aug. 13th broadcast.
By Silvio Canto, Jr. It’s apparent that without his extraordinary investigative skills and Dr. Watson’s medical knowledge, they’ll never figure out what a woman is.
By H. Sterling Burnett The polls show that climate change will not be a factor in this election, just as it hasn’t been in any recent election.
By Robyn Dolgin Do they really want to hurt him?
By Noel S. Williams AOC has debilitating daddy issues. She also has malevolent mental issues. In fact, the former often exacerbates the latter.
By Naomi Brockwell A government that can watch everyone can, in time, control everyone.