Democrats are already taking issue with how Attorney General Todd Blanche is handling his position after Blanche instituted a new policy that expands President Trump’s executive privilege. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Alex Witt to discuss this and alarming developments around ICE.
President Trump said Sunday he instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" U.S. military exercises with South Korea. The big picture: Trump wrote on Truth Social that South Korea declined his request to help the U.S. denuclearize Iran and cited his "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
The U.S. military is moving an aircraft carrier out of the Southern Pacific theater to relieve the USS Lincoln, where troop morale is taking a hit during an extended deployment. Former Under Secretary of State and MS NOW Political Analyst Rick Stengel joins Alex Witt to discuss this and the state of negotiations in the Iran war.
Democrats are seeking accountability from the Trump administration, and although the idea of impeaching President Trump again has come up, many lawmakers are tabling the measure in favor of other priorities. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), member of the House Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, joins Alex Witt to weigh in on this, the affordability crisis, and more.
President Trump is staring down the barrel of dwindling poll numbers as time ticks down to the midterms, giving Republicans much to consider in vulnerable districts. MS NOW Political Analyst Molly Jong-Fast and Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens join Alex Witt to discuss this, Trump trolling over a 3rd term in office, the political future of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NJ), and more.
The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has flared up in the thick of the justices’ summer recess. President Trump is urging the justices to revive his mail ballot restrictions and allow White House ballroom construction to resume. It again puts the high court in the hot seat after its string of key rulings on other aspects of [...]
"We have to let a president feel like he can have frank conversations with individuals and get honest feedback about running this country without the risk of being used by him and others, like what you just heard in a way that's inappropriate," Blanche said.
During an interview on “The Hill Sunday,” the former Alabama senator said Republicans are “preaching to their own choir” when they call Democrats socialists and communists.
‘The fact is that young people in America today, the ones that are in college, think about their lives’
State of the Union: The move comes after reports of mental health and supply struggles aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The post Iran War Day 170: U.S. Pulls Last Aircraft Carrier Out of Western Pacific for Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump’s decision to send the USS George Washington to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East will leave the western Pacific without a U.S. aircraft carrier. The swap comes after reports of mental health and supply issues aboard the Lincoln, which had been at sea for more than 200 days without a port call. Several service members had reportedly attempted to jump overboard. U.S. Central Command commander Adm. Brad Cooper visited the Lincoln Saturday, releasing a statement in which he referred to the crew as a “strong team of high-achieving Americans standing tall with immense, justified pride in everything they accomplished.” The U.S. and Iran appear set to blow through the original timeline for…Open