MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell describes how the Supreme Court ruling allowing Trump, for now, to restrict mail-in ballots “is as willfully naive and childish as that first sentence” which could only have been written by “the Natalie Harp's of the Supreme Court - the believers that Donald Trump can do no wrong.”
President Trump launched the U.S. into a new trade war with Canada, imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Trump wants Canada to "negotiate in good faith.” In response, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada was at war with the U.S. and lamented that “America has changed” and promised “dollar for dollar” retaliation. MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard provides more context on how Canada was “the top importer of American goods” prior to 2024. Plus, Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, joins The Weeknight to discuss how Trump's escalating trade war with Canada could cost American…
Stephanie Ruhle breaks down why she believes Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada is “uniquely stupid.”
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes reacts to the Trump administration's demand for private voter information.
Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Aug. 24th broadcast.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott once courted tech companies to build data centers in his state, but now he’s pivoting as the backlash comes for Republicans. Pat Garofalo joins The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi to discuss why data centers have become bad policy and bad politics.
“This was so dumb.” Univ. of Michigan Professor Justin Wolfers says President Trump’s failure to make a trade deal and persistent calls to make Canada the 51st state, has not only angered Canadians, “he's hurt you and I and all of the viewers in order to be really good at social media.”
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell details the latest news on Donald Trump's revived trade war with America's closest ally, Canada.
The judge denied the mistrial motion but struck what he called “absolutely inappropriate” religious testimony.
Whether Clancy was suffering from depression or had psychosis when she killed her children emerged as a key point Monday.