Dolly Parton was well known for her music and iconic fashion, but she was also a successful businesswoman and a generous philanthropist. She began ‘The Dollywood Foundation’ in 1988 and launched her ‘Imagination Library’ program in 1995, inspired by her father, who never learned to read or write. The program has donated more than 330 million books to children across the country. President & Chair of The Dollywood Foundation, Jeff Conyers, joins Morning Joe to discuss the program and all the other ways Parton’s legacy stretched well beyond her music career.
The family of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse fatally shot in January by Customs and Border Patrol agents during an immigration raid in Minneapolis, sat down for an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that aired on “Good Morning America.” Pretti’s mother, Susan, says “no one has given us the complete truth” about her son’s death, and no one has been held accountable. Joe condemns Pretti’s killing and asks on Morning Joe why the agents who shot him are not in prison.
The Trump administration has paused construction in Big Bend after bipartisan backlash over its plans to build border security infrastructure inside the national park—but the damage may already be done. Laiken Jordahl, National Public Lands Advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity, says that the project, as it stands, “would devastate this national park and change it irreparably forever.” Vaughn Hillyard reports on "Connect with Jacob Soboroff."
The New York Times reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of top generals is leaving the army "rudderless." The shakeup comes amid the ongoing war with Iran. MS NOW Senior Capitol Hill Reporter Ali Vitali, New York Times Diplomatic Correspondent Michael Crowley, Senior Editor and Columnist for CT Insider Philip Bump and New York Times Opinion Contributing Writer Molly Jong-Fast join Stephanie Ruhle to weigh in.
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. target goods from states that are holding key midterm races. Now, there are growing concerns about how President Trump's trade war will impact Americans financially. MS NOW Senior Capitol Hill Reporter Ali Vitali, Senior Editor and Columnist for CT Insider Philip Bump and New York Times Opinion Contributing Writer Molly Jong-Fast join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss.
Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has announced that taxpayers forced to wait over 30 minutes for HMRC customer service would receive a £30 tax credit.
Reform UK has announced plans to improve service standards at His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Britain’s tax-collecting authority, by reimbursing taxpayers facing long wait times on the phone with tax credits and tying senior tax officials’ pay to their performance. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has announced that taxpayers forced to wait over 30 minutes for HMRC customer service would receive a £30 (~$48) tax credit . DETAIL: Robert Jenrick, Reform’s Shadow Chancellor, announced the proposal on Wednesday. It follows a report from last year by the Public Accounts Committee, a parliamentary committee overseeing government expenditure, which criticized HMRC for cutting off nearly 44,000…Open
Tonight, on a special edition of Jesse Weber Live — Lindsay Clancy: Mom or Murderer?... Brian Entin hosts live trial coverage from Plymouth, Massachusetts, of the Clancy trial... one of the most emotional and divisive murder trials in the country. What was happening inside Lindsay Clancy's mind when she killed her three young children? Was she a devoted mother in the grip of postpartum psychosis... unable to control what she was doing? Or did she know exactly what she was doing when she strangled her children? Brian takes you inside the courtroom and talks with all-star legal experts as this case heads towards closing arguments. All in this special edition of Jesse Weber Live. This episode originally aired on 08/25/2026. "Jesse Weber…