House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to react to Donald Trump’s latest legal setback in his attempt to seize control of our elections. Rep. Raskin tells Lawrence that every day that passes makes it even more difficult for “even extreme MAGA Justices” to throw “this terrible monkey wrench into the elections.”
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines Donald Trump, a president focused on renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” while Americans face an illegal war he started, rising prices, and attacks on our right to vote. Lawrence explains that while his name change won’t last, the consequences of Trump’s presidency will.
“I find Trump so bleak, he’s boring.” Nicolle Wallace doesn’t mince words about the Trump administration’s “sadistic policies” in this week’s episode of The Best People with our friend Tim Miller.
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Do you see the pattern here yet? Roughly two and a half months before the midterm elections is not a great time for Republicans to find themselves in headlines next to the word “Scandal.” And yet, they do.
Donald Trump actually spent time today signing an executive order pretending to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” The Weeknight hosts react.
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Katy Tur reacts to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's recent comments about what Trump "loves" and what it might say about the president’s priorities.
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The Trump Administration is taking a new approach to the president’s war of choice with Iran: stop talking about it altogether. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.
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The Weeknight hosts are joined by Rep. Joyce Beatty to break down her legal fight against the president’s attempt to put his name all over the Kennedy Center.
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Amid an escalating trade war with Canada, Donald Trump is busy signing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.” The Weeknight hosts react.
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"This is not endless." As the Iran war reaches the six-month mark, listen to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s evolving claims about its scope, duration and success.