President Trump says his Venezuelan oil deal will restore national oil reserves and bring down fuel prices. MS NOW Senior White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard, staff writer for The New Yorker Susan Glasser, Politico Playbook co-author Dasha Burns and Vice President of General Economics at the Cato Institute Scott Lincicome join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the major questions surrounding this deal.
Concerns about AI data centers and high-tech surveillance systems are making Americans increasingly wary of Silicon Valley. Democratic strategist and former Executive Director of the New York State Democratic Party Basil Smikle, former New York prosecutor and civil rights attorney Charles Coleman, Editor-in-Chief at The Verge Nilay Patel and MS NOW Business Analyst Ron Insana join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss how these frustrations can impact the midterms.
President Trump is pushing for the Federal Communications Commission to punish or rebuke NBC anchor Kristen Welker for what he claims were “inaccurate” comments about his midterm election endorsements. Democratic strategist Basil Smikle, former New York prosecutor and civil rights attorney Charles Coleman, Editor-in-Chief at The Verge Nilay Patel and MS NOW Business Analyst Ron Insana join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the Trump administration’s threats to the press.
There are fears of renewed escalation after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for the first time since July. MS NOW Senior White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard, staff writer for The New Yorker Susan Glasser and Politico Playbook co-author Dasha Burns join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss what this means for peace talks.
"Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened again, and better than ever, shortly," Trump said.
President Trump has a new message for Americans rebelling over the nation's data-center boom : Get over it. - "If we kill the Golden Goose, you will only have yourselves to blame," Trump warned Monday. Why it matters: Nine weeks out from the midterms, the president is charging into a fight Republicans have been scrambling to escape — staking his political capital on one of the most toxic issues in the country. What they're saying: "The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor," Trump wrote on Truth Social . - "If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign," he added, drawing rare…
President Trump and his senior aides have been considering waging limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from reconstituting its radar and missile capabilities to attack ships, according to three U.S. officials. Why it matters: The plan, which was developed over the past week by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and supported by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, had not been approved by Trump ahead of this weekend's exchange of fire with Iran. But he could greenlight it after the new escalation. - One U.S. official said the idea behind the plan is to reduce the risk of Iranian attacks on oil tankers, U.S. Navy ships and Air Force aircraft — to "mow the lawn," as this person put it. - A White House said: "The President…
