President Donald Trump has spent his second term putting people in powerful positions who will advance his agenda and stifling checks on his power. This week, he denied certain members of the media constitutionally protected access to the White House. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) reiterates the importance of keeping those checks and balances in place and continuing to talk about the important stories. “It's almost as though he wants to get rid of the score board that's keeping him accountable to the American people.”
President Trump shows no signs of backing down on his war with Iran and claims the rise in gas prices is just a small price to pay. Plus, a new Washington Post report reveals more troops have died in the Middle East than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed. Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan of New York, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joins “The Weekend” to discuss.
“[The Republicans’] platform is actually running away from all of the ways they have hurt the American people,” slams Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove. Rep. Kamlager-Dove joins The Weekend to discuss President Trump’s failing record among voters and the GOP’s midterm messaging problem.
Members of the Trump administration have been spending a good amount of time and resources in states that have historically leaned Republican. Our panel discusses the significance of that ahead of the midterms.
New York Rep. Pat Ryan slammed President Trump’s claim the he would convert his planned triumphal arch near Arlington Cemetery into a "top grade Military Complex" equipped with snipers and drone storage.
‘It is very clear that Donald Trump is running the United States like a state-run controlled authoritarian government at this point.” Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico reacts to the news this morning that the Trump administration has denied MS NOW’s White House reporter access to the White House.
Dramatic recent advances by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the seizure of a strategically important island in the Red Sea, have dealt another blow to a region reeling from the US war with Iran and exacerbated an already severe global energy crisis. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.
By Matthew G. Andersson Presidents Lincoln and Cleveland did what had to be done to enforce national unity in their time. So can President Trump in his.
