Democratic Senator Cory Booker tells MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell why he lost patience with Senate Republicans and called the Judiciary Committee's Jack Smith hearing "a farce." Sen. Booker says Donald Trump only has power because Republicans let him have it and "refuse to check him or balance him or hold him accountable."
Despite the increasingly dangerous global security environment, made even more dangerous by Donald Trump's inexplicable war on Iran and Pete Hegseth's mismanagement of it, Hegseth has devoted his attention to prioritizing a cartoonish image of what it means to be an American servicemember. Michael Steele discusses with veterans Rep. Pat Ryan and Rep. Chris Deluzio.
The Department of Justice has filed a judicial misconduct claim with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals against several federal judges in Minnesota after they publicly critiqued the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. MS NOW Legal Analyst Andrew Weissmann reacts.
In leaked audio obtained by the New York Times, Senate candidate Ken Paxton complains “everybody’s numbers dropped” after Trump hosted a GOP midterm “convention” in Texas.
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After Senate Republicans’ embarrassing display yesterday during a Judiciary Committee hearing, where they grilled former Special Counsel Jack Smith, Sen. Tammy Baldwin says the scene reflects how far the chamber’s politics have devolved.
Brand new MS NOW reporting from Ken Dilanian, Carol Leonnig and Mychael Schnell reveals Republican Senator Eric Schmitt used "unvetted" texts from Jack Smith in a failed “gotcha” moment during yesterday’s Senate Judiciary hearing, according to a source with direct knowledge of the conversation. The Weeknight hosts respond.
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MS NOW reports Judiciary staff warned Sen. Eric Schmitt that the Jack Smith texts obtained by the DOJ were "unvetted," according to a source with direct knowledge of the conversation. Schmitt used the texts anyway.
In leaked audio obtained by the New York Times, Senate candidate Ken Paxton complains “everybody’s numbers dropped” after Trump hosted a GOP midterm “convention” in Texas.
Exclusive MS NOW reporting reveals Republican Senator Eric Schmitt used "unvetted" texts from Jack Smith in a failed “gotcha” moment during yesterday’s Senate Judiciary hearing, according to a source with direct knowledge of the conversation. The Weeknight hosts respond.
Donald Trump is dragging down Republicans around the country, and the candidates know it. Sarah Longwell, Publisher of The Bulwark, joins The Weeknight to discuss the GOP’s failing midterm strategy.
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