The thought of a free society on his doorstep is terrifying to a dictator like Putin.
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is underway in New York. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner break down the latest from day one of Trump’s trial. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
Recent comments by Donald Trump on abortion that have angered some evangelical Christians are unlikely to cost him their votes in November's presidential election, according to a number of experts on politics and theology.In a video posted to his Truth Social website on Wednesday, Trump again took credit for ending Roe v. Wade, but then argued abortion access should be "up to the states," which would be free to pursue "different" policies. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee also...
Trump's fundraising pleas center around his ongoing hush-money trial.
Democrats are considering whether to help Speaker Mike Johnson as several House Republicans call for his removal as speaker. Ashley Etienne, former communicators director for Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi, and Brendan Buck, former aide to Speakers Ryan and Boehner, weigh in on how the House's leadership battle could end.
As Americans paid their taxes Monday, a historic event began in New York.
While attempting to sway voters ahead of the 2024 election, Biden is often repeating this years-old story about Trump.
At the 2016 Republican National Convention, when I told Donald Trump’s “God whisperer” Paula White that he referred to her as his pastor, she said she was his spiritual advisor — as if that were some sort of “get out of jail free” card for her. And yet White worked hard in our conversation to convince me that the foul-mouthed person on the campaign trail was godly. Then came her turn to speak at the convention. Most of the seats were empty when White took the stage, which says a lot about the...
In elections across the country, the abortion issue is proving to be political kryptonite for Republicans. And now, a columnist is suggesting a major swing state's recent abortion restrictions threaten to doom former President Donald Trump's hopes of retaking the White House in November, and in turn, Republicans' down-ballot electoral chances.In a Saturday column for the British Independent newspaper, columnist Jon Sopel wrote that Trump's "woman problem" is growing more urgent by the day. He...
Late-night hosts discuss another day in court for Donald Trump, where he once again violated a gag order to not harass witnessesLate-night hosts talked Donald Trump’s violation of another gag order during his criminal hush-money trial and witness testimony from the former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Continue reading
Former President Donald Trump's partnership with the mob in his early days of business were legion, said biographer Tim O'Brien on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House" — but deep down, even as Trump looked up to crime bosses, he was very scared of them.This conversation came during an analysis of the former president's hush money trial in Manhattan, where a full jury has been selected as of Thursday evening."Donald Trump's first partners in Atlantic City, Ken Shapiro, a bag man for the Philadelphia...
CNN’s Daniel Dale fact-checks remarks former President Donald Trump made outside court minutes after a full jury has been seated in his New York hush money case, paving the way for the trial to begin.