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)
Even buyers looking for alternatives to China think the world's second-largest economy will still be their top source.
Donald Trump argues presidents can’t have the threat of prosecution hanging over them. But would that make them above the law?
President Joe Biden and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump are now working to one-up each other with various tariff proposals despite both political parties enthusiastically backing free trade just a few years ago. The latest came on Wednesday, when Biden proposed tripling the import tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum, subject to an investigation by […]
Joe Biden has been losing ground with black, Hispanic, and young voters, and that is threatening his chances in November. But those aren't the only demographics he's losing ground with. Another traditionally reliable voting bloc for Democratic presidential candidates has been women, and Biden is seeing his gender gap with Trump get smaller with them as well.
State’s voters still had options in presidential contests, with tallies to provide window into how state will swing in NovemberJoe Biden and Donald Trump both won their primaries in Pennsylvania shortly after polls closed.Pennsylvanians had gone to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the state’s primary races – the results provide a window into where voters in the crucial battleground stand roughly six months out from the general election. Continue reading
Donald Trump closed his eyes during two potentially embarrassing portions of testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, according to onlookers in his hush money trial Tuesday.The magazine and tabloid publisher told the jury that he coordinated with Trump's then-lawyer Michael Cohen to buy up damaging stories about him during the 2016 presidential campaign, and he testified about paying $30,000 to a Trump Tower doorman who claimed the GOP nominee had fathered an illegitimate...
In a desperate attempt to distract from his escalating legal woes, Donald Trump has resurrected a month-old beef with Jimmy Kimmel over a joke the late-night host made at his expense during the Oscars broadcast. In a pathetic Truth Social rant, Trump accused Kimmel of suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and having a "horrendous performance" while hosting the Academy Awards. — Read the rest
President Biden jetted across the must-win battleground of Pennsylvania this week to shore up support and take on one of his biggest liabilities: the economy.
Trump Media, whose majority owner is former President Donald Trump, has seen its share price plummet since late March. It owns the Truth Social app.
President Joe Biden will call on the U.S. Trade Representative to triple
The impoverished Solomon Islands is holding its first election since the country's pivot to Beijing.