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Busted: Report paints vivid picture of Trump corruption
Rachel Maddow shares Wall Street Journal reporting on how countries and individuals who want favors from the United States government are seeking to secure those favors by spending money in a way that benefits Trump family business interests. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/…
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How J.K. Rowling helped fund the U.K.’s war on trans people
On Wednesday morning, my social feeds showed me two stark reactions to a historic rolling back of trans rights in the United Kingdom. J.K. Rowling, author of the “Harry Potter” series and notorious anti-trans advocate, posted a photo of herself smoking a cigar and holding a glass of wine on her yacht. “I love it…
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Trump now a ‘historic failure’ in 100 days: WashPo’s Milbank on Trump slump & legal losses
MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on President Trump’s first 100 days in office, marked by legal defeats, a struggling stock market, and just five bills signed into law—far fewer than his predecessors. (The Beat’s YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Beat merch: www.msnbc.com/Beat5) For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here:…
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Trump admin’s reasons for trying to sell the HUD building range from silly to sinister
The Trump administration’s reasons for attempting to sell the federal building that houses the Department of Housing and Urban Development range from silly to sinister. In a statement Thursday, HUD and the General Services Administration said that maintenance costs and the search for a more efficient use of space are behind their recent decision to…
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Trump’s media company urges feds to probe firm that bet against it
The president’s media company is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate a firm that bet against it, Reuters is reporting. It’s the kind of story you might expect to read about in a tin-pot dictatorship. But this is the new American “golden age,” as Donald Trump’s media company, Trump Media and Technology Group,…
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Sen. Van Hollen on meeting with Abrego Garcia: ‘He’s experienced trauma’
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., revealed new details about his meeting this week with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, including that he had been traumatized by his imprisonment in El Salvador. “He’s obviously in a terrible situation…he’s experienced trauma. He said he’s sad every day,” Van Hollen said. For more context and news coverage of the most…
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Conservative judge slams lack of due process in Abrego Garcia case
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. The Trump administration has still failed to “facilitate” Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States, despite orders from judges at every level of the court system. It’s far from the only pressing story in Donald Trump’s second term, but the Abrego Garcia case does well to capture his administration’s…
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‘We need to bring him home’: Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks after returning from visit El Salvador
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks at Washington Dulles Airport after returning from a trip to El Salvador to visit and check on the wellbeing of Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was deported to El Salvador and imprisoned and remains there despite the Trump Administration admitting that his deportation was a mistake and multiple court orders…
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American intelligence community contradicts, Trump’s justification for mass deportations
John Hudson, Washington Post National Security Reporter and John Brennan, Former CIA Director join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with new reporting detailing that the America’s top intelligence community leaders and experts have debunked many of the Trump administration’s claims which the White House has used as the basis for their mass deportations which…
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‘We are all afraid’: Sen. Murkowski says Republicans fear criticizing Trump
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) admits she fears retaliation for criticizing the Trump administration and says her fellow GOP colleagues are reluctant to speak out as well. NBC News’ Melanie Zanona and Staff Writer with The Atlantic Mark Leibovich join José Díaz-Balart to weigh in. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories…
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