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‘All we want is the due process’: NYC Comptroller Lander on Trump admin. immigration policy
“Even people who do what they’re supposed to can’t count on not being scooped up and deported.” In his first interview after being arrested at a federal court, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks with Chris Hayes on All In about the Trump administration’s immigration policies. For more context and news coverage of the…
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Pritzker: Republicans need to get over their ‘Trump Submission Syndrome’
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker suggests that anti-Trump protests could help Republican legislators get over their “Trump Submission Syndrome.” For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/msnbc Download…
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‘Have you no decency?!’ Republican backs down when confronted for minimizing murder of Dem lawmaker
Republican Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) has backed down after vitriolic posts about the assassination of a Democratic politician. Political analyst Jason Johnson joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss. (The Beat’s YouTube playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Ari: / arimelber 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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Sabrina Carpenter’s racy new album cover for ‘Man’s Best Friend’ generates more controversy
Last week, mega-pop star Sabrina Carpenter debuted the cover art for her forthcoming album “Man’s Best Friend”: a photo of Carpenter on her hands and knees, wearing black stilettos and her trademark glam makeup, while an out-of-frame man grabs a handful of her blond hair in a fist. Predictably, and by design, the album cover…
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Trump’s purges come for the U.S.’ nuclear safety board
Happy Tuesday. Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a collection of the past week’s top stories from the intersection of technology and politics. Trump goes nuclear Donald Trump’s efforts to strip federal agencies and commissions of their independence took an alarming step Monday, when the president fired one of the five commissioners who sit on the…
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After Trump calls for Tehran evacuation, ‘America First’ supporters question hawkish shift on Iran
Ten million people live in the city of Tehran. Several million more live in the greater metropolitan area. On Monday, President Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to tell all of these people that they have to “immediately” flee their homes. “Simply stated,” he wrote, “IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I…
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‘Sad’ and ‘small’ Trump is now a ‘laughingstock on the world stage’
After millions took to the streets this past weekend to protest against President Donald Trump’s administration, Rachel Maddow said Trump has become a “sad” and “small” political figure. On Monday night’s show, Maddow referenced the thousands of “No Kings” protests that took place across the country Saturday and compared them with the apparently sparse showing…
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‘They like the optics of manhandling a Democrat official’: Nicolle Wallace on ICE’s arrest tactics
Jacob Soboroff, NBC News Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to ICE and DHS doubling down on targeting workers in places like farms and hotels, even after President Trump seemed to indicate no longer doing so, all while they lean into how it looks politically for ICE agents to arrest public…
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Anti-domestic violence groups sue Trump DOJ over anti-diversity restrictions
June 17, 2025, 4:14 PM EDT / Updated June 17, 2025, 4:31 PM EDT By Ja’han Jones After vowing on the campaign trail to serve as women’s “protector” whether they like it or not, Donald Trump has taken multiple steps — like defunding a federal program that provides advocates for child abuse survivors and closing an agency that…
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Brad Lander, New York mayoral candidate, arrested by agents at immigration courthouse
Federal agents detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at a federal immigration courthouse in Manhattan Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security later announced that Lander was arrested for “assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer.” “While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents…
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