Michael Cohen, former counsel to Donald Trump, joins Katie Phang to discuss the latest in the New York hush money trial which has been pushed back to mid-April as a result of a late evidentiary document dump.
After the Civil War, Congress passed an act to establish the Freedmen's Bureau, which sought to provide resources to displaced Southerners including recently freed Black Americans. Intrinsic in its foundation was the idea that after the abolition of slavery, it was the responsibility of Congress to right the wrongs of our nation's ugly past. But in a new extended essay for New York Times Magazine, Nikole Hannah-Jones argues that in the decades since the civil rights era, the national ideal of co
Peter Navarro, a former Donald Trump adviser, asked the Supreme Court to help him avoid prison time as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
Vladimir Putin will win a fifth term as Russia’s president Sunday, after jailing political dissidents and changing the Russian constitution. Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, says Putin’s victory should not be recognized by the world’s democracies.
Former special counsel Robert Hur declined to rule out a future Trump appointment at his hearing this week on Capitol Hill. MSNBC analyst Anthony Coley and MSNBC host Katie Phang join The Weekend to discuss Trump’s upcoming legal battles and why Attorney General Merrick Garland made a mistake by selecting Hur to oversee Biden’s classified documents case.
Dozens of officials at the RNC lost their jobs just days after Trump loyalists took control. The Weekend co-hosts unpack why this MAGA makeover could be a preview of a second Trump administration.
The White House counsel is calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to drop the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Mckay Coppins and Fernand Amandi weigh in on why even the House Speaker doesn’t want to talk about it anymore.
Appearances matter when it comes to members of our government, and perhaps even more so when it comes to criminal prosecutors.
On Tuesday, the Judicial Conference made it harder to hand-pick a judge (like Matthew Kacsmaryk) for big cases. The reaction from Mitch McConnell was revealing.
Not all fascists are the same. Given what we know about Donald Trump's personality and the character of his corruption, what might Americans expect from an authoritarian Trump regime? Jacob Heilbrunn, author of "America Last: The right's century-long romance with foreign dictators," discusses a likely "slow creep of fascism" marked by self-dealing cronies.
Judge Scott McAfee, who is overseeing the criminal trial of Donald Trump and his associates in Georgia has allowed D.A. Fani Willis to remain on the case, albeit without special prosecutor Nathan Wade. And while Willis may not be entirely out of the woods personally, and her reputation may continue to suffer, the case against Trump remains and may now move forward once again. Andrew Fleischman, a criminal defense attorney based on Atlanta, and Jeremy Saland, former assistant district attorney in
With the presidential election set as a rematch between President Biden and Donald Trump, the right's messaging on the "Are you better off than you were four years ago" question is increasingly comical. Republican Party mouthpieces overlook the fact that four years ago, Trump was president and COVID-19 had just been declared a national emergency. Plus, under President Biden crime, energy, the debt and the deficit are all seeing better metrics. Mike Pence announcing that he will not endorse Donal
Catherine Christian and Charles Coleman join Chris Hayes to discuss the ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on the Trump Georgia case, the reason for the delay in the Trump hush money case, and more. “The fact that the U.S. Attorney's Office waited until this point to deliver such a massive document dump leaves the judge in this case basically with their hands tied,” says Coleman.
Chris Hayes breaks down some of Trump’s potential picks for vice president ahead of the 2024 election—including Tim Scott, J.D. Vance, and Kristi Noem.
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry stepped down. The situation there isn't a simple story of “uncivilized” gang members against “noble” democracy activists.
While my family has long supported Israel, my daughter is horrified by Benjamin Netanyahu’s disproportionate response in Gaza. American Jews must do something.
White House lawyers sent a letter to Speaker Johnson urging him to close the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, saying “your impeachment inquiry is over.” The investigation has yet to uncover evidence of wrongdoing. MSNBC’s Katie Phang is joined by The Washington Posts’ Eugene Robinson and Juanita Tolliver. (Check out The Beat's playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Connect with Ari Melber: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber)
Donald Trump’s hush money case has been delayed by 30 days for the judge to consider arguments about evidence in the case. NYU law professor Melissa Murray and former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti join MSNBC’s Katie Phang to discuss. (Check out The Beat's playlist: https://msnbc.com/ari Connect with Ari Melber: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber)
Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill in the Senate that would set a 32-hour workweek standard in the United States.
Luke Broadwater, New York Times Congressional Reporter, David Jolly, former Congressman from Florida and Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Attorney join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the embarrassing House GOP impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden and how it was all a scam to try to get retribution for ex-President Donald Trump’s two deserved impeachments.