Breaking news on Donald Trump's growing unchecked power and the judiciary that is failing to reign him in. A federal appeals court just ruled that the president can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon against the state's wishes. Two Trump appointed judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the man who appointed them, arguing that the deployment is justified because quote, "State and local law enforcement have been unable or unwilling to assist the government's efforts to protect t ...

Donald Trump's government shutdown is now the third longest in American history and the American people are feeling the shutdown pain more and more each day. Social Security offices are now closing across the country. States are warning of possible disruptions in SNAP benefits and thousands of federal workers, thousands folks and our military families as well are facing immense financial uncertainty.Donald Trump couldn't care less. As the New York Times notes, unlike past presidents, Mr. . Trump appears to ...

Millions of Americans marched at No Kings rallies all across this nation this weekend. Organizers now say about 7 million people showed up. That's about two million more than the No Kings events back in June.These protests against authoritarianism reached about 2600 communities from coast to coast and around the world, even in deep red states. Check out this crowd in Arco, Idaho, a town with less than 900 residents. Protesters lined Main Street in a state Trump won by 36 points.In Texas, thousands marched, ...

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And we begin tonight with the massive No Kings protests that took place all over the country and the world this weekend. Organizers say that nearly 7 million marchers turned out in big cities and small towns to protest Donald Trump and his policies. And notably, the protests were peaceful. The NYPD said over a 100,000 people gathered in New York City alone without a single arrest. In San Francisco, Americans used their own bodies to spell out the message of the day. No kings. And while Trump did his best to ...

Joining us now, staff writer at The Atlantic, David Graham, former press secretary to speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan, and current MSNBC political analysts Brendan Buck. Former North Dakota senator Heidi Higham and host and host of the Fast Politics podcast and MSNBC political analyst Molly Jong Fast. Brennan, I want to begin with you. What do you think of um what Donald Trump posted over the weekend? the way he talked about those protesters, the way Chip Roy is talking about them, the way Speaker Johns ...

Hileman, um it's time for your take on what everything that happened after we talked. Of course, there was Show's incredible night. Um but you are in LA.Um we'll get to show it in a minute. It's all that I could talk about. Um until I saw the the images of Americans exercising their first amendment >> rights all over this country and and it was I was just as emotional emotional over that.But um you're in LA. LA um the first city where Donald Trump sort of beta tested the deployment of National Guard and act ...

We begin with a study in contrast. Here are presidents George W. Bush and President Barack Obama when confronted by public opposition to their policies. >> Democracy is a beautiful thing and that people are allowed to express their opinion. I welcome people's uh right to say what they believe. >> I've listened to you. I heard you. I heard you. I heard you. All right. Now, I've been respectful. I let you college. All right. So, so let me just let me No, nobody's removing you. I've heard you. But you've got t ...

Colombia's foreign ministry says it has recalled its ambassador from the United States, escalating the feud between President Trump and Colombia's President Gustav Petro. Pro is accusing the US of murdering a Colombian fisherman in a military strike on his boat in the Caribbean. One of at least seven strikes on boats US alleges were carrying narcotics bound for the US and one of at least 32 people who have died as a as a result of those strikes.Joining us now, Washington correspondent for the New York Times ...