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Trump’s Chief of Staff 'genuinely naive’ for allowing stunning interview: Fmr. DHS official
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 22:13
More fallout from White House Chief of Staff Susie Wild's interview with Vanity Fair. She covered a range of topics, including the Epstein Files and described the president's personality as similar to that of an alcoholic. Trump later told the New York Post he does not consume alcohol, but he does not take issue with her description of his personality.Wilds also admitted a level of retribution or score settling involved in Trump's prosecutions of political enemies. And after the article was published, Wilds ...
MS NOW Highlights - Dec. 19
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 21:59
But the Trump DOJ is doing something, but also not meeting the deadline. They have not released everything from the Epstein files, but we do have new material. And so what we're going to do here, and Nicole Wall has just walked us through why there's so much bipartisan pressure on this administration to comply, we're going to walk through what we're learning as we go together, because I got all the materials here.We got a whole team inside MSNOW doing this work, going through the batches of documents fresh ...
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Dec. 19 | Audio Only
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 21:53
It's been 30 days since Donald Trump signed a bill into law requiring the Justice Department to "release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein." All documents and records. But this morning on Fox, Donald Trump's former criminal defense lawyer and now acting deputy attorney, I'm sorry, now the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Todd Blanch, announced that the Trump administration would be violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act. I exp ...
Fmr. Second Gentleman on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's stance on Israel
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 20:59
Mr. . Amop, I want to ask you about anti-Israel rhetoric that we have seen also a large increase of since the October 7th attacks and whether or not you think it contributes to anti-semitism. Zoran Mdani is perhaps the most high-profile elected official who has steadfastly refused to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.Do you believe that a belief like this um and the spread of of this belief invites or cultivates anti-semitism and increases the risk of potential threats against the Jewish p ...
Lina Khan: Trump’s antitrust enforcers are ‘handing out special favors to corporate lawbreakers’
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 19:41
Joining me now is Lena Khan, a former Federal Trade Commissioner once dubbed Wall Street's number one enemy by Politico. She's an associate law professor at Columbia Law School. She currently co-chairs New York City's mayor elect Zoran Mandani's transition team.Welcome back to the show, Lena. Thank you for being here. >> Thanks so much for having me.>> Two very different stories. Let's start with the the PepsiCo Walmart story. Takes a minute if you don't sort of follow antitrust stuff to get your head aroun ...
Antitrust enforcement weakens under Trump
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 19:40
When politicians talk about affordability, it can sometimes feel like they're describing something vague and amorphous. They promise to address affordability without coming up with concrete solutions, leaving you with the impression that the crisis you're feeling is driven by some mysterious economic force beyond anyone's control. In President Trump's case, it's a little different. He wants you to believe you're simply imagining higher prices. His real concern seems to be that you will start connecting the ...
Canadian initiative aims to scoop top talent from U.S. Will it work?
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 19:36
For years, Canada has suffered from a so-called brain drain of top talent leaving to work at companies, hospitals, and universities in the United States. But as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration and guts research funding, the brain drain may now be hitting the United States. And Canada wants to scoop up all those talented workers from America.Last week, Canada announced an aggressive push to attract highly skilled researchers from around the world, including the United States. The Canadian ...
Velshi Banned Book Club: “We Were Liars” trilogy by E. Lockhart
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 19:13
Allow me to introduce you to the Sinclair family. Wealthy, athletic, and beautiful. The Sinclair's are the kind of sprawling and influential family that everyone in New H New England has heard of.For generations, the Sinclair family has spent the summer months on Beachwood, a private island just a boat ride from Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. On Beachwood, the homes are christened with names. There are annual events with a strict dress code.And on Beachwood, everyone has a secret and everyone has a cro ...
'She says things that other politicians cannot say.' Michele Norris on Obama interview
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 18:25
her parents live in her >> and from those humble beginnings, you know, she when she said, "I'm never going to soar high enough that I forget where I came from." You know, when you're raised by someone who is disabled, >> uh, who has to, you know, she's always she's not on time. She's always early >> and she has said that that comes from watching Frasier Robinson, you know, because he had to have enough time to make sure that they could park close to make sure that he could navigate the world that lives in h ...
Trump and Vance praise the economy — the data disagrees
MSNBC· 2025-12-20 17:39
Trump and Vance are trying to sell their economy, but the numbers are proving hard to spin. The president and vice president recently each made trips to Pennsylvania to convince Americans that prices are down and the economy is up. Everything bad, they argued, was Joe Biden's fault.But right before Vance hit the podium this week, new jobs numbers came up. Unemployment hit a 4-year high in November with the country shedding more than 100,000 jobs in October. Well, Vance had a response to that.>> When you tal ...