Welcome back. As we've been discussing this morning, we're now in the second week of a government shutdown, and there's still no end in sight. Americans are starting to feel the effects.In a small town near West Point, a group of women are working together to keep their community fed during this shutdown. Our MSNBC investigative correspondent Mark Santia shows us how they're doing just that. Welcome to Highland Falls, New York.This village of 3,000 people sits just outside the main gate of West Point. It's ...

VITALI ON THIS. >> TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH. >> AND.>> WE'LL START WITH THE NEWS OVERSEAS THAT WE WERE TRACKING IN REAL TIME YESTERDAY. LEADERS FROM MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES MET IN A. COASTAL EGYPTIAN RESORT TOWN, HOURS AFTER HAMAS RELEASED THE 20 REMAINING.>> ISRAELI HOSTAGES. >> THE SUMMIT WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE CEASEFIRE BROKERED BY THE UNITED STATES, TO BRING AN END TO THE FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAEL. >> AND HAMAS >> IT WAS ALSO DESIGNED TO HELP ESTABLISH A LONG TERM VISION FOR GOVERNING.>> AND REBUILDING G ...

International Relations & Potential Conflicts of Interest - The U S President allegedly discussed setting up a meeting between the Indonesian President and his son, Eric Trump, who manages the Trump family business, raising concerns about conflicts of interest [1][2] - The Trump family has business ventures in Indonesia, including a new golf course deal, potentially influencing the President's actions in his official capacity [3] - Qatar gifted Trump a $400 million luxury jet, and the U S will respond as if attacked if Qatar is attacked, essentially granting them "fake NATO membership" [5] - The U S is building a Qatari Amiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho, sparking confusion and requiring clarification from the Secretary of Defense [6][7] Financial & Economic Implications - The U S Treasury Secretary sent $20 billion of taxpayer money to Argentina to bail out their currency, which has already dropped 27% in value this year [10] - The IMF has bailed out Argentina 23 times, and the country owes the IMF more money than any other country on Earth [11] - There are concerns that the $20 billion bailout of Argentina may be lost, as markets reacted negatively even after the infusion [13] - Two American billionaires close to the Treasury Secretary stand to gain from the U S taxpayer propping up Argentina's economy [15] Domestic Impact - The U S government is shut down, while the U S is funding another country's government [9] - The $20 billion bailout of Argentina is occurring while domestic services like Yellowstone and TSA are affected by the government shutdown [16]

really happy to have you here. Uh, I gotta tell you right off the bat, you get two Rachel Maddo shows this week here on MSNBC. I am here tonight and then I will also be here again this week on Friday night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. I can explain.I will have more on that in just a second. Bear with me, but you're stuck with me for two week nights this week. First though, um, here's a weird thing that happened today.You ready. After President Trump gave his speech at the Israeli Parliament today, he then, you mig ...

It was an almost unimaginable number. More than 5 million Americans turned out in small towns and big cities all across the country for those No kings protests against the against the Trump administration back in June. That No Kings Day protest, that one day in June is considered to be one of the three largest days of peaceful protest ever in US history.There were so many demonstrations on No King's Day in June that when we covered them here on this show the following day, we had to show them in batches of ...

It is time for money, power, politics. The Dow surged nearly 600 points today, clawing back more than half of Friday's losses after the president threatened new tariffs on China. By Sunday, President Trump appeared to have backpedalled and changed his tone a bit, writing in a truth social post that trade relations with China, quote, "We'll all be fine." Treasury Secretary Scott Besson also seemed to soften his rhetoric toward China today, saying both countries are in talks to deescalate the trade war, now e ...

Political Commentary & Potential Legal Implications - Trump praised the Egyptian president, referring to him as a friend since the 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton [2][3][10][18] - Allegations suggest a potential $10 million cash transfer from an organization linked to Egyptian Intelligence to Trump's 2016 campaign [12][13][15] - The Justice Department reportedly investigated the $10 million transfer but the investigation was shut down [11][17] Financial Transactions & Campaign Finance - Trump's campaign was reportedly short on funds in 2016, leading to a $10 million loan to his campaign [7][13][14] - An organization linked to Egyptian Intelligence allegedly withdrew almost exactly $10 million in cash from the National Bank of Egypt shortly before Trump's inauguration [15] - The cash withdrawal involved bundles of $100 bills weighing approximately 200 pounds [15] US-Egypt Relations - Trump called the Egyptian president his "favorite dictator" during his 2016 campaign [1][5] - After being elected, Trump made the Egyptian president one of his first White House guests and praised him [8] - Trump approved nearly $200 million and later over $1 billion in aid to Egypt, despite opposition from his own State Department [9]

It is day 267 of the second Trump administration. The federal government has been shut down for nearly two weeks now, and there's no real reason to think this is going to end anytime soon. The House isn't even set to meet again for another week.The Senate will vote on a clean funding bill again tomorrow night, and it's expected to fail for the eighth time. And for the first time in our country, the White House has responded to a shutdown by seeing it as a window to fire thousands of federal workers. Those c ...

The vice president of the United States spent his Sunday morning stretching the truth on television. Margaret Brennan pushed through the fog of Vance speak to try to find out if there is a Republican position on the issue that Democrats insist must be included in any budget to fund the federal government. >> What is your vision for that healthc care policy.Do you want these tax credits to fade out over time, extend them and then fade them out. Are you open to making them permanent. >> Well, the tax credits ...

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