Joining us now, Connecticut Democrat Congressman Jim Hemes, the ranking member on House Intel. Congressman, thank you very much for joining us. Thanks for having me, Katie.First off, what is your reaction to Tish James being indicted. Yeah, I mean, I'm not one bit surprised, right. I mean, uh, you know, Donald Trump and the White House have fired their way through the Department of Justice till they've arrived at the lowest common denominator, really scraping the bottom of the barrel with, uh, in this case ...

Joining us now, New York City controller Brad Lander. Really good to have you. Thank you for joining us. Thank you.What is your reaction to this. I mean, it is so straightforward political retribution. Trump has said so himself.And the fact that a Trump appointed career prosecutor, Eric Seabird, chose to resign rather than bring a false prosecution. Uh, really tells you all you need to know. Where is Leticia James' head right now. Where is the AG's head.I mean, she is fearless. And you could see that in the ...

Well, it's happening. President Trump making good on threats to furlow more federal workers as the shutdown drags on. This is all developing right now.A senior White House official telling MSNBC's Von Hillyard, "We expect thousands of people, unfortunately, to be laid off due to the government shutdown." And the news comes just a day after President Trump said this. >> And we're only going to cut Democrat programs, I hate to tell you. I guess that's makes sense.But we're only cutting Democrat programs. Uh b ...

So, a defining uh theme for the next mayor will be the relationship with the White House and President Trump and Trump and White House officials seem to be salivating at the idea of of you winning. We've heard from the president saying, you know, we can't have a >> You've got that in common with President Trump. >> There you go. There you go.So, what would you He There's threats to cut funding. There are threats to send in the National Guard. Allah what we've seen in Chicago.If the White House tries to do t ...

And joining us now, the head of the health team for the hostages and missing families forum, Dr. . Hagai Lavine. Dr.. Thank you so much uh for taking the time to talk to us. Uh what are you and your team preparing to see and to deal with after these hostages who of course have been held for more than two years now are finally released. So we need to be prepared for any possibility.We know from previous releases that hostages are expected to be harmed both physically and mentally. H we know that also from th ...

Joining me now is Brendan Belaloo, a former federal prosecutor in the DOJ's National Security Division. He resigned in January after the president's decision to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 1,500 January 6th riers. Brendan, thank you for being here.I I mean, it's been less than 10 months and we've gone from Trump pardoning the J6 supporters to the prosecution of his adversaries. You said earlier this year um the DOJ was bleeding credibility. How do you see your department now.>> I it's it's ...

The Republican governor of Oklahoma is breaking with President Trump over the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Illinois. Kevin Stit, who chairs the National Governor's Association, said the president's move violates his belief in states rights. He noted how people in his state would quote lose their mind if Illinois Governor JB Pritsker sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.As the New York Times reports, Stit said he is worried about the president that was being set by the gu ...

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Ceasefire and Hostage Release - Israel Hamas ceasefire is now in effect in Gaza [1] - The release of 20 living hostages is expected, primarily those kidnapped from the Nova festival near the Gaza border [3][4] - The hostage release timeline is projected for the upcoming Monday or Tuesday [2][6] Post-Ceasefire Conditions and Future Governance - Israel demands the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip to prevent future attacks [8][9] - Israel does not want to govern Gaza, preferring that Gazans rule themselves, excluding Hamas and the Palestinian Authority [11] - The United States President is considered responsible for the deal, potentially deterring Hamas from violating the agreement [7] Hamas' Role and Regional Impact - The speaker believes 99.9% of Israelis do not trust Hamas [6] - Hamas is accused of ruining the Gaza Strip and must no longer be in power [5] - The speaker hopes the ceasefire marks the beginning of a new era of peace in the region, emphasizing that "enough is enough" of wars and massacres [4]

[Music] We're back with more on our top story this hour. New York Attorney General Leticia James indicted on federal bank fraud charges just weeks after President Trump publicly called on the Attorney General to prosecute James and several other foes. In what we are now learning was meant to be sent as a private message.That's according to an administration official who told NBC News the president thought he had sent the message directly to Pam Bondi. Well, now Democratic attorneys general from all across t ...