President Trump is about to ha a key ally on the commission that will approve his plans for his $400 million White House Ballroom project. The Washington Post reports, Trump's longtime executive assistant, 26-year-old Chamberlain Harris will be sworn in tomorrow at the next meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts. She has no notable arts experience and is part of a bigger push to install allies on boards reviewing Trump's Washington area construction projects like the ballroom and his 250-foot triumphal arch ...

Late show host Stephen Colber is calling out his network, CBS, saying it blocked him from broadcasting an interview with a political candidate this week. The controversy started Monday night when Colbert told his audience he had invited Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Tallarico to be a BUT HE SAID CBS LAWYERS TOLD HIM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT TALARICO COULD NOT BE ON THE SHOW. COLBERT SAID LAWYERS NOTED THE FCC'S PROPOSED NEW guidance for equal time rules that requires broadcasters who feature pol ...

consequential meeting of the Georgia State Election Board. It is their first meeting since the FBI swept through a Fulton County election hub last month, seizing ballots and other voting materials related to the 2020 election. And now, faith leaders in the state are raising concerns about what the Trump allies who dominate the state's five-member election board could do next.We will fight to protect democracy like you have never seen before. We will fight until hell freezes over, and then we will fight on t ...

I WANT TO BRING IN MS NOW'S MICHAEL SCHNELL IN NEW ALBANY, OHIO WHERE THAT DEPOSITION TOOK PLACE. STEVE EATER HAS WRITTEN ABOUT the relationship between wexner and epstein as an investigative reporter for the new york times and ms now's senior legal reporter lisa rubin who has extensively reviewed the epstein files and joins me here in the studio welcome to all of you michael what do we know about how this deposition played out yeah alex i can tell you the deposition actually still ongoing right now we're a ...

Let's bring in staff writer for The Atlantic and MSNOW political contributor Mark Leibovich Also with us, the founder of the media industry newsletter Status, Oliver Darcy. So, Oliver, CBS is responding to Colbert's claims that the network lawyers barred them from airing that interview. They say, quote, the show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal time rule for two other candidates and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled. Th ...

A recent poll is showing President Trump has lost some suppor from his key voting base, white evangelicals. Compared to early 2025, fewer white evangelicals support Trump's policies and are now less confident that he acts ethically in office, past the boneless chicken wings. They're just figuring this out now.This comes as we're seeing more Democrats turn to scripture and religion and efforts to reach Christian voters ahead of the November election. So I guess Democrats have found religious. With us now, a ...

Democratic Congresswoman Melanie Stansberry of New Mexico. She serves on that House Oversight Committee. So, Congresswoman, there is a local angle for you now to this investigation and we'll get there in just a moment.But first, on Les Wexner, I wonder how much you think that you can trust his testimony because, for example, he said his relationship with Epstein ended in 2007 but there are emails sent between the two men dated in June 2008. There are transactions years after that, too. So I mean there's alr ...

outside the courthouse in Los Angeles. Also with us, Mike Isaac and Cecilia Kang who both cover technology for The New York Times. Cecilia is also the co-author of An Ugly Truth Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination.Highly, highly relevant here. But Jillian we'll go first to you. This is of course a landmark trial for social media.What are parents and advocates telling you about the ways they feel kids have been harmed by these platforms. Yeah, Ali. What we've been hearing from attorneys and parents alike ...

of ohio this hour billionaire les wexner is still being deposed by members of the house oversight committee over his ties to disgrace sex offender Jeffrey Epstein this says Democrats are raising questions over the rollout of those files and whether the DOJ is fully complying with the law. I want to bring in Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell a member of the House Judiciary Committee. So my understanding Congressman thank you for coming on is that Les Wechner is still being deposed as we speak right now.My ...

In Ohio, MSNOW congressional reporter Michael Schnell is near Wexner's estate. Also with us, MSNOW senior legal reporter Lisa Rubin, Miami Herald investigative reporter Ben Weider. And here on set with me, MSNOW legal analyst, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler.Thanks to all of you for being here, Michael. Let's go right to you because how are we expecting this deposition to play out. And do members have reason to be skeptical about how helpful this actually might be.Because I've heard some of them say t ...