Um the thing about authoritarianism, Alacia, is it cannot exist in that petri dish um when people have agency, >> right. So, and it cannot exist and people don't have agency when they're isolated. So, all of the things that are bull works against what are some really sizable steps toward authoritarianism that Trump has made that we've all covered here, um were delivered a decisive blow.It's it's this engagement that you and Jacob both covered yesterday um out um in places where people were voting and they t ...

And happy Wednesday. It's 4 o'clock in New York. A clean sweep. Happy clean sweep. Millions of Americans from sea to shining sea delivering a crystal clear and decisive blow and rebuke to Donald J. Trump. electing Democrats in multiple statewide races by blowout margins in some cases and approving a ballot measure that puts Democrats in the driver's seat and in position to potentially retake the House in the 2026 midterms despite Republican efforts to gerrymander the congressional maps. Voters in California ...

Joining us now, associate professor of political science at Forom University and co-host of the FAQNYC podcast, Christina Greer, CEO of Bridge USA, a youthled movement on college campuses aimed at reducing political polarization, Manu meal, semaphore political reporter Dave Wigel and host of Pucks the powers that be podcast and Snapchats Snapchats Good Luck America, Peter Hamby. Dave, let's get the big picture here. We saw a lot of success for the Democratic party, but a lot of different kinds of candidates ...

Joining us now, former US attorney and MSNBC legal analyst Chuck Rosenberg, senior correspondent at Vox, Ian Milheiser, and non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and senior director of international economics during the Biden administration, Peter Harrell. Um, all right, Chuck, were they skeptical. >> They seemed skeptical.Um, I'm not surprised because what the government was asking for here, um, was broad. They were asking for uh authority essentially to levy taxes. As Justi ...

Joining us now, Democratic Attorney General of Arizona, Chris Mays, and Democratic Attorney General of Oregon, Dan Rayfield. They are co-leading the lawsuit filed by 12 states against the Trump administration. Um, all right.Um, let's start uh with Arizona. Um, how has this affected the state. Kitty, you know, it has impacted the state of Arizona dramatically.And that is why Dan and I and multiple other uh AGs, Democratic AGs, brought this tariffs case to try to slay this dragon that is tariffs, that is real ...

The shutdown obviously played a big part when we think especially about Virginia and those northern Virginia suburbs of Washington which are kind of de facto parts of Washington. Uh what did you see last night. What are you hearing from sources on the Hill about how this happened and what it means.>> Well, look, they had always felt good about Virginia and I think it's striking the way that you saw Hakee Jeff already come out. The idea that House Democrats provide the path forward for what the Democratic pa ...

Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you. Turn the volume up. >> Tonight, we sent a message.>> We here in New Jersey are bound to fight for a different future for our children. >> We stood tall and we stirred stood firm in response to Donald Trump's recklessness. No longer will we have to open a history book for proof that Democrats can dare to be great.>> Liberty alone is not enough if the government makes it impossible for you to feed your family, to get a good education, or t ...

Right, Adam, I'm gonna I'm gonna begin with you. The cost of living was the theme of last night. Have Democrats found their message.>> Yeah, absolutely, Katie. I think that's really the throughline uh from Virginia to to New York City. And while all of the Democratic candidates talked about these issues in different ways and uh to different uh tones and different audiences, uh it really connected all of what these uh campaigns successfully managed to put in front of voters.Uh and it was really just the the ...

Everyone who says, "Oh, is Mandami the new face of the party?" We have lots of faces in the party. We have moderate helicopter pilots that are women in Virginia. We've got, you know, folks across the spectrum.And that's really the story of last night. You can't win in some states with the stuff that Mandami is for. You can't.In some states, it won't work. But that doesn't mean he's not charismatic, a fresh face, an outsider, and figured out how to campaign in a way that's very effective. Democrats can learn ...

Zoran Mandami is New York City's next mayor, the first Muslim to lead the city. His campaign leaned into diversity, posting videos of Mandani speaking different languages, eating ethnic food, walking all the streets, it felt like, of five burrows. It absolutely energized young voters and highlights a generational democratic divide.Namdani spoke directly to the working class, riding the bus to debates, making those 3:00 a. m. campaign stops to meet with cab drivers working the night shift, and earlier saying ...