Former special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly ready to go on a counterattack as the Trump administration continues to target Smith and the FBI agents who worked on his team. The New York Times is reporting that Smith has quote people in his orbit that he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against Mr. . Trump denied to him by the Supreme Court decision, asserting broad presidential immunity from prosecution and adverse rulings from a Trump appointed judge on the federal bench in Florida.Th ...

Let's go to MSNBC's Alex Tab in Payet County, New Jersey. Also with us, former federal prosecutor Duncan Leven. Alex, lay out what's happening there where you are in New Jersey and the role these election monitors are actually playing.>> Well, Anna, as you noted, the Department of Justice has sent election monitors to polling sites here in Payic County at the behest of the New Jersey GOP. The NJ GOP cites a rare incident of potential voter fraud from 2020 during a city council race here as the rationale for ...

Let's take these one by one, guys. Starting here in the big apple. Michael, one of the candidates for mayor here.Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just cast his vote. What issues are driving voters to the polls. >> Yeah, Anna, like you said, we're here in Mintown Manhattan at a polling place where former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was just here casting his ballot in this race.Already roughly 735,000 voters in New York City have voted. That was the early voting data shattering the number of folks who ...

Let's bring in a pair now of MSNBC political analysts, Democratic strategist Basil Schmeichel and Republican strategist Susan Delpersio. Basil, what's on the line for Democrats today. And which race do you think of as the bellweather.>> Yeah, so the first question, what's on the line. I think it is this question of not only um how Democrats are going to fight back against Donald Trump, but what is the future of the party going to look like. Uh and it's really important.You know, I do think that the Jersey r ...

We're back with the breaking news in the political world this morning. Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. According to his family, Cheney died last night of complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.Cheney served as vice president alongside President George W. Bush. He was defense secretary under George Bush Senior.And he's considered to be one of the most powerful and divisive vice presidents in American history, playing a central role in the Bush administration's war ...

I was asked to say something wise and to have some wise words. I note the obvious differences in the human family. Some of us are serious.Some thrive on comedy. Some declare their lives are lived as true profoundity while others claim no, they are living the real reality. I've sailed upon the seven seas and stopped in every land and seen the wonders of the world.But not yet one common man. I note the obvious differences in every sort and type. But we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.But we ar ...

Joining us now the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin. He has been on the road in a series of get out the vote stops ahead of today's elections. Uh Ken, good to have you back on the show.We got a report from Virginia. Let's talk about New Jersey for a moment. That race much closer than I know you or any Democrat wants it to be.Uh Mikey Cheryl, the congresswoman, has a small lead in in most polls. What do you think will be decisive there in New Jersey. >> Well, first, uh thanks for hav ...

Now, it's time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening, Lawrence. >> Good evening, Rachel. And uh California will be the last report, of course. It'll be 11 p.m. Eastern when California closes uh polls tomorrow night, 8:00 p.m. Pacific. And it's uh probably not going to be a really suspenseful outcome. The polling is overwhelming in California in favor of that one thing on the ballot. And Rachel, I I don't know if you I My California ballot is simply the cutest ballot I've I've ever seen. It ...

I'm fighting for Chuck, a small business owner in Gloucester getting crushed by tariffs. I'm fighting for Karina, a single mom here in Newark who isn't sure if she can afford to stay and raise her son in New Jersey. That's why I'm going to work every day as your governor to make sure you can afford to stay right here in New Jersey.We need a governor who will support the thousands upon thousands of Virginia's families whose livelihoods have been disrupted or destroyed because of Doge and now this government ...

about fear. Everybody in the country is watching the elections that will happen tomorrow. You got big elections in New New Jersey and Virginia, the governor's races and attorney general's races, etc. But all that the attention is focused primarily on New York City.Why. Because the fear the fear that Mamani and all that he represents will be risen to power. That he'll be elected the mayor of America's largest city, the the the once cradle of capitalism.that we're going to have a a Marxist, a communist runnin ...