All right, y'all. Remember how you were all horrified by those images of the East Wing at the White House being torn down last week. Well, it seems like it was just the beginning.Let me explain. President Trump has fired the entire Commission of Fine Arts. It's the Federal Board that oversees every major monument, memorial, and federal building design in Washington, DC.By wiping it all out, Trump cleared a huge layer of oversight, basically paving the way for his own pet projects, like that new $300 million ...

So this weekend, millions of Americans are facing real uncertainty as the government shutdown continues and their SNAP benefits sit in legal limbo, adding insult to injury. The US Department of Agriculture sent this warning out to retailers just before SNAP funding ran uh ran out yesterday, urging them not to treat SNAP customers differently than other customers. It says in part, "You must offer eligible food at the same prices and on the same terms and conditions to SNAP EBT customers as other customers." ...

New Jersey's governor race is shaping up as one of three key gauges on how voters feel about the first year of Trump's second presidency and whether Democrats have improved their standing ahead of the 2026 midterms. As of now, Democratic nominee Mikey Cheryl holds a narrow lead over Trump backed Republican Jack Chidarelli by seven points. Now, while New Jersey traditionally leans blue in general elections, Republican governors in the Garden State aren't actually that rare.But there have been growing signs o ...

COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY, WHERE STATE RACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL OFFER A SENSE OF HOW VOTERS FEEL ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS A WHOLE. IN VIRGINIA, DEMOCRAT ABIGAIL SPANBERGER IS LEADING REPUBLICAN WINSOME EARL SEARS, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, BY 14 POINTS ACCORDING TO A POLL BY YOUGOV. MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE VOTED ALREADY, WHICH IS AT A HIGHER RATE THAN IN THE 2021 ELECTION.AND 376 MILES NORTH IN NEW JERSEY, THE GUBERNATORIAL RACE COULD BE VERY CLOSE ...

With two days until key elections in Virginia and New Jersey, former President Barack Obama campaigned for the Democratic candidates in both states yesterday. He acknowledged that even though he is all about hope and change, there are many things he's concerned about with the current administration. >> I am worried about how quickly basic Democratic rules and norms have been weakened.I'm worried about how willing Republicans in Congress have been to surrender their role as members of a co-equal branch of go ...

Americans are feeling the pain on day 33 of the government shutdown as SNAP benefits sit in legal limbo. Millions of federal workers go without a paycheck. Families prepare to lose access to Head Start and air traffic controller shortages lead to flight delays.And the Trump administration is warning it could get worse. >> I think the real consequence is what kind of rolling delays do you have throughout the system. Right.We've seen problems at LA, in Dallas, in DC, Boston, Atlanta, and so I think it's only ...

Let's bring in Ankush Cardori, former federal prosecutor, now senior writer with Politico magazine, and Mark Lieovich, staff writer with The Atlantic, author and MSNBC political contributor. Welcome, guys. So, anush you first here because the new Washington Post report says the War Powers Resolution does not apply to deadly boat strikes, which the administration has said killed 64 people so far.And that's because US service members have not been put in harm's way. Is this argument legally sound. And if they ...

Millions of Americans are in financial limbo as questions linger about when SNAP benefits might return after the Trump administration was ordered to pay SNAP benefits out of an emergency contingency fund. Trump took to social media to warn that funds would be delayed while he awaits appropriate legal direction. Meanwhile, new polling from NBC shows Americans say President Trump and Republicans are more to blame as the shutdown drags on and lawmakers seem nowhere close to ending the gridlock.Joining me now i ...

New today, Defense Secretary Pete Hexath announcing another air strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean. Hegs says all three people on board were killed and called them narot terrorists. He did not provide any evidence for his claims, but it is the 15th strike since early September.Democrats say they're getting left in the dark. This document needs to be shared with every member of the Senate this week so that as we get into this discussion about war powers, we've got the basis of how the administr ...

Today, millions of American families are dealing with stress and anxiety over their access to food and health insurance on day 33 of the shutdown. Mounting frustration with congressional deadlock coming from all corners of the country, from kitchen tables to the Oval Office. Both House Party leaders having their say this morning.>> This is not about winning a political uh contest here. Real people are losing. The American people are hurting.He is a big-hearted president. He wants everybody to get their serv ...