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'Shut up and enjoy the game': Johnson on Turning Point USA's alt Super Bowl halftime show
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 23:11
“The lesson from this is pretty simple: Rather than trying to fight against the NFL halftime show, why not just learn to enjoy it?” MS NOW's Jason Johnson reacts to Turning Point USA’s alternative Super Bowl halftime event, branded as “America’s Halftime Show,” which appeared to draw a relatively small audience. The event featured Kid Rock and was positioned as counterprogramming to Bad Bunny, whose role as the official halftime performer drew criticism from some right-wing commentators over his past remark ...
‘They may have broken the DOJ’: New report highlights DOJ struggling to recruit prosecutors
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 22:47
THERE IS SOME BLOCKBUSTER NE REPORTING TOTODAY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S EFFORTS TO GUT THE RULE OF LAW IN AMERICA COMPLETELY AND REPLACE IT WITH A SYSTEM OF POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS AND PROSECUTORIAL LENIENCY FOR HIS PARTISAN ALLIES. THERE IS EVIDENCE IN THIS STORY THAT THEY MAY HAVE broken the Department of Justice. The New York Times reveals that given the choice between serving Donald Trump's petty, vindictive conspiratorial interests and maintaining their own integrity, the country's top ...
Bad Bunny appeals for unity at Super Bowl halftime show
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 22:37
political and national reporter Jacob Soboroff, an associate professor at Loyola Marymount University and co-author of How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance, Vanessa Diaz. Vanessa, first to you. Why was it so momentous.Why is such a big deal to have Bad Bunny play the halftime show. Well, you know, I think regardless of the political moment, you know, Bad Bunny has made a lot of firsts. He's been, you know, the first artist in Spanish to win album of the year at the Grammys and a ...
‘Incompetence is the strategy’: Epstein Survivor slams Justice Department over Epstein Files case
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 22:37
out when it comes to the issue of accountability over connections to the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On the one hand, the revelations from the Epstein files are roiling the U .K. government.Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting calls to resign over having ever appointed Peter Mendelsohn. Peter Mendelsohn's under investigation of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He was the ambassador to the United States.Additionally, Starmer's communications chief and closest aide have both resigned in recen ...
Comer DODGES question if committee will subpoena Howard Lutnick
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 22:32
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls to resign after he appeared in a recent batch of files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. After conducting a video deposition with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., dodged questions about Lutnick when asked if the committee would subpoena Howard Lutnick. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow ...
Comer: Maxwell was a 'very bad person,' shouldn't be granted clemency
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 22:21
In a virtual deposition, the attorney for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell said his client still sought clemency in exchange for testifying freely. Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. told reporters he doesn’t think that Maxwell should be granted any type of immunity or clemency and that after meeting with Epstein survivors it was clear she "was a very bad person." MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow ...
'Very disappointing': Comer says Maxwell pleaded the Fifth and declined questions
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 22:17
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded the Fifth Amendement virtually before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of a high-profile inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein’s activities and the federal government’s handling of related files. The co-conspirator was expected to invoke the Fifth Amendment on a “blanket basis” and refused to answer substantive questions during the deposition which Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. said is “very disappointing.” Comer also said M ...
BREAKING: Judge pauses order to unfreeze NY-NJ tunnel project funding
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 22:06
BREAKING: Judge pauses order to unfreeze NY-NJ tunnel project funding. MS NOW reporter Josh Einiger has the latest. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.ms.now/ ...
State election officials losing trust in federal partners ahead of midterms
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 21:46
Columnist David Frch, Glenn Thrush and Sarah Fitzpatrick are still with us. Glenn, let's start with unsealing the search warrant affidavit. What might we learn or what should we learn in this search warrant.Well, we're going to learn the predicate, what it was that they were able to present in terms of evidence that convinced a pretty well-respected judge to sign off on the search. Now, look, the bar is fairly low. But let me give you a general sense as to one of the more bombshell versions of these affidav ...
Rep. Raskin: ‘Puzzling, mysterious redactions’ in Epstein files 
MSNBC· 2026-02-09 21:14
Are filled with redactions of names and information about people who clearly are not victims and may fall into that other category. So I went over there and I was able to determine, at least I believe, that there were tons of completely unnecessary redactions in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims. And so that's troubling to us.Did you see the names of any potential co-conspirators that were redacted. Well, um, you know, I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious o ...