Food banks across the country are seeing a surge as millions of federal workers across the country are without a paycheck. Some of them are lining up at food banks like this one in Alexandria, Virginia. This line goes around the block and they pretty much circle around here.You want to follow me. And then they wait and they get one of these boxes delivered into their car. There's only about 300 boxes today.And the concern is that in the future, especially as SNAP benefits expire, more and more people will b ...

New scrutiny today over Donald Trump's surprise demolition of the east wing of the White House as preparations are underway to construct a 300 million dollar ballroom in its place amid a government shutdown. MSNBC exclusively obtained a letter from Senate Democrats demanding answers from the National Park Service and the trust for the National Mall over the way Trump went about the project and whether private and corporate donors funding the ballroom could be engaging in quidd proquo arrangements. Comcast C ...

and concerns about how far the Trump administration may go in military actions against alleged drug traffickers. The administration is sending the largest aircraft carrier to the waters of South America, dramatically escalating its military presence. This after the US destroyed a 10th suspected drug boat on Friday.Democrats are firing back over the administration saying it is targeting narot terrorists without providing any evidence. Regardless of how you feel about Venezuela or Colombia or cocaine or fenta ...

Today, New Yorkers are getting a head start at the polls as today marks the first day of early voting in the city's mayoral race. MSNBC's Laura Hayley has the very latest from New York City for us. So, Laura, how important is it for residents to come out and vote in this election.Are there any bigger impacts that this election will have on other ones. >> It's incredibly important for voters to participate in this election. And this is a highstakes election for New Yorkers in particular who are hoping for a ...

Last week, reporters who cover the Pentagon for a wide range of news outlets, from the Washington Post to ABC News to even Newsmax, turned in their access badges and left the building. You can see footage of it right there. They had all refused to sign a pledge to report on only on information authorized for release by morning show host turned defense secretary Pete Hgsith.What could go wrong there. We know lots of things. Even Hexath's former employer, Fox News, was among the outlets that refused to sign o ...

Excuse my French, but kissing the ass of the president should not be the the prerequisite of of whether or not our cities are militarized. >> Attorney General, I want to ask you about some other breaking news that happened this week, which was uh President Trump calling off plans to send the National Guard and and troops to San Francisco after he received push back from um Mayor Daniel Lur and also text Trump's friends who work in the tech industry. Um, but Mayor Lurri, who is obviously a Democrat, fairly l ...

[Music] House Democratic leaders are launching an investigation into President Trump's reported demand that the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for federal investigations into him. The probe led by representatives Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia highlights ethical and legal concerns of the potential payout. In a letter to Trump, they write, quote, "Your plan to have your obedient underlings at the Department of Justice instruct the US at Treasury to pay you personally hundreds of mill ...

We begin with major developments in President Trump's retribution campaign against his political foes. New York Attorney General Leticia James made her first court appearance yesterday where she plead not guilty to federal charges of alleged mortgage fraud. The indictment was brought by interim US attorney Lindseay Halligan, a former member of Trump's legal team with no prosecu prosecutorial experience, who accused James of misleading a bank to secure favorable mortgage terms.James slammed the indictment as ...

And now to North Carolina. This is the newest battleground for the congressional redistricting fight. The state has adopted a new Trumpbacked map that's designed to give Republicans an additional House seat. Now, North Carolina's Republican le state legislature approved the new map on Wednesday, and Republicans already hold 10 out of the state's 14 congressional districts. This new map would give them another seat, making 11 and representing more than 75% of North Carolina's House delegation. The new map pr ...

Now, since President Trump's first term, he has bulldozed his way through presidential norms with very little regard. And that week, last week, this week, really, that metaphor became a reality when the east wing of the White House was demolished at Trump's request with no respect for the historical structure and without any congressional approval or appropriation. The land which lays empty was the public-f facing arm of the White House.The place where school children, tourists, and foreign dignitaries ente ...