President Trump's border patrol commander, Gregory Bino, and his squad of masked federal agents returned to Chicago to continue the administration's immigration crackdown. Bino and the agents have since left, but not before snatching a popular tumali vendor near a home depot, according to the Chicago Tribune. Our next guest, Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, opposes the actions of ICE and the Border Patrol in Chicago and went toe-to-toe with Bavino on X, writing, quote, "Stop the tough guy act. ...

Nayib Bukele was able to amass power more easily than some of his authoritarian peers because he is popular. In the coming year observers will be watching to see whether his open repression will cost him https://t.co/yj8yfqrmkY ...

Back this morning, the daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Karina Machado is accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother's behalf at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The Nobel Institute said Machado would not be attending the ceremony, but that she would come to Oslo later. NBC News international correspondent Molly Hunter joins us now with more on this.Hey there, Molly. Let's start with the ceremony itself. Walk us through what's happening and what we've heard so far.>> Yeah, Emily ...

Stanley, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and author of many books, including Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future. Professor Stanley, good to see you. Thank you for being with us. >> Thank you for having me on, Ali. >> This is not a topic we've talked a ton about, but it's a topic you know a great deal about from your study of of repressive cultures. It's actually key to being an authoritarian culture, right? the ability to scare enough pe to encourage th ...

Vladimir Putin is no doubt watching Kyrgyzstan’s slide into authoritarianism with glee. Under its current leader, Kyrgyzstan is a “reliable partner”, Russia’s president said during a recent visit https://t.co/ZpMqSQjOO6 ...

And joining us now is Stacy Abrams, the 2022 Georgia Democratic gubanatorial candidate and founder of the group the 10 steps campaign, which aims to help Americans learn how they can fight for democracy. Stacy, thank you so much for being here. Lots to talk about.Let's just pick up where Nomi left off on this election in Tennessee. Democrats didn't win, but really close the gap. Trump won by 22 points. Now the Republican won by about nine points.What's the message. What's the big takeaway for Democrats from ...

RT Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat)🚨JURY TRIALS TO BE SCRAPPED IN BRITAIN TODAYAll mid-tier crimes will now have jury trials scrapped and judges decisions will be final going forwardThe UK becomes more authoritarian by the day https://t.co/mpPHXkUbsH ...

AS THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS TOOK TO DONALD TRUMP'S BACKYARD YESTERDAY CALLING FOR HIS IMPEACHMENT, TRUMP WAS ALREADY REELING FROM A WEEK WHERE HIS LEGAL LOSSES WERE MOUNTING ON NUMEROUS FRONTS, BOTH PRESIDENTIAL AND PERSONAL. AN APPEALS COURT REJECTED TRUMP'S EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIS DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST CNN. A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED TRUMP'S DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO WASHINGTON.DC WAS ILLEGAL AND ANOTHER FEDERAL JUDGE RULED THAT TRUMP LIKELY VIOLATED THE LAW WHEN HE TRIED TO CUT MILLIONS OF DOLL ...

The cleverest part of China’s security assistance is how it has managed to empower authoritarians without explicitly promoting authoritarianism https://t.co/a7BUlpXsvA ...

For governments leaning towards authoritarianism, China is an enabler—and an inspiration. We found that 82% of authoritarian regimes have received police training from China https://t.co/DucJqdhzJX ...