RT Christopher Landau (@DeputySecState)The separation of powers among different branches of government is the greatest guarantor of liberty ever devised by the human mind. No single branch, or person, can amass too much power if checked by the others. But a formal separation of powers means nothing if one branch has the means to intimidate the others into surrendering their constitutional prerogatives. What is happening now in Brazil 🇧🇷underscores this point: a single Justice of the Supreme Court has usurpe ...

And and again, will the word will the numbers be revised. Yeah, they're always revised one way or the other. And they've they've been revised between, you know, during Barack Obama's term term, Joe Biden's term, Donald Trump's first term.It happens all the time. I will say Catty K though again um we they're front page New York Times. There's a talking in the second term talk about playing with the facts and the rise of authoritarianism.And we can have that debate and a lot of people certainly deeply concern ...

This week, the Republican controlled Senate narrowly confirmed President Trump's former personal criminal defense attorney, Emil Boie, to a lifetime seat on the third US Circuit Court of Appeals. It did so following Boy's contentious 6 months as a senior official at the DOJ. Three whistleblowers came forward with allegations of misconduct by Boy's, including a claim that he told staff to ignore court orders, which he denied. Despite those allegations, only two Senate Republicans joined Democrats in voting n ...

The seat is currently held by Republican Congresswoman Maria Salazar, but House Democrats are eyeing it as a top race to flip in 2026. Robin, thanks for joining us. It's your first interview since announcing your candidacy.I think your district is just so fascinating because it is one of the largest Hispanic districts that's currently represented by a Republican. Are you banking in your candidacy on voters feeling like the immigration aspects of the Trump administration have been overreached on even if they ...

I think your district is just so fascinating because it is one of the largest Hispanic districts that's currently represented by a Republican. Are you banking in your candidacy on voters feeling like the immigration aspects of the Trump administration have been overreached on even if they may have voted for him in 2024. Absolutely.I think people are having buyer remorse. Um again, violent criminals, they absolutely should be deported. securing our borders.That's increasingly important and something we need ...

Welcome to the beat. We're tracking this breaking news. President Trump losing on immigration again today. This is even after the Supreme Court recently intervened, trying to help him fend off lower courts that pause his orders when they are deemed through the process likely illegal. But that's back where the administration finds itself again tonight because the news is a rebuke from a federal judge hammering Trump with another national block of what has been this flailing effort to try to rewrite citizensh ...

Welcome to the beat everyone. I am Ari Melbour and let me tell you right off the top we have a very special and newsworthy guest to begin the show tonight. House Democratic Minority Leader Hakee Jeff the most powerful Democrat in Washington is here. I will see you in a moment. I will tell folks that we are coming fresh off leader Jeff historic literally breaking historical records 8h hour 44 minute house floor speech. This is one way to understand if nothing else the sheer amount of time and stamina that wa ...

For many of you, this year's Independence Day might have felt a little different, a bit out of sorts, almost like peering through the proverbial looking glass, as if we're honoring something that once was. And in a way, we are. This year, the holiday arrived at at a precarious moment for our democracy. As Donald Trump continues to take a wrecking ball to the very institutions built to protect our democracy. Commenting on this state of affairs, a friend of the show, Dean Oadala, shared this observation yeste ...

Big news from the Supreme Court on birthright citizenship. It's a ton of legal discussion. But here's what you need to know. Two things. First, you should know it's not a decision on the merits of birthright citizenship under the 14th amendment, but it is a real restriction on the power of lower courts. And second, and relatedly, Justice Katanji Brown Jackson had strong words calling it quote anathema to the rule of law. Why? because in her reasoning, this decision effectively divides America into two zones ...

The last word with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now. Jen, I am in the middle of uh Judge Charles Briar's opinion uh that is a total victory for Gavin Newsome as we heard uh the governor uh telling us uh during your hour and of course you've reported that the Trump administration is already appealing this. Uh but as you read it, as you get through it, it it's very hard to find any space for appeal uh in this decision. And of course, we will also be covering the breaking news uh from Israel tonight about t ...