I want to turn to Donald Trump's latest power grab. Trump now putting one of his personal lawyers in a top DOJ post. She has no prosecutorial experience and is now tapped to be the interim US attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.That attorney, Lindseay Halahan, now leading investigations into Trump's political foes, former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Tish James. The former US attorney in the role was forced out late last week. This all happening at a questionable time.The ...

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ICE agents are now free to do sweeping stops around Los Angeles after the Supreme Court this week overruled a California district judge, prompting this reaction from LA Mayor Karen Bass. From the beginning, we have known that Los Angeles has been used as a test case for total dominance and unchecked power by the federal government. The rule of law used to mean something, not just to us, but to the Supreme Court.But now, with the stroke of a pen, the Supreme Court has undermined the rights of millions. I'm j ...

in the land. That's because after Trump faced a stinging week of push back from the lower courts on a number of his controversial policies, it's expected that he will take his grievances to the conservative majority Supreme Court in an effort to overturn those rulings. Already this week, Trump has asked the Supreme Court to step in and overturn a ruling that found his sweeping tariffs to be illegal.Since returning to the White House, Scotas has come to Trump's aid on a number of cases. We've talked about hi ...

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles this summer was illegal. In his 52-page ruling, federal judge Charles Brier says that Trump violated a 19th century law barring the use of soldiers as cops. The judge then warned the efforts to send troops into other cities could amount to quote creating a national police force with the president as its chief.Joining us now, former federal prosecutor and former lawyer with the Department of Justice and the National Sec ...

We've been talking so much about the potential for National Guard troops or federal law enforcement to enter Chicago has been the next city that President Trump has highlighted here, Of course, there on the streets of Washington, D. C. He's suggested other cities like New York might get that treatment next.All of this, of course, began in Los Angeles a couple of months ago. And at the time, even when he was threatening Los Angeles, no one really took it that seriously. This was an unthinkable move in terms ...

In the meantime, many of the president's global tariffs are in doubt, as you might know, following that high-profile court ruling on Friday. Our Aean Jav has more on that this morning. Morning, Aean. >> Yeah, good morning, guys. We will see the president uh on camera today uh in an unrelated event this afternoon. So, we may hear from him directly on this court ruling that came down late on Friday. But his top trade adviser, Peter Navaro, said yesterday it'll be the end of the United States if President Trum ...

Meanwhile, a federal appeals court ruling on Friday that President Trump overstepped his presidential authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs back in April. Joining us right now is Neil Catel. He is the former US acting solicitor general and the lead counsel representing the plaintiffs in the case.Uh he has won the case. Uh I'm curious what you what your reaction to winning was, how surprised you were, but more importantly, what you think happens next. >> So, we were not surprised.We've, you know, I look ...

A federal appeals court ruled that President Trump overstepped his authority when he used emergency powers to launch sweeping tariffs in April. Now, as you heard, White House trade adviser Peter Navaro says they're ready to take the case all the way to the Supreme Court. On Friday, the panel ruled that the power to impose tariffs lies lies in fact with Congress.The appeals court did, not the president. Joining us now, MSNBC White House correspondent Aaya Gardner and CNBC senior analyst and commentator and p ...

A federal appeals court ruled most of Trump's global tariffs are in fact illegal, striking a massive blow to his trade policy, if you want to call it that. Trump reacting in typical Trump fashion, writing on his truth social site in part, quote, "Today, a highly partisan appeals court incorrectly said that our tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end. Now, with the help of the United States Supreme Court, we will use them to the benefit of our nation. Joining ...