I'm Jacob Soberoff in for Chris Hayes. We are two hundred 158 days away from possibly the most consequential midterm election in American history. And Donald Trump, the aspiring authoritarian in the White House, is desperately looking for ways to turn the math in his party's favor.One way to do that would be to try to add voters to his coalition. The other is to subtract voters from the equation entirely. In fact, you might have caught the Secretary of Homeland Security, Christy Noem, last week saying her d ...

Donald Trump's problem with trying to be an autocrat continues. And polling shows he's having trouble here. He's sagging at 39%.The immigration outrage is part of that. The L .A. Times reports all of this taking a toll WITH CRASHING TRUST IN OUR ELECTIONS, CONCERNS ABOUT MISUSE OF ICE AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENTS.30 % OF THE VOTERS THINK THAT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS MIGHT BE AT POLLING LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THAT IS A LARGER SHARE OF MINORITY AMERICANS, AND THAT MATTERS BECAUSE THE BELIEF BY 46 % SAY OF PERFECTLY L ...

CONGRESSWOMAN KATHRYN CLARK OF MASSACHUSETTS. CONGRESSWOMAN, WELCOME TO TO THE TABLE, SO LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. YOU LISTEN TO A LOT OF REPUBLICANS, RIGHT.YES. AND SO BY NOW YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GAUGE HOW THEY MAKE AN ARGUMENT AND WHAT THE THRUST OF THE ARGUMENT IS, MEANING THERE'S AN END GAME, THERE'S A GOAL THEY'RE TRYING TO REACH. SO WHEN YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE LAST SHUTDOWN AND THEY WERE ALL HYPED UP AND THEY WERE PRESSING AND THEY WERE THEY WERE TRYING TO BLOCK AND TACKLE DEMOCRATS INTO HAVING ...

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 ...

Election Integrity & Potential Interference - The report highlights concerns about the resurgence of the "Big Lie" narrative, suggesting it's evolving into "Big Lie 2.0" to undermine future elections [1][2] - The Justice Department's decision to send federal election monitors to California and New Jersey is viewed with suspicion, interpreted as a potential rehearsal for broader election interference [3][4][5] - The report points out the absence of monitors in Virginia, where Republicans control the state government, raising questions about the true intent of the monitoring efforts [5] - The analysis suggests that the Trump administration is conditioning the public to accept federal agents at polling places, potentially normalizing what is currently considered abnormal [7] - The report mentions the deployment of National Guard units to various cities and the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act, raising concerns about the militarization of election processes [16][17] Voter Suppression & Procedural Chaos - Right-wing groups are reportedly building voter file databases with AI to challenge voter registrations, leading to voter purges in states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Hampshire, and New York [18] - The report mentions partisan and potentially racial gerrymandering to tilt elections in favor of Republicans before votes are cast [19] - Concerns are raised about the potential deployment of ICE agents to polling places, which could intimidate Latino voters and others [23] Countermeasures & Citizen Action - The report emphasizes the importance of citizen engagement to counter potential election interference, advocating for actions such as volunteering as poll workers, registering voters, and creating voter buddy systems [22][23] - The report encourages the formation of local rapid response teams to monitor county meetings, certification hearings, and voter dropboxes [24] - The report stresses the importance of not normalizing talk of a third presidential term, reminding readers of the 22nd Amendment [26]