Breaking down the consequences of dismantling USAID region by region, across the globe
President Trump’s efforts to shutter large parts of USAID are meeting resistance in the courtroom after a judge issued a temporary pause on the administration’s orders to put thousands of USAID ...
Musk’s ‘dismantling’ of government is a pattern for how he does business: Semafor reporter
Under President Trump, the federal government is undergoing dramatic changes, many of which are being challenged in court over their constitutionality as Trump targets agencies typically overseen by ...
DOGE is ‘spreading like bed bugs’ through the government on Musk’s cost cutting quest
Alarms are sounding in agencies across the government as Elon Musk and his DOGE aides look to shrink the size of the federal ...
Trump ‘enjoys’ the ‘toughness, cruelty’ of mass deportations: Seneca Project Co-founder
Part of President Trump’s mass deportation plans involve using the facilities of Guantánamo Bay to hold undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, some Google searches for ICE raids display years-old ...
Government Run a-Musk
Makena Kelly, politics reporter at Wired, joins Katie Phang to discuss how Elon Musk used his Twitter playbook to disrupt the federal government and the lasting effects it might have for millions of ...
Pastor on being awarded Proud Boys' trademark: ‘The light of victory lives in each and every one of us.’
Rev. William H Lamar IV, Pastor at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church on his church being awarded alt-right group the Proud Boys' trademark, and a message on staying hopeful in dark times ...
Rep. Frost on 'raising hell' and opposing Trump: 'We've had some wins because the people spoke out'
Convicted felon Donald Trump's unrelenting flurry of executive actions are creating chaos and confusion on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Democrats struggle to unite behind a coherent message. Rep. Maxwell ...
Is the U.S. in a constitutional crisis? Katie Phang explains
In his first weeks in the Oval Office, President Trump has pushed the boundaries of his executive power, despite concerns from parts of both parties. MSNBC host and attorney Katie Phang explains why ...
Musk’s ‘wrecking ball’ approach to federal budget is ‘an effort to tear down’ government: Rep. Ivey
Billionaire Elon Musk and his DOGE aides have made appearances at several federal government departments so far, raising concerns from workers wherever they go. Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., discusses Musk ...
Two teenagers, a tiny library, and the nations’ largest publishers take on Idaho’s book ban law
Two Idaho teenagers, a handful of authors, a tiny public library, and the nation’s largest publishers are suing the state of Idaho, pushing back against HB170 – the state’s book ban that went into ...
Rep. Madeleine Dean on Trump dismantling the Education Department: ‘The point of it is to disrupt’
Rep. Madeleine Dean joins The Weekend to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to gut the Department of Education and how Democrats plan to fight back.
Connecticut AG Suing Trump over DOGE: ‘This is just the start of that fight’
A Federal Judge has blocked Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive material at the Treasury Department after 19 state Attorneys General sued the Trump administration. Connecticut Attorney General ...