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Maddow flags conflict of interest behind bizarre Trump scandal: ‘Doesn’t make sense!’
Rachel Maddow kicked off her MS NOW segment on Monday with a deep dive into one of the most bizarre and sketchy side sagas of the Trump administration’s second term: his refusal to allow the Gordie Howe Bridge between Canada and the United States to open. “The big, beautiful new bridge that Trump is not…
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Trump’s new ‘sham’ agreement with Iran reveals he’s ‘trying to turn the page’: expert
A foreign policy expert argued on Monday that President Donald Trump’s “sham” deal with the Iranian regime reveals the president is really looking to “turn the page” on a war he started without resolving all of the hard problems he’s left behind. Over the weekend, Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the…
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Utah canyon BASE jump kills 2, including extreme athlete who performed with Madonna
A weekend BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon killed two people, one of them a daredevil athlete best known for performing onstage with Madonna at the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. The Sheriff’s Office in Grand County, Utah, confirmed one of the dead was Andy Lewis, an extreme athlete known for feats in BASE…
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Gavin Newsom says DOJ probe is political — but take a closer look
Federal investigators are reportedly examining the finances and nonprofit activities of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California’s “first partner” and wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom. The governor went public Monday, accusing President Donald Trump of orchestrating the probes as political revenge against a potential 2028 presidential rival. That framing deserves a hard look. Jennifer Siebel Newsom is…
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How to watch ‘McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys’ Season 3 premiere for free
The McBees are back. Bravo heads back to the family farm for Season 3 of “The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys,” which premieres tonight, June 15 at 9 p.m. ET. The series will pick up as patriarch Steve McBee Sr. is awaiting sentencing after he pled guilty to one count federal crop insurance fraud. Per…
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Expert taken aback as Trump aides rejected ‘outrageous’ habeas corpus proposal
A legal expert was taken aback on Monday by reporting that revealed how Trump administration insiders pushed back on an extreme attempt to suspend habeas corpus. Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor, argued in a new Substack essay that new reporting from Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman of The New York Times about an administration…
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Middle East leaders used flattery as Trump’s ‘north star’ to end Iran war: analyst
President Donald Trump was flattered by Middle East leaders into agreeing to a framework to end the war with Iran in a simple and very egotistical way, MS NOW’s Chris Hayes agreed in a conversation with Iranian political analyst Trita Parsi. Specifically, Trump was persuaded into believing that he had persuaded Iran to take a…
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Kids tormented by racist bullying at Inland Empire elementary school, lawsuit alleges
Two children at a Redlands elementary school faced racial harassment, discrimination and teasing for months, resulting in them being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, their mother alleged in a lawsuit filed against the school district. Other children called the kids “tar ball” and “mud,” according to the lawsuit. In one incident, one of the children…
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Giants’ Pride hat controversy: Tolerance does not apply to Christians
The San Francisco Giants held their annual Pride Night last week to honor the LGBTQ+ community. The celebration included 10 gay couples renewing their wedding vows and a drag queen standing along the first base line. Four Christian ballplayers on the Giants chose to make a statement about their faith. While all the other players…
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5 shows everyone is watching this summer — and you should too
Seasonal sizzle. Summertime is here, and it’s easy to get swept up in the big marquee shows: “The Bear” is ending, the “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon” is returning. But there are a handful of other shows that you shouldn’t sleep on. Some of them have already become popular, others are underrated. Here…