Jack Taylor 
A Republican running for office in Virginia apparently wanted to give voters the impression he’s a family man after using an image of himself with a woman and her three children for his campaign. But they’re not his family. Derrick Anderson, a former Army Green Beret, is running for an open seat in Virginia’s Seventh … Read more
(The Hill) — Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s ex-personal attorney, said Tuesday he plans to flee the country if his former boss wins in November. “I’m out of here. I mean, I’m already working on a foreign passport with a completely different name,” Cohen told MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace, when asked what he thinks will happen … Read more
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday aimed at containing the growing threat of machine gun conversion devices and 3D-printed firearms. The order creates the Emerging Firearms Threats Task Force and charges it with providing a report in three months to assess the threat posed by automatic weapons and 3D-printed guns, and with crafting … Read more
(NewsNation) — The federal minimum wage hasn’t changed since 2009, but voters in several states will have the chance to raise hourly wages at the state level in November. Voters in Alaska, California and Missouri will decide whether to increase their state’s minimum wage. If history is any indicator, those efforts are likely to be successful. … Read more
The journalist spoke to MSNBC colleague Chris Hayes after interviewing the Democratic presidential nominee to reflect on their conversation. Hayes began by praising Ruhle for the “great interview,” which he described as “refreshingly substantive.” “I think what you’re actually complimenting is that it was a normal interview, Chris,” Ruhle replied. “That’s actually what it was. … Read more
Legislation that would reform some aspects of Social Security is gaining steam in Congress. The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, seeks to do away with tax rules that proponents say have led to unfair reductions in benefits for those who have worked in public service for much of their careers. But the bill … Read more
When former President Donald Trump got on the presidential debate stage earlier this month and baselessly accused Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, of eating their neighbors’ pets, it was largely seen as the moment he lost the debate to Vice President Kamala Harris. After all, the rumors had already been proved false by local and … Read more
(NewsNation) — Vice presidential candidates Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face each other in their first and only scheduled debate Tuesday. Vice President Kamala Harris holds a small lead over former President Donald Trump, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ polling averages, and DDHQ gives the Harris-Walz ticket a 55% … Read more
The adage is old enough to have been lampooned in the title of Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 novel: “It can’t happen here.” That “it” back then was an imagined fascist takeover of the United States. Writing 13 years after Benito Mussolini seized power in Italy, barely a year after Adolf Hitler installed himself as dictator of … Read more
(NewsNation) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is having meetings with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday as he asks for continued U.S. support in the war against Russia. One person Zelenskyy won’t be meeting with is former President Donald Trump, who has suggested that if he wins in November, he would … Read more
