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The Trump administration is waging war on academia. Is it legal?
On this episode of “Can They Do That,” MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin dives deep into the legal details of Trump’s attacks on academia with Columbia University Law Professor Jamal Greene. Hear why Greene says “there’s no question” the country is in a constitutional crisis. WATCH: https://youtu.be/d-CWuO3KSpo

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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026, ending his decades-long career in Congress. NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reports on the second-ranking Senate Democrat's surprise retirement announcement: https://youtu.be/ZxhQbOMquCk

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The United States is pretty intertwined with Latin America. So why has it historically been seen as more of a European outpost as opposed to a nation in the Western hemisphere that is part of the broader Americas? In this week's "Why Is This Happening" podcast with Chris Hayes we chat with Greg Grandin about conceptions of the “New World" and hemispheric history: https://youtu.be/SjPItbHMLC4

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Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America and the first from the Jesuit order to lead the Catholic Church, died on Monday morning at 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the Pope’s death in a statement released by the Vatican: “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father.” https://youtu.be/K4aL7BXG1J0

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Trump’s sweeping tariffs are now facing a series of lawsuits, including one from top manufacturing state California. Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair, Jared Bernstein, joins The Weekend to discuss why the tariffs ‘won’t bring back’ manufacturing jobs: https://youtu.be/-yIC3AWpnQM

4 days ago | [YT] | 22,284

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U.S. District Judge Boasberg said in an order that he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt over their deportation flights to El Salvador. MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin and former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade join Chris Jansing to share their legal analysis of the case: https://youtu.be/o9N_FbuaqQw

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Trump in a Truth Social post says he is “immediately” raising U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports to 125% “based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets." Trump in the same post says he has “authorized a 90 day PAUSE” for other countries, pointing to what he says are more than 75 nations who have reached out to negotiate: https://youtu.be/1Bc5NY68-MQ

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 10,815

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Why has America's 20th century vision of innovation and opportunity transformed into a stagnant and stunted dystopian reality? Have liberals failed on progress? How can they can shift gears in MAGA America? They're all questions Ezra Klein and Chris Hayes answer in the newest episode of the "Why Is This Happening" podcast. Watch and listen now: https://youtu.be/OduMs9gAd8M

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 5,689

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Susan Crawford wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, NBC News projected Tuesday evening. Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell react to the results, with Maddow calling Brad Schimel’s defeat “a kick in the proverbial teeth to the White House and Mr. Musk.” The race was the most expensive judicial election in U.S. history, with Elon Musk giving voters $1 million checks ahead of today's election: https://youtu.be/xDwYQ30hPe4

3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 56,078

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A new focus group of Black male voters spoke with NBC News to explain how they’re feeling about President Trump’s first few months back in office. Michael Hardaway, former Communications Director and Spokesman for Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, and Brendan Buck, former Press Secretary to House Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner, analyze the responses from these voters with Alex Witt: https://youtu.be/OhsvsbNzzAs

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