The president on Wednesday vetoed the annual military spending bill. Congress has until January 2 to override the veto, which would be the first during […]
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Trump Defunds Military Even As He Muses About Martial Law And Rattles U.S. Saber | Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow points out that by vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act, Donald Trump has essentially defunded U.S. troops, though that hasn't stopped him from […]
Continue readingTrump Signals Extremist Supporters With Martial Law Talk; Promises ‘Wild’ D.C. Protest
Rachel Maddow reports on Donald Trump entertaining the idea of imposing martial law to keep himself in power and his calls for supporters to participate […]
Continue readingTrump Pardoned Four Ex-Blackwater Guards. Here’s The Story Of Their Victims | All In | MSNBC
On Tuesday, Trump pardoned the four men responsible for one of the worst atrocities of the Iraq War. The lawyer who represented the families of […]
Continue readingHow Jimmy Stewart’s WWII Experience Impacted ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and author Robert Matzen discuss the classic holiday film 'It's a Wonderful Life, and how Jimmy Stewart's service in WWII informed […]
Continue reading‘Disgrace To His Uniform’: Col. Wilkerson On Flynn’s Martial Law Election Plot | All In | MSNBC
“He’s a disgrace to his uniform,” says Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, discussing Gen. Michael Flynn floating the idea that Trump invoke martial law to overturn the […]
Continue readingMarking 10th Anniversary Of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and former Executive Director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Aubrey Sarvis discuss the 10th anniversary of the […]
Continue readingAuthor And Veteran Weighs In On Troop Withdrawal, New Book | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Veteran and author Bing West is the author of the new book 'The Last Platoon: A Novel of the Afghanistan War,' and West joins Morning […]
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