MTP Daily 8/21/17
ACLU Will No Longer Defend Hate Groups Protesting With Firearms
American Civil Liberties Union Attorney Lee Rowland joins MTP Daily to respond to the critiques they are receiving about how not defending hate groups using firear ...
Posted Tuesday, August 22nd 2017 at 8:18AM
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Billionaire behind Trump, Bannon, Breitbart plans next move
Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, talks with Rachel Maddow about the role of Robert Mercer in funding Donald Trump and Breitbart, and what he might do next with Steve Bannon ou ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 10:52PM
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Trump takes ownership of Afghanistan war with new announcement
Courtney Kube, NBC News national security and military reporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about what Donald Trump said in his Afghanistan speech that represents a new path in the war i ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 10:49PM
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Trump Sets U.S. Strategy for Afghan War
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MARK LANDLER -- The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Trump put forward on Monday a long-awaited strategy for resolving the nearly 16-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, bu ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 10:09PM
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Deadline: White House 8/21/17
Dilanian: 'This is significant that (Mueller) is looking at...
NBC News' Ken Dilanian on the latest from the Russia investigation Duration: 3:20
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Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:58PM
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MSNBC Live 8/21/17
Sen. Susan Collins Discusses If Trump Will Be 2020 Nominee
Senator Susan Collins, R-ME, speaks out about President Trump's actions regarding Charlottesville and the future of healthcare reform. Duration: 6:53 ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:47PM
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MSNBC Live 8/21/17
Sen. King: Trump 'Should Stop Tweeting'
Senator Angus King, of Maine, discusses Trump latest actions regarding Charlottesville and how the President should stop tweeting. Duration: 3:59 ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:43PM
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MSNBC Live 8/21/17
Watch The Solar Eclipse From Casper, WY
Casper, Wyoming is one of the many places that can see an eclipse at totality in the United States. Spectators cheered at the event. Duration: 1:39 ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:41PM
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Gingrich: Trump must stop 'stepping on himself'
By Jacqueline Thomsen -- The Hill
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is warning President Trump to "quit stepping on himself," raising concerns about how Trump's remarks about violence at the Ch ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:33PM
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Mitch McConnell says most news "is not fake"
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he doesn't believe that most news is "fake news," a view that President Trump often tweets about.
"My view is that most news is not fake, but ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:29PM
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Black caucus has had it with Trump, plans to discuss impeachment
By William Douglas -- Tribune Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus, a formidable bloc of lawmakers with a big say in the fate of President Donald Trump an ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:22PM
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MORNING JOE 8/21/17
AP finds that Trump base still supportive I'll
Associated Press reporters Scott Bauer, Julie Pace and Bill Barrow discuss new reporting on how Republicans are viewing President Trump seven months into his term. Duration: 12:5 ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 9:00PM
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MORNING JOE 8/21/17
Trump scores low approval in key states: poll
The president is scoring low job approval numbers in the key states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to the latest NBC News/Marist poll. Duration: 2:03 ...
Posted Monday, August 21st 2017 at 8:50PM
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AM Joy 8/19/17
Bannon: I’m revving up the Breitbart machine
What impact will Steve Bannon have on American politics now that he’s left the White House? Joy Reid and her panel discuss, in the aftermath of Boston’s ‘free speech’ rally and counter- ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 6:53PM
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AM Joy 8/20/17
Trump’s job rating below 40% in three key states
Joy Reid is joined by Donald Trump supporter Ken Abramowitz and more to discuss how the president appears to be more isolated than ever in the wake of his latest Charlottesville com ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 6:40PM
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AM Joy 8/20/17
Is Russia using the Alt-Right to undermine U.S. democracy?
After GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher posed with an Alt-Righter when meeting with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, our guests tell Joy Reid Russia could be manipulating fringe ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 6:34PM
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AM Joy 8/20/17
Who’s the conspiracy theorist once retweeted by Trump?
Jack Posobiec has a long history of being an ‘agent provocateur,’ as our guest describes him – one who has had his security clearance suspended. Duration: 9:03 ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 5:57PM
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Trump’s Approval Rating Stands Below 40 Percent in Three Key Midwest States
By Mark Murray -- NBC News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's job approval rating in three key states that helped propel him to the White House — Michigan, Pennsylva ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 5:03PM
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D i c k Gregory, groundbreaking comedian and activist who ran for Chicago mayor, dies at 84
By Dennis McLellan --
In the late ’60s, he began going on 40-day fasts to protest the Vietnam War.
In 1980, impatient with President Carter’s handlin ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 10:49AM
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Celebs, politicians post tributes to comedian and activist D i c k Gregory
By MAIA DAVIS -- ABC NEWS
The death of comedian and activist D i c k Gregory at age 84 on Saturday prompted a flood of tributes on Twitter from celebrities, activists and ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 9:28AM
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A Deal Breaker for Trump’s Supporters? Nope. Not This Time, Either.
By SABRINA TAVERNISE -- The New York Times
For Parson Hicks, a health care finance executive who supports President Trump, this past week has felt a little like déjà vu. Mr. Tr ...
Posted Sunday, August 20th 2017 at 9:18AM
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