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August 30, 2022

Biden 'Determined' To Ban Assault Weapons In U.S. - MSNBC Reports



President Biden delivered remarks on his plan to address gun crime in the country and said he was "determined" to pass an assault weapons ban while delivering remarks in Pennsylvania. - Aired on 08/30/2022.


August 30, 2022

President Biden 'Flips The Script' On Republicans With Law And Order Message - Deadline - MSNBC



NBC News White House Correspondent Mike Memoli reacts to President Biden’s remarks in Pennsylvania where he framed Democrats as the party of law and order. - Aired on 08/30/2022.

August 30, 2022

We RESPOND to Ted Cruz attacks on MeidasTouch for criticizing his calls to DEFUND THE FBI - MeidasTouch



Ted Cruz attacked MeidasTouch after we called him out for expressing his agreement to Defund the FBI. Here is our response.


August 30, 2022

Democrats Test More Aggressive Strategy - The 11th Hour - MSNBC



Republicans, who had their PPP loans forgiven, criticized Pres. Biden’s student loan forgiveness announcement. So the White House called them out on Twitter. Sam Stein and A.B. Stoddard break down the shift in strategy from Democrats. - Aired on 08/29/2022.


August 30, 2022

Economic Impact Of Limiting Abortion Access - The 11th Hour - MSNBC



As more states choke off abortion access, others are stepping up to help curb the economic burden for women. Sheelah Kolhatkar talks about the often overlooked costs of living in our post-Roe society. - Aired on 08/29/2022.


August 30, 2022

DOJ Completes Review Of Mar-a-Lago Docs - The 11th Hour - MSNBC



While Trump's legal team pushes for a “special master,” the Justice Department says it has already completed its review of the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. Meantime, Gov. Kemp is ordered to testify in Georgia’s election probe after he tried to fight his subpoena. - Aired on 08/29/2022.

August 30, 2022

Mehdi: Fascist Is An Increasingly Apt Label For Today's GOP - The Mehdi Hasan Show



What’s in a name — and, particularly, a name like “fascism” that’s saddled with a long and nuanced history? Mehdi’s talked about the “F-word” many times on this show, but much to conservatives' dismay, it's becoming an increasingly apt way to label today's GOP. History professor and author Ruth Ben-Ghiat and The Atlantic’s Molly Jong-Fast discuss with Mehdi. - Aired on 08/29/2022.


August 30, 2022

Intelligence Officials Assess Fallout Of Trump Mishandling Of U.S. Secrets - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Mary McCord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security at the DOJ and current executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and a professor at Georgetown Law, talks with Rachel Maddow about what it means that intelligence officials are conducting a "classification review" and "damage assessment" in the wake of Donald Trump's mishandling of national secrets. - Aired on 08/29/2022.


August 30, 2022

Familiar Trump Stall Strategy Plays Out In 'Special Master' Gambit - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Rachel Maddow points out that for all of the complicated court machinations behind Donald Trump's request for a special master to review the materials the FBI took back from Mar-a-Lago, the move is best understood as a means for Donald Trump to bog down the legal process for as long as he can. - Aired on 08/29/2022.


August 30, 2022

Russia's War In Ukraine Puts Fragile Nuclear Power Plant In Peril - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC (2 videos)



James Acton, co-director of the nuclear policy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, talks with Rachel Maddow about why the ability of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant to cool itself is of particular concern as Russia's war in Ukraine has put the facility in danger of malfunction or worse. - Aired on 08/29/2022.




Why People Are Advised To Take Iodine Tablets In The Event Of A Nuclear Disaster - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC



Rachel Maddow explains the effects of radioactive particles on the thyroid gland and why people who are in proximity of a nuclear disaster are given iodine tablets, as is the case with Ukrainians living in proximity of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is at grave risk in the midst of Russia's war on Ukraine. - Aired on 08/29/2022.


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