July 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM EDT
This Week, 'Bipartisanship' In The US Senate Died

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats walked out of a hearing on Thursday in protest of their GOP colleagues advancing President Donald Trump's nomination of his scandal-plagued personal criminal defense lawyer, Emil Bove, to serve as a lifetime judge on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Democrats were irate that Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa, refused to hear a whistleblower's testimony accusing Bove of willfully defying court orders that blocked some of Trump's deportations. Grassley instead ended debate and called for a vote to advance Bove's nomination to the Senate floor.

July 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT
Joe DiMaggio 56-Game Hitting Streak Halted

On July 17th 1941, Joe DiMaggio's amazing 56 game hitting streak came to an end. It's the stuff of legends and his streak has become part of the lexicon of cultural iconic moments.

July 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM EDT
GOP Helps Trump Illegally Rake In Crypto Bucks

A new analysis details precisely how a slate of proposed cryptocurrency bills making their way through Congress this week, if passed, will enrich U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his family who are heavily invested in the crypto markets. Republican leaders in the House of Representatives continued their fight to pass the GOP's cryptocurrency bills on Thursday, despite warnings from Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups that the legislation would personally benefit Trump.

July 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM EDT
Pedo Or Not, Trump Has Made Life Easier For Child Predators

While Donald Trump looks more and more like he's engaging in a massive cover up of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Rep. Jamie Raskin pointed out that Trump's policies are far more dangerous for children now than the deceased Epstein can ever be again. Not that that in any way diminishes Trump's obligation to release the files. He campaigned on that, Raskin said on MSNBC Wednesday night. "He should at least keep that promise."

July 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM EDT
Sen. Ron Wyden Is Following The Money In The Epstein Case

This is getting good! Senator Ron Wyden, top Democrat on the powerful Senate Finance Committee, has been digging into Jeffrey Epstein's financial network for the past three years. Some members of his staff have viewed confidential files that shed light on the immense sums of money that, they say, Epstein moved through the banking system to fuel his vast sex-trafficking network. Via the New York Times: In particular, filings by four big banks flagged more than $1.5 billion in transactions -- including thousands of wire transfers for the purchase and sale of artwork for rich friends, fees paid to Mr. Epstein by wealthy individuals, and payments to numerous women, the senator's office found. The filings came after Mr. Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges.

July 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM EDT
DeSantis Diverted Millions To Build 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Talking Points Memo brings the receipts. TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related to the construction and operation of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention camp in the Everglades. The documents identify eight previously undisclosed companies -- including two firms with a Fortune 500 pedigree -- involved with the controversial facility. They also show that, in at least one instance, resources allocated for the state's "disaster preparedness" apparatus were diverted to the site as DeSantis' office used emergency powers to quickly establish the camp, causing a shortfall that needs to be addressed during the ongoing hurricane season.

July 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM EDT
Kudlow Bamboozles Over Trump Tariff Inflation

As a banner declaring "ECONOMY SOARS UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP," Fox Business host and former Trump adviser Larry Kudlow tried to con viewers about the economy. After seemingly mild inflation data was released on Tuesday, Fox wasted no time crowing that their fave Jeffrey Epstein pal is helping the economy.

July 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM EDT
Democratic Congressman Calls Out The 'King Of Trumpistan'

Rep Mark Pocan (D-WI) sat down to talk with MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell about the "Kind of Trumpestan" and how Taco Don's incoherent use of tariffs is already hurting people and the cuts to ACA will hurt people. They started by talking about the volatile, haphazard nature of Trump's tariffs and how it's making it impossible for small mom and pop stores be ready for the holidays without getting slapped with Trump's arbitrary taxes on things. Then O'Donnell asked Pocan if he has spoken to any Trump voters and if they match the polls saying they're experiencing buyer's remorse. Pocan had this to say: