Opening Statements

A lot can happen in a week. Mary and Andrew begin with the most recent movement in the court battle against President Trump’s three-tiered mail-in voting executive order. Last week, Judge Talwani issued a fresh injunction blocking one provision of the EO centered around the Posta ... Show More

According to Mary and Andrew, recent moves by President Trump’s administration have been following a pattern: “If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.” The co-hosts begin by breaking down the flurry of news surrounding mail voting, starting with Monday afternoon’s decision ... Show More

Mary and Andrew begin this week by addressing Todd Blanche’s “Meet the Press” interview with Kristen Welker, where, among other things, the newly appointed Attorney General proclaimed that “no attorney general should ever pledge” to act independently of the White House, despite d ... Show More

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and attorneys for Donald Trump gave their opening statements on Monday in the former president’s criminal hush-money trial. Prosecutors also called their first witness to the stand: former ‘National Enquirer’ publisher David Pecker. Washin ... Show More

<p>The prosecution and the defense both opened their cases on Monday in the first criminal trial of Donald Trump.</p><p>Jonah Bromwich, who watched from inside the courtroom, walks us through the arguments.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonah-e-bromwich">Jonah ... Show More

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a preview from Prosecuting Donald Trump, a new original podcast series from MSNBC.    Donald Trump became the first ex-president to be arraigned on criminal charges Tuesday. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord tell us what ... Show More

The first criminal trial against Donald Trump heads to closing arguments this week. On today’s Reuters World News, legal reporter Jack Queen boils down the last five weeks of testimony, including all the colorful characters and testimony. National political correspondent Tim Reid ... Show More

Trump on trial - opening statements are heard and the first witness testifies in the first criminal case against the former president. Israel's military intelligence chief resigns as the strikes on Gaza continue. China's People's Liberation Army Navy marks its 75th founding anniv ... Show More

More than a year after being charged, the hush money criminal trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin this week in New York City. It comes amid numerous delays in his other criminal cases, with time ticking down until the presidential election in November. Trump ha ... Show More

Opening statements begin in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan. An IDF battalion faces possible US sanctions over alleged rights violations. The House passes a military aid package for Ukraine after months of wrangling. And the Supreme Court weighs punishment for homeless ... Show More

Jon, Dan, and CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen break down the highlights and lowlights of the Manhattan prosecutors’ case against Donald Trump and look ahead to what might happen next. Plus, Dan and Jon discuss what’s at stake for Trump and Biden in a prime-time face-off that’s now j ... Show More

Today’s episode covers opening arguments and the start of witness testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial, Minnesota's court ruling on sexual assault, Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago speech, and and Headlines That Speak For Themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ ... Show More