MS NOW Articles from LAST-SEVEN-DAYS

Congress’ restrictions on hemp-derived THC is a short-sighted overreaction

Trump’s reticence around reporters is a sign that he’s rattled by the Epstein crisis

Trump’s latest Border Patrol deployment will fail for all the same reasons

Republicans seem to be hijacking an Epstein survivor’s story for political gain

Trump administration plans to pay citizens to snoop on immigrants

Friday’s Mini-Report, 11.14.25

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson continues to stand alone on crucial Supreme Court actions

Conservatives start to sour on Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign for Ohio governor

Bondi follows Trump’s directive, taps prosecutor to examine Epstein’s Democratic ties

Trump’s efforts to suppress the Epstein files have backfired spectacularly

MAGA is furious over Trump’s immigration apostasy

Rep. Eric Swalwell slams Trump over ‘false’ mortgage fraud allegations: ‘Connect the dots’

Federal agents headed to Charlotte for next immigration enforcement operation

Why Trump skipping a major climate summit may be for the best

The Epstein files sinkhole widening under Trump

New Justice Dept. memo complicates the administration’s controversial boat strikes policy

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Friday edition

Those waiting for the White House’s ‘Trumpcare’ plan will be waiting for a very long time

Ask Jordan: What’s the deal with Trump’s latest pardons for 2020-election related crimes?

Trump eyes federal Epstein investigation that targets his foes, but not himself

A new prosecutor is taking over the Georgia election interference case

Hakeem Jeffries sends a provocative shot across FHFA chief Bill Pulte’s bow

Why JD Vance’s effort to blame immigrants for housing prices is a self-defeating mess

Despite ‘Nazi streak’ controversy, Ingrassia lands a new gig in the Trump administration

Trump’s ‘Department of War’ rebrand could be outrageously expensive

Democrats should think bigger than just defending the Affordable Care Act

Trump’s promises of direct checks to Americans put GOP in a bind

Immigrants deserve a stronger defender than this new U.S. Catholic leader

BBC issues apology to Trump following Jan. 6 speech editing controversy

Justice Department sues to block California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan

House Dems accuse Paramount of stonewalling their investigation into its Trump-approved merger

Gavin Newsom’s ex-chief of staff charged with corruption

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 11.13.25

Comey and James ask judge to dismiss their criminal cases

Eric Swalwell eyes his next campaign — a run for California governor

Stephanie Ruhle: Trump ‘can’t BS’ the American people on the reality of the U.S. economy

It’s not just Tylenol: JD Vance targets another common medication at MAHA event

Mika Brzezinski says she got ‘chills’ from Rep. Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in speech

Trump’s handling of the Epstein case might be the greatest political scandal of our lifetime

Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list

The conspiracy crowd’s reaction to the Epstein emails? Yawn.

McIver’s vindictive prosecution motion loss shows how Comey and James could win theirs

The quiet victories keeping American democracy alive

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘These dead shall not have died in vain’

Leaders, your meetings are quiet for a reason (and it’s you)

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘It’s only teenage wasteland’

Trump doesn’t just have an Epstein problem. He has a Ghislaine Maxwell problem.

When Trump talks about ‘trillions,’ does he understand what the word means?

The end of the shutdown isn’t enough for Americans who still need ACA subsidies

Trump’s White House renovation ambitions take a weird turn

Texas AG Ken Paxton adds to his Jim Crow-style assault on Latino voter groups

Noem announces $10,000 bonuses for some TSA agents

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘Justice can’t wait’

GOP’s Lindsey Graham says he’ll ‘definitely’ sue over faux phone records controversy

‘We’ve got notebooks full of ideas’: Republicans peddle dubious promises on health care

Trump finds new ways to contradict JD Vance, this time on legal immigration

White House: Public will ‘likely never’ see recent economic data, despite shutdown’s end

The shutdown is over. It’s time to end them for good.

Congress ended the shutdown — just in time for a fight over health care

After 43 days in the dark, Congress turns the government’s lights back on

Takeaways from new emails about Trump and his late friend Epstein

The 2026 Democrats aren’t happy with the shutdown deal

Don’t Calm Down, with Maxwell Alejandro Frost

Target’s new smile policy disrespects its employees — and the shoppers who left

Trump sought to get Boebert to drop her name from Epstein discharge petition

Trump’s Pat McAfee appearance proves he has no clue how college sports work

Nicolle Wallace rips Trump and his Cabinet over economy claims: ‘Wildly out of touch’

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.12.25

The penny was always worth more than one cent

Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in as Trump scrambles to derail Epstein files measure

Steve Bannon gets a boost in Supreme Court appeal of his contempt conviction

Trump’s plans for more drilling off California sharpen feud with Newsom

Democrats could learn a very valuable lesson from the shutdown fight

The case for taxing billionaires is older than you think

Bar complaint against Lindsey Halligan spotlights ‘egregious circumstances’ but faces hurdles

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva slams Mike Johnson ahead of her swearing-in: ‘Unconstitutional’

Bill Pulte faces new questions over removal of Fannie Mae watchdogs

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.12.25: Elaine Luria eyes comeback bid in Virginia

GOP’s Josh Hawley picks the wrong fight over ‘the party of the working class’

Epstein in newly released emails: Trump ‘knew about the girls’

Russell Vought advances plan to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Newly disclosed Jeffrey Epstein emails complicate matters for Donald Trump

Trump administration’s boat strikes generate new controversy about intelligence sharing

Jack Schlossberg succeeded in ‘trolling for a cause.’ Now, he’s running for Congress.

Florida is suing Planned Parenthood for racketeering. It’s part of a bigger plan.

Chuck Schumer doesn’t deserve this heat

Inside the backroom negotiations that led to the shutdown deal

Trump ally takes charge at controversial Israeli spy technology company

Florida AG launches probe into JPMorgan over Trump Media ‘debanking’ claim

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.11.25

Lawrence O’Donnell: Mike Johnson is the real loser in the Senate shutdown deal

Why Latino voters turned out against Trump

Trump’s promising $2,000 checks to Americans again — but the math doesn’t add up

Chuck Schumer navigates bruised feelings and a busted shutdown

Transgender veterans sue military for denying retirement benefits

Reagan-appointed federal judge resigns: Judiciary has a ‘responsibility’ to check Trump

Why Trump’s talk about sending out tariff rebate checks makes so little sense

With a Trump pardon in hand, Stewart Rhodes says he’s ‘rebuilding’ the Oath Keepers

Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse E. Jean Carroll verdict that he calls flawed

Is Lindsey Halligan a ‘stalking horse’? Trump’s control over DOJ could doom Comey case

What Trump learned from Hungary

Utah Republicans decry redistricting ruling that favors Democrats

The Trump White House throws its support behind new, 50-year mortgages

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.11.25: New map in Utah gives Democrats a boost

Celebrate Veterans Day by demanding Trump get the troops off our streets

Kash Patel’s MI5 letdown adds to beleaguered FBI chief’s list of embarrassments

Spouse of conservative congresswoman quietly rewarded with Trump pardon

Everything about Trump’s very bad week comes back to the same cause

Republicans use spending bill to empower themselves to sue over phone records searches

As Democrats expand their coalition, Republicans are embracing extremism

Even Trump’s own team doesn’t believe his weird boasts about the economy

Trump’s latest pardons aim to make his fake elector scheme legal

White House aides want an ‘affordability’ pivot. Does Trump?

Senate passes a government funding bill as shutdown nears its likely end

Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.10.25

Trump’s new plan for Obamacare leaves Americans to fend for themselves

Democrats achieved the worst of all worlds with their shutdown strategy

Trump’s meatpacking probe meets with MAGA skepticism

U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign

Johnson promises to swear in Adelita Grijalva — 7 weeks later

DNC rakes in major grassroots haul thanks to Trump at the helm

Joe Scarborough: It’s time for Democrats to ‘take a win’ and end the shutdown

Targeting Obama, Trump promotes a satirical item about the ACA as if it were real

Why did Donald Trump exclude himself in his pardons for 2020 election-related crimes?

Trump finds something else he wants to slap his name on: a football stadium in D.C.

Dutch officials rebuke Trump admin over removal of Black WWII vet memorials

The shutdown deal gives Democrats an opportunity to put pressure on the GOP

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘This was a very, very bad vote’

‘No way to defend this’: Senate Democrats rage at their colleagues for breaking ranks on the shutdown

Former Jan. 6 defendant charged with kidnapping and aggravated assault, adding to pattern

Democratic White House hopefuls blast the shutdown deal

Mr. ‘Concepts of a Plan’ pitches a health care idea that obviously won’t work

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.10.25: Elise Stefanik launches gubernatorial race in N.Y.

‘Existential threat to democracy’: Reagan-appointed judge resigns and condemns Trump

Demise of key IRS program shreds Trump’s claims about ‘affordability’

A Tragedy in Three Acts, with Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis

Scott Galloway Wants to Make America America Again

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace launch scathing attacks on MAGA masculinity

Trump’s solicitor general stumbled at the Supreme Court. That may not matter.

The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Friday edition

Ask Jordan: Could Trump somehow get a third term as president?

Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches

Exclusive: Dozens killed in U.S. boat strikes remain unidentified

Big countries make it harder for us Jamaicans to survive big storms

Head of largest flight attendant union urges Congress to end shutdown: ‘This is urgent’

‘Put that in your book boys’: CBP agent boasted about repeatedly shooting Chicago woman

Lawrence O’Donnell on the photo that should be the official portrait of Trump’s second term

The obscure federal employees footing the bill during the shutdown

‘AI doesn’t have to be this way’: Joseph Gordon-Levitt urges ban on ‘superintelligence’

ICE and CBP’s aggressive tactics may have finally gone too far

Cornell agrees to $60 million deal to regain access to federal funds

The Roberts Court keeps giving Donald Trump what he wants, when he wants it

Tesla shareholders approve new $1 trillion pay package for Musk

Democrats finally propose a shutdown deal — and Republicans torch it in seconds

Trump administration demands states return SNAP benefits that some already distributed

The irony in an AI musician singing ‘How Was I supposed to Know?’

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wasted our money pursuing sandwich thrower

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker and aide, convicted of fraud

Zohran Mamdani’s win is a template for Democratic revival

Marjorie Taylor Greene 2028? It sure looks like she’s trying.

I work with refugees — and I’ve seen the human cost of Trump’s policy changes

The Trump administration drags its feet on feeding the hungry

Senate Democrats blink on the shutdown after 40 days of pain

Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’

Trump turned the military on U.S. cities. I will continue to hold him accountable.

Trump found yet another distasteful way to profit from the presidency

As the Senate advances a plan to end the government shutdown, what happens now?

White House pushes SNAP cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy simultaneously

Supreme Court denies review of Kim Davis’ petition that sought to overturn Obergefell

Trump pardons Giuliani and 76 others involved in scheme to overturn 2020 election

There’s no question where Cheryl Hines stands on vaccines now