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After U.N. escalator stops as Trumps got on, White House calls for possible repercussions

Tensions escalated at the United Nations on Tuesday after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump came to an abrupt halt at the start of an escalator ride, with the White House calling for repercussions if the stoppage was deliberate.“If someone at the UN intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and First Lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X.In her post, Leavitt shared a scr

Trump's attempt to cancel Jimmy Kimmel sounds awfully familiar

President Donald Trump's threats against Jimmy Kimmel mimicked a similar move against Venezuelan broadcasters by strongman Hugo Chávez.

‘Accountability has a face’: ‘The Weeknight’ co-hosts react to California’s mask ban

Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking action against the Trump administration over its sweeping immigration raids in California.

Virginia Republican calls rural health clinics closures due to Trump's budget bill a 'win'

Rachel Maddow breaks down how Trump and the GOP's budget bill is causing rural hospital closures ahead of a high-stakes gubernatorial election just weeks away.

Trump’s reckless announcement linking Tylenol and autism is already doing major damage

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made their announcement advising pregnant women not to take Tylenol.

I read Kamala Harris' new book. I was left with one main takeaway.

In "107 Days," Kamala Harris' memoir about the 2024 presidential election, she wrongly argues that she lost to Donald Trump because she didn't have enough time.

In a grievance-filled U.N. address, Trump attacks allies and climate change

In 2018, officials at the U.N. laughed at Donald Trump because they thought he was kidding. In 2025, they stopped laughing because they know he isn’t kidding.

Trump has declared 'antifa' a terrorist organization. There's just one problem.

The president signed an executive order Monday declaring antifa a “domestic terrorist organization.”

Kamala Harris blasts ‘tyrant’ Trump and his ‘fragile ego’ in exclusive MSNBC interview

Before the release of "107 Days," Kamala Harris spoke with Rachel Maddow in her first interview since leaving office — and losing the 2024 election to Trump.

Kamala Harris: I was 'reckless' not to challenge Biden on running in 2024

Former Vice President Kamala Harris, in an exclusive interview with Rachel Maddow, talks about how she faced the challenge of asserting herself on whether Joe Biden should have been running for reelection in 2024.