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Richard Stengel

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Former Under Secretary of State in Obama admin & Editor @TIME. Political analyst @MSNBC. Book: "Information Wars." + @rickstengel.bsky.social

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Lawmakers were assassinated and wounded by a right-wing, religious extremist pretending to be a police officer and yet this story has completely faded from the national media.

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The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Susan J. Kressly, said "creation of federal immunization policy is 'no longer a credible process.'"

The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Susan J. Kressly, said "creation of federal immunization policy is 'no longer a credible process.'"
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“In a constitutional republic such as ours, a federal court has the power to order the executive to follow the law — and it must.” —Justice Jackson nytimes.com/2025/06/28/us/…

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It's a very sad day when the federal government uses its immense power on the side of inequity, unfairness, and discrimination. nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/…

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A terrific book by a terrific guy. A true and revealing American journey. Our society would be a lot better off with more folks like Steve Grove.

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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
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McGovern: "So I say to my Republican colleagues -- what's wrong with you people? In this bill you provide a $2 billion tax break for gun silencers, but you cut SNAP benefits for vulnerable families. Jesus Christ!"

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Yesterday, Trump illegally cut off funding for public schools, precipitating a huge crisis for thousands of schools. This is a result of the recent Supreme Court ruling neutering federal courts. 1/ A dystopian new reign of lawlessness is likely coming. Let me explain.

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Trump is holding up nearly $7 billion in education grants that support teacher training, after-school programs, migrant education, and classroom technology. And they are cutting school programs at the same time they are imposing work requirements on Medicaid recipients, many of

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The multi-billion dollar cuts in Medicaid are not only bad for the health of the American people, but the health of the economy. Healthcare is America's largest employer and cutting Medicaid will not only make America sicker but cut an untold number of jobs.

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The American people deserve an explanation for this radical change in US policy. Congressional leaders need to be pushing hard for this. Such a catastrophic mistake for American national interests cannot go unquestioned.

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There's nothing wrong with the traditional conservative tax philosophy of "broadening the base, and lowering the rates"—but cutting healthcare and food stamps to pay for tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthy is not that idea and weakens the nation as a whole.

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"To secure these rights [life, liberty, pursuit of happiness], Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." True, but we also can withhold our consent from actions that undermine and weaken the republic, like the bill passed

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On July 4th weekend, a discussion with Ali Velshi about America's soft power, which is not our military might but the power of American ideas and values. We are not defined by a common heritage or religion, but an uncommon set of ideas: that all people are created equal.

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President Trump held a Cabinet meeting at the White House today where he talked about his latest tariffs, sending more weapons to Ukraine, and why he is “not happy” with Putin. brian cheung, Richard Stengel and Peter Baker join Chris Jansing to discuss. msnbc.com/chris-jansing-…