Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) calls today’s vote to accept the results of the election “the most important vote I’ve ever cast.” He added, “If this election […]
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At least 53 activists and former lawmakers arrested in Hong Kong
At least 53 pro-democracy activists and former lawmakers in Hong Kong have been arrested and accused of 'subversion.' Read more: Subscribe to CTV News to […]
Continue readingSmerconish: We’re about to witness twin tests of democracy
After the Georgia runoffs and last-ditch efforts to overturn the election, will America turn the page to the new administration, or wallow in last year's […]
Continue readingAbsurdity No Obstacle To Republican Effort To Save Trump From Democracy | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the lines of attack Republicans are planning to undermine the outcome of the 2020 election in order to preserve Donald Trump […]
Continue readingAnand Giridharadas: ‘Trump Is Not That Different From Autocrats’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
MSNBC political analyst Anand Giridharadas joins Mehdi Hasan to explain why Donald Trump’s assault on democracy is “all for him.” Aired on 12/18/2020. » Subscribe […]
Continue readingReflecting On The Arab Spring, Ten Years Later | Ayman Mohyeldin | MSNBC
On the tenth anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring, NBC News Correspondent Matt Bradley and Sarah Leah Whitson of Democracy for the Arab […]
Continue readingThe Trump Presidency And American Democracy | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Writers Anne Applebaum, Masha Gessen and Anand Giridharadas discuss what the country has learned about democracy from four years of the Trump administration. Aired on […]
Continue readingSome Republicans Jump Ship As Electors Lock In Trump’s Loss | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
Weeks after Biden’s win, Mitch McConnell finally congratulates President-elect Biden. It comes after the electoral college certified Biden’s victory — stifling Trump’s legal action on […]
Continue readingLeon Panetta: ‘We Have To Accept The Reality Of How Our Democracy Is Supposed To Function’ | MSNBC
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta tells Andrea Mitchell that he finds it "difficult" to say it's okay to grant a waiver to Jim Mattis […]
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