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Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said there is a “structural and systemic crisis at the Department of Justice.” Discussing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Raskin said, “They knew for many days before that there were systematic failures in the installation of this coat of blue paint to try to change the color. That had nothing to do with David Hearn, who dipped his hands in the water, like lots of other people did. But to me, it represents a far more structural and systemic crisis at the Department of Justice. They’re going after people…

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won her Senate primary in part by skewering her Democratic rival for voting with the GOP on immigration. Republicans are opening the general election by ignoring the issue. GOP Senate nominee Michele Tafoya and Senate Republicans’ campaign arm both avoided any mention of immigration or ICE in their starting salvos against Flanagan, instead focusing on tying the lieutenant governor to the welfare scandal that has rocked the state. Tafoya, in a statement and in television interviews after her win, said Democrats are pushing Minnesota “in the wrong direction” and cited the “national embarrassment of fraud,…

The old transatlantic order is weakening, but Moscow cannot afford to wait for Western divisions to solve the Ukraine conflict Western Europe hasn’t stopped fearing Russia. In fact, it fears it so much that it is prepared to accept the very idea of a major war. Why is the West no longer united? Why is the US distancing itself from the Ukraine crisis? And why can Moscow not wait for the EU’s internal contradictions to resolve its problems?Fyodor Lukyanov, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy and editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Politics, spoke about…

Another long-serving Democrat incumbent got booted from office. 14-term Connecticut Democrat incumbent Rep. John Larson was unseated by former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin on Tuesday evening. John Larson, 78, served in Congress for 28 years. He was first elected to the House in 1998. Bronin was endorsed by Pete Buttigieg. Decision Desk HQ projects Luke Bronin wins the CT US House 1 Democratic Primary#DecisionMade: 9:14 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/3aHmlNYAyL — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) August 12, 2026 While Luke Bronin does not identify as a Democratic Socialist, he said he would certainly welcome their takeover of the Democrat party. WATCH: Democrat…

Iran’s elusive Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appointed six new military commanders on Monday, most notably replacing Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary Mohammad Baqer Zolqard with Mohsen Rezaei, a veteran commander of the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  Radio Free Europe (RFE) noted on Monday that Iranian media had speculated for several days about the fate of Zolqard, who was rumored to have tendered his resignation to the chief executive of the secular wing of the Iranian regime, President Masoud Pezeshkian. “The president formally chairs the SNSC, but in practice it’s the secretary who wields the greater operational influence,…

Luke Bronin defeated longtime Rep. John Larson (D-CT) in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, ending the 78-year-old lawmaker’s nearly three-decade run in the seat. The Associated Press (AP) called the race for Bronin at 10 p.m. EDT with about 75 percent of the vote in. Bronin won the race with 19,361 votes, or 53.6 percent. Incumbent Larson finished second with 12,462 votes, or 34.5 percent. Jillian Gilchrest received 6.8 percent, while Ruth Fortune took 5.1 percent. Larson has represented the Hartford-area district since 1999 and was seeking a 15th term in Congress. Larson, a former member of House Democrat leadership,…

As Wisconsin’s Democratic governor primary comes down to the wire, it’s worth noting the state does not have automatic recounts, and it’s an expensive process for a losing candidate if things aren’t exceedingly close. A trailing candidate can request a recount if the margin of the race is less than 1 percentage point. But unless the margin is 0.25 points or less, the candidate has to foot the bill. And recounts can be costly. After losing Wisconsin in 2020, President Donald Trump’s campaign faced an estimated $7.9 million for a statewide recount. Trump ultimately requested a partial recount of two…

Screencap of Twitter/X video. Rachel Maddow of MSNOW recently brought on her network colleague Lawrence O’Donnell and the two of them enjoyed a laugh talking about reports on the latest threat to Trump’s life, as he was leaving Turkey in July. These people are just evil. There’s no other way to say it. They really seemed to enjoy the details of how Trump was safely smuggled onto a plane and flown out of the country. Transcript via NewsBusters: RACHEL MADDOW: Now, I am very pleased to say it’s time for The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell. Which is more of…

A mother and her six-month-old baby boy were miraculously rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali following the devastating 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday. Colombia remains in a state of national emergency after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the country. Per the U.S. Geological Center, the earthquake’s epicenter was registered some five kilometers south of the town of San José del Palmar, Chocó. According to local outlets, the cities of Cali, Pereira, Manizales, Armenia, and the Chocó capital city of Quibdó are among the most affected municipalities. The official death toll has rapidly climbed over the past 24 hours,…

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) has secured the Republican nomination to run for governor of Wisconsin, securing victory with relative ease shortly after the polls closed. Tiffany secured the nomination with 95 percent of the vote, scoring over 350,000 votes by the time the race had been called in his favor. His closest opponent, Andy Manske, earned just 16,000 votes, roughly 4.3 percent. In July, Tom Tiffany’s campaign notably raised $10 million, “with contributions from all 72 counties in the state and more than 10,000 small-dollar donors,” Breitbart News reported. “Our grassroots campaign is reaching all 72 counties because the demand…