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The FDA has approved new COVID-19 booster shots for this fall, but with certain limitations. MSNBC medical contributor @vinguptamd.bsky.social breaks down what the approval means and offers guidance for those considering or in need of the vaccine.
Watch "It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle” live on YouTube on Thursday, September 4th at 4pm Eastern: www.youtube.com/live/k-b3Ok8...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order to prepare the city for a possible deployment of the National Guard, as President Donald Trump has threatened. "We have not called for this. Our people have not asked for this," Johnson said.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case, says Epstein’s estate will turn over a book that reportedly includes an explicit 2003 birthday message from Donald Trump to Epstein.
20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast, a new special digital series from MSNBC Daily examines America’s current state of preparedness and the mistakes we’re at risk of repeating. Read “20 Years On: Katrina’s Forgotten Lessons” now: www.msnbc.com/katrina-20
THURSDAY: Tune into "It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle” LIVE on YouTube. @velshi.com and @stephruhle.bsky.social answer your questions and take a look at the major stories at the intersection of business, politics & the economy. Email us your video questions: Velshiruhlequestions@msnbc.com
Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls, who hopes to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Joni Ernst, talks with Jen Psaki about the top two issues he hears about on the campaign trail: the economy, and political corruption. @zachwahls.bsky.social
BREAKING: Epstein estate agrees to hand over documents to Congress, including the "birthday book," according to ranking member @robertgarcia.bsky.social.
"It's a win for the Constitution." Former acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal, who is representing a group of small businesses suing over Trump's tariffs, reacts to a new federal appeals court ruling that deemed most of the tariffs illegal.
BREAKING: Most Trump tariffs ruled illegal by a federal appeals court. @chrislhayes.bsky.social reports on @allinwithchris.bsky.social.
One meal a day, no bathing for days: Inside the 'crisis' at one Virginia ICE field office. Senior White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. READ MORE:
COMING SOON: "It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle” LIVE on YouTube on Sept. 4. @velshi.com & @stephruhle.bsky.social answer your questions and take a look at the major stories at the intersection of business, politics & the economy. Email us your video q's TODAY: Velshiruhlequestions@msnbc.com
BREAKING: Federal hearing ends without a judge's decision on whether Fed Gov. Lisa Cook could temporarily block Trump's attempt to fire her.
OPINION by @stevebenen.com: “Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who technically oversees the CDC under the umbrella of the Department of Health and Human Services, is giving the public new reason to question his judgment and competence.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
BREAKING: Sen. Joni Ernst not running for re-election.
OPINION by @ramirez.house.gov: “This is not just about one city. It is not about politics. It’s about who we are as a nation.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
OPINION by @erum-salam.bsky.social: “Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called Trump’s intention to deploy the National Guard in the city ‘uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound.’” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
OPINION: 'An amateur who's not very good at this': Officials warn that RFK Jr. is dismantling the CDC @nicollewallace.bsky.social and panel discuss the latest in CDC Director's Susan Monarez attempted firing.
Trump can't outrun Epstein nightmare: GOP and Dems demand files after Labor Day A bipartisan congressional duo is planning to force a House vote that would require Trump’s DOJ to release all of its Epstein documents when Congress returns. @arimelber.bsky.social is joined by Joyce Vance.
Trump on defense over 'fake firings' as two top officials keep working anyway Lisa Cook, the Fed governor Trump is trying to fire, filed a lawsuit against Trump over her removal. Reverend Al Sharpton discusses with @arimelber.bsky.social
HAPPENING NOW: Federal hearing over Trump's effort to fire Fed Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook
ICE swoops in on firefighters IN THE MIDDLE of battling wildfire Trump’s Border Patrol raided a Washington wildfire camp, forcing firefighters to pause their work for hours before agents made two arrests. @allinwithchris.bsky.social reports.
NEXT WEEK: "It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle” LIVE on YouTube on Sept. 4. @velshi.com & @stephruhle.bsky.social answer your questions and take a look at the major stories at the intersection of business, politics & the economy. Email us your video questions TODAY: Velshiruhlequestions@msnbc.com
OPINION by @stevebenen.com: “It’s one of the many ways Trump is breaking new ground, and not in a good way.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
BREAKING: President Donald Trump has revoked U.S. Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior adviser to Harris told NBC News on Friday. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social: “Trump sees the National Guard as a tool for testing the scope of executive power.“ READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
"Frankly, they're not doing enough." Jen Psaki calls out the Trump administration for wasting time on "bad faith back-and-forth" and not taking real action to prevent gun violence.
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned as director of the National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, shares he learned the childhood and adult immunization schedules for COVID-19 were changed from a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, while in a leadership meeting.
Hundreds of employees and supporters of the CDC lined the sidewalks outside the agency’s Atlanta headquarters for a “clap out” rally to honor three senior leaders who resigned a day earlier. Read more here: www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
NEW: White House taps RFK Jr. deputy, Jim O’Neill, as acting CDC director.
CDC employees walk out to rally in support of ousted leaders www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said an additional victim was identified in the Catholic school shooting. "They were transported by private vehicle to a hospital outside of the city. The report was actually made to police after they had been treated and released," O'Hara said.
COMING SOON: "It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle” LIVE on YouTube on Sept. 4. @velshi.com & @stephruhle.bsky.social answer your questions and take a look at the major stories at the intersection of business, politics & the economy. Email us your video q's TODAY: Velshiruhlequestions@msnbc.com
WATCH LIVE: Minneapolis officials discuss investigation into Catholic school shooting www.youtube.com/live/y0v4YHQ...
Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention facility to be empty within a few days
WATCH LIVE: White House briefs after Fed Gov sues Trump in effort to fire her
OPINION by @stevebenen.com: “…Kennedy destabilized the nation’s public health infrastructure and made Americans less safe.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
A Minneapolis hospital provides an update on shooting victims; 9 patients remain in hospital, 2 in serious condition, 1 in critical
BREAKING: Large-scale Russian attack kills at least 19 in Kyiv
CDC director fired after she refuses to resign; 4 other top CDC officials quit www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook files lawsuit against Trump's attempted ouster
OPINION: Trump’s army of garbage collectors exposes ‘absurd’ orders “Soldiers wear camouflage to conceal themselves from the enemy they want to kill. Safety vests are what municipal workers put on so you can see them at work,” @chrislhayes.bsky.social on Trump’s army of garbage collectors in DC.
Director fights firing, top officials resign over RFK Jr anti-vaxx push After refusing to change vaccine policy, CDC Director Susan Monarez was reportedly ousted by RFK Jr—prompting several top officials to resign and plunging the agency into turmoil @chrislhayes.bsky.social reports.
LATEST: Shooter was a member of Minneapolis church that became target of deadly attack
Grand jury laughs off felony for ‘Sandwich Guy’ after 'unhinged' Trump admin response A D.C. grand jury refused to indict the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C. @chrislhayes.bsky.social has the latest.
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday sued President Trump, seeking to block his unprecedented move to fire her. The suit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., also names Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the Board of Governors itself as defendants. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/t...
OPINION by @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social’s @symonedsanders.bsky.social: “Lisa Cook is standing her ground. The rest of us must do so as well.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
OPINION by G. Travis Norvell, pastor of Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Minneapolis: “Our kids deserve more than our thoughts and prayers.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "Of course, thoughts and prayers ... These kids were literally praying. And so we have to do a whole hell of a lot more than that right now. Words are not enough."
"Anger can turn into activism... Activism can turn into pressure on elected officials and that pressure can turn into laws. It's not hopeless at all." Watch Jen Psaki's powerful remarks on turning anger over today's tragedy in Minneapolis into action against American gun problem.:
'Nothing normal about this’: Joe on why ‘something can be done’ about mass shootings www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDuh...
"We should be thinking about these victims not just as somebody else's kids, but think of them as if they were your own. How would you feel? What would you be going through?" Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks with @jenpsaki.msnbc.com following the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
"These kids did extraordinary things, but they never should've been put in that position in the first place," says Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., following reports of brave acts from children during the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
“These two angels were doing one of the most innocent things we want our kids to do, which is to sit in prayer.” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., joins @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social and reacts to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
JUST IN: CDC director pushed out, flood of top resignations follow. @arimelber.bsky.social reports on @thebeat.msnbc.com.
Tonight! Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey will be Jen Psaki’s guest on The Briefing. 9pmET on MSNBC @jenpsaki.msnbc.com
Less than a month into her tenure, Susan Monarez is already being ousted at the CDC
Archbishop Bernard Hebda reads a message from Pope Leo XIV, who shared his condolences following the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
"All of the remaining victims are expected to survive. There's a range of injuries, however." Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara provides an update on the Annunciation Catholic school shooting.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said law enforcement are aware of a "manifesto that the shooter had timed to be released on YouTube." The content, which "included some disturbing writings," has since been taken down with the assistance of the FBI.
"We often come to these and say, 'these unspeakable tragedies,' or, 'there's no words for this.' There shouldn't be words for these types of incidents because they should not happen." Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
WATCH LIVE: Minneapolis Mayor, police update on shooting at church and school
OPINION by @jamescdownie.bsky.social "Whether it’s polls or jobs numbers, though, if Trump doesn’t like the numbers, he tries to change the rules." READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
OPINION by @jordan-s-rubin.bsky.social "It’s a remarkable statement from a sitting Supreme Court justice... and not the first time that she has struck out on her own to publicly address her colleagues in stark terms. READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
OPINION by @stevebenen.com: “…while some Democratic officials complain about the party’s reputation, Democratic candidates have been doing pretty well lately. READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
OPINION by @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social: “The policy was also rolled out with the usual Trumpian chaos.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
"My friend Victor like saved me though, because he laid on top of me. But he got hit." 10-year-old describes witnessing Minneapolis shooting.
BREAKING: Suspect in Minneapolis school shooting identified as Robin Westman
"Almost all of the families and loved ones have been reunited." Minneapolis hospital update on school shooting patients www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
"You cannot put into words the gravity, the tragedy, or the absolute pain of this situation." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference for shooting at Annunciation Catholic School www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
DEVELOPING: Minneapolis police say at least 2 children dead, 17 injured
WATCH LIVE: Minneapolis officials brief on shooting at church
"I almost threw up." Witness to Minneapolis shooting describes scene on the ground www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
BREAKING: A shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been contained, and the suspected shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, law enforcement officials told NBC News. The exact number of victims is not yet known. www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
"This is a horrific, tragic act of violence." BREAKING: Sen. Amy Klobuchar says multiple children shot at Minneapolis church
DEVELOPING: Minnesota gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to three law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation.
President Donald Trump is "fully briefed" on Minneapolis school shooting, according to a post from the president on Truth Social.
BREAKING: City of Minneapolis says there is no active threat; shooter at Annunciation Church contained
BREAKING: Active shooter at Minneapolis church and Catholic school
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask for asylum to stay in U.S.
Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil
OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social: “I find it harder to laugh off Trump's misinformation and disinformation about his purported popularity the way I once did.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
OPINION by @noahbookbinder.bsky.social: “The fact is, while this may feel like a new normal, nothing about it is normal, and it’s a real problem worthy of the American people’s attention.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
@amyklobuchar.com: Trump ‘can’t fire his way out of this economy’ youtu.be/I2xNnZk-o_w?...
"Acosta took what was a prepared, 60-count federal indictment that could have landed Epstein in prison for the rest of this life many times over, and turned it into the sweetest plea bargain in the world." Rep. Raskin previews why congressional Democrats are so eager to hear from Alex Acosta.
"There has just never been a president in recent American history who has gone out of his way to free more criminals and accommodate more crimes than Donald Trump," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
Psaki: The firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook "is a part of a larger pattern of Trump attempting to grab power ... He wants interest rates to rise and fall at his command, so he can juice the economy whenever he wants to for short term political gain."
During a Q&A with reporters at a Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump was asked about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement and replied, “I wish them a lot of luck.”
Superstar Taylor Swift has announced her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce in a post on Instagram after two years of dating.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
BREAKING: “If somebody kills somebody in the capitol, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty.” During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, President Donald Trump spoke about capital punishment for any murders committed in Washington, D.C.
'We are watching and taking names': Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Trump to send the National Guard to Chicago.
'I don't even care what the charges are': Democracy expert reacts to Trump's weaponization of DOJ @nicollewallace.bsky.social and Deadline WH panel discuss the FBI's raid of John Bolton's house and how Trump’s Justice Department is targeting his political critics.
OPINION: 'The frog in boiling water': Wallace breaks down Trump's escalating attacks on blue cities @nicollewallace.bsky.social and Deadline WH panel discuss Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on Democratic cities including Baltimore and Chicago.
U.S. dollar, treasuries sink after Trump says he is removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook Donald Trump says he is removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, escalating his battle against the central bank. Brendan Grassley and Natasha Sarin discuss on The 11th Hour.
BREAKING: Fed Gov. Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to fire her
WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Cabinet meeting after telling Fed's Lisa Cook she's fired
OPINION by @jordan-s-rubin.bsky.social: “This is not normal. Indeed, it’s unusual for a grand jury not to indict any case, though it happens. Twice is rarer still. Three times is a sign that things are fully off the rails.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
OPINION by @stevebenen.com: “The president claims to have fired the Fed governor, but Cook’s attorney described the move as ‘illegal,’ and Cook issued a statement suggesting that, as far as she’s concerned, she hasn’t been fired.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...