Putin vs. POTUS: Two Decades of Tense Relations and Diplomatic Standoffs

Since assuming office in 1999, Vladimir Putin has engaged with five American presidents. Here's a look at those relationships. Read More

Kushner's Investments Could Be a Conflict of Interest for Trump

Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners has invested more than $1.2 billion, much of it in firms abroad, drawing new scrutiny as his father-in-law, Donald Trump, again seeks the presidency. The New York ... Read More

Was Trump Benefiting From Being Out of the News?

It’s also because his political liabilities, like his penchant to offend and his legal woes, don’t dominate the news the way they ... do you think Donald Trump has done something illegal ... Read More

Witness testimony in Trump's hush money trial wraps for the day

Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more. Read More

Confidence in Biden economic decision-making near record low: Gallup

Voter confidence about President Biden’s ability to make economic decisions is among the lowest in over two decades. Gallup has tracked confidence in presidents to do the right thing on ... Read More

Trump’s trial starts: After failed delay tactics, Trump becomes 1st ex-POTUS to face criminal trial

MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, and Chris Hayes to discuss day one of his criminal trial in New York. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated ... Read More

Ivanka Trump May Have Had a Surprising Change of Heart About Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign

Ivanka and Kushner ... Trump’s administration. The social scene in Florida has accepted their presence more warmly than their former New York City pals as they focused on their post-White House and ... Read More

How would Trump crack down on immigration in a second term?

He defended the separations again in November, telling Spanish-language news outlet Univision that "it stopped people from coming by the hundreds of thousands." While Trump has refused to rule out ... Read More

Why Donald Trump could be president again despite his legal troubles

Prosecutors have charged Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The maximum sentence for the charge is 1-1/3 to four years in prison, but in cases ... Read More

In private, Biden shifts from frustration to confidence that he'll beat Trump

The president's mood has been buoyed by recent polling and his visits to battleground states, as Trump sits in a Manhattan courtroom for his criminal trial. Read More

Trump trolled ahead of eclipse for staring directly at the sun

Among everything else that happened in his four years in office, perhaps one of the most enduring images of Donald Trump’s presidency is of the then-president standing with the first lady on the ... Read More