MS NOW October 2018 Articles
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Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.31.18
Trump slams Ryan for telling the truth about constitutional law
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect indicted on federal hate crime charges, faces 535 years
GOP candidates face birthright citizenship questions on campaign trail
What each of Trump’s 11th-hour ideas have in common: they’re not real
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.31.18
The story about the ‘rabbi’ Pence appeared with gets a little worse
A hurdle for young voters: unfamiliarity with the post office
Trump’s claims about troops at the border crumble under scrutiny
New TPP to take effect this year as the world moves on without us
Trump cabinet secretary referred to DOJ for criminal investigation
Scheme targeting Robert Mueller goes hilariously off the rails
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.30.18
A week before the election, a GOP leader takes aim at Iowa’s King
8 essential things to bring to your job interview
Jane Lynch: We need community in our ‘disparate world’
White House inadvertently reminds us of Trump’s popular vote loss
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.30.18
Republicans point to a double-standard that doesn’t really exist
Trump’s latest pre-election stunt: deploying troops to the border
The problem with Trump pointing to a non-existent ‘invasion’
Trump’s birthright citizenship plan is a stunt, but it’s not meaningless
Pence faces backlash after appearing alongside a ‘Messianic rabbi’
White House takes dissembling over health care to a new level
Join Morning Joe live in Studio 8H
The gender pay gap starts earlier than you think
12 interview questions you should ask to uncover company culture
Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.29.18
The Trump presidency is ‘uniquely defined by his down time’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.29.18
Some Republicans get creative while distancing themselves from Trump
Paul Ryan remains reluctant to hold Trump responsible for his rhetoric
Steve King’s accidental criticism of the GOP was unusually brutal
Trump asks supporters when they last heard the phrase, ‘America First’
For Trump, national unity is a goal to be avoided, not embraced
Why Trump’s unscripted response to the Pittsburgh shootings was so wrong
Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.26.18
After arrest in mail bomb case, Trump doesn’t lower the temperature
What would happen if Republicans win the midterm elections?
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.26.18
Trump complains that ‘bomb stuff’ is interfering with GOP ‘momentum’
Rolling back transgender rights, Trump says he’s ‘protecting everybody’
The list of Dems targeted with explosive devices continues to grow
Gingrich gives away the game on Trump and Kavanaugh
Economic growth cools, but only a little, between 2nd and 3rd quarters
Pre-existing positions come back to haunt key Republican candidates
5 great books to read before a long-awaited return to work
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.25.18
In the know: Women in the news 10/20-10/25
Dems ask: did Trump ‘compromise classified information’ with phones?
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.25.18
White House may not have thought through its report on ‘socialism’
GOP holds judicial confirmation hearings when no one’s around
Tech giants: Trump claims about Chinese election interference are false
Trump blames news organizations for ‘anger’ in American society
White House tries to blame Dems for the stock market drop
Why Trump’s insistence on using unsecured phones is such a disaster
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.24.18
Despite his troubled record, Trump condemns political violence
Suspicious packages sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.24.18
Trump suggests the tariffs he’s bragged about don’t actually exist
On health care, Trump picks the wrong fight at the wrong time
Pence makes the mistake of sticking his neck out for Trump (again)
Trump falsely claims we’ve ‘replaced’ vocational schools with community colleges
Republicans work backwards to try to make Trump’s odd claims real
Living with breast cancer: Lessons of my first month
Asked about conspiracies, Trump admits, ‘There’s no proof of anything’
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.23.18
This is why you’re not hearing back after job interviews
These early breast cancer detection tools could save your life
As Election Day nears, Republicans ‘still have no agenda’
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.23.18
Former ambassador relieved to no longer have to ‘defend the indefensible’
Touting his environmental record, Trump brags about Obama-era air
John Bolton’s odd new pitch: Russia’s election attack didn’t matter
Obama takes a stand in support of ‘a fact-based reality’
Trump’s tax cuts were a dud, so he’s made up new ones that don’t exist
On pre-existing protections, watch what the GOP does (not what it says)
Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.22.18
Latest polling points to high interest in midterm elections
Trump admin eyes rolling back the clock on transgender rights
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.22.18
Swing state senator tells Trump, ‘Everything you touch turns to gold’
It’s not just Dem officials: Trump takes aim at Democratic voters
Republicans take health care make-believe to a new level
Republicans take health care make-believe to a new level
Imagined job totals from Trump’s imagined arms deal keep growing
To defend his immigration agenda, Trump points to ‘riots’ that don’t exist
Trump’s credulity toward Saudi Arabia becomes a much bigger problem
Why Alaska’s gubernatorial race is suddenly a lot more interesting
Trump eyes ‘very major tax cut’ before Election Day
Candidate sues to stop Facebook group that supposedly supports him
Step up your Halloween game with these 4 empowering costumes for women
Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.19.18
Trump concedes his VA nominee ‘might not have been qualified’
Profanity-laced fight in the West Wing punctuates Trump World chaos
Another Trump cabinet secretary rebuked for violating federal policies
Trump reportedly says he barely knows Saudi Arabia’s MBS
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.19.18
Trump admin says Ben Carson peddled ‘100 percent false information’
5 personal finance tips you should implement by age 25
5 ways a mentor can help you get a promotion
Jeff Sessions’ competence at DOJ called into question
The Democrats’ election message is clear (and it’s not about Trump)
Some NC Republicans rethink the value of denying climate change
Another Kansas Republican scrambles to defeat Kris Kobach
‘I shouldn’t say this’: Trump praises violence against reporter
2017 Grow Your Value finalists: Where are they now?
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.18.18
In the know: Women in the news 10/13-10/20
No, Trump won’t be remembered as ‘the most honest president’ ever
6 surprisingly achievable ways to lower your risk of breast cancer
New questions surround Trump’s role in the FBI headquarters project
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.18.18
Poll shows support for ‘Obamacare’ reaching an all-time high
Trump still doesn’t understand how raises for US troops work
Republican voters see illegal immigration as the nation’s #1 issue
Florida’s Rick Scott has a blind trust that isn’t so blind after all
Key GOP senator: Trump admin has ‘clamped down’ on Khashoggi intel
McConnell: Midterms will determine whether GOP tries to repeal ACA
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.17.18
Trump crafts new excuse for massive budget deficit: forest fires
Trump clings to a Saudi arms deal that doesn’t actually exist
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.17.18
Trump tries to move the goalposts on Russia scandal (again)
Is a scandal-plagued cabinet secretary getting a new investigator?
Cruz’s line on pre-existing conditions is badly at odds with reality
Why Trump’s ‘natural instinct for science’ is so laughable
It’s too late for Trump to avoid responsibility for midterms
Trump draws odd parallel between Saudi Arabia, Brett Kavanaugh
Bag Man: A Rachel Maddow podcast from MSNBC
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.16.18
Trump vs. Stormy descends into ‘Horseface’ vs. ‘Tiny’
McConnell eyes cuts to Medicare, Social Security to address deficit
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.16.18
Wisconsin’s Scott Walker plays a risky game on health care
The trouble with Trump’s controversial choice to oversee Medicaid
Trump picks a misplaced fight over his Saudi Arabian business ties
How far Duncan Hunter is prepared to go to win
GOP rhetoric about the deficit becomes a punch-line to an awkward joke
Trump wants to test Elizabeth Warren’s DNA ‘personally’
Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.15.18
Justifying his mockery of Ford, Trump says winning is all that matters
The question Trump couldn’t help but ask: ‘Who did you vote for?’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.15.18
Reversing course, Trump pretends not to care about Warren’s DNA test
Trump shows poor judgment in deciding whom to trust
DNA test results allow Elizabeth Warren to turn the tables on Trump
Actor Diane Guerrero on embracing her Hispanic roots and connecting with others
Asked about climate crisis, Trump questions scientists’ ‘agenda’
Trump points to a rift with Defense Secretary James Mattis
Trump finds new ways to defend and excuse Putin’s Russia
Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.12.18
Narrative be damned, the GOP’s Kavanaugh boost apparently isn’t real
On the Census, Wilbur Ross’ memory has apparently been jogged
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.12.18
The sleep gap is real and could be costing you at work – Here are tips to help
Why John Kelly called Elizabeth Warren an ‘impolite arrogant woman’
Texas’ Beto O’Rourke shatters fundraising record
Trump sure could use ambassadors in Saudi Arabia and Turkey right now
What to do when a recruiter reaches out to you
Top White House official: Trump ‘says a lot of things’
Trump points to dubious arms deal to excuse Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump’s stock market boasts run into a rude reality
In the Know: Women in the news 10/4 – 10/11
How to turn a ‘no’ into a ‘yes’ when asking for a raise
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.11.18
Trump keeps looking at hurricanes through a historical lens
Are you at risk for breast cancer?
Age gap may rescue Republicans: young voters remain on the sidelines
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.11.18
Why North Dakota’s new voter-ID law is suddenly so important
Trump’s new conspiracy theory: the NYT wrote its own infamous op-ed
Trump lashes out at Federal Reserve, calling it ‘crazy’ and ‘loco’
Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial candidate is overseeing his own election
International Day of the Girl: Here’s everything you need to know and how to help
McConnell urges Dems not to investigate Trump after midterms
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.10.18
Why Trump thinks imaginary protesters aren’t receiving imaginary checks
Trump says he ‘will be looking at’ key UN report on climate crisis
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.10.18
When a gender gap becomes a gender chasm
Trump tries (and fails) to critique a ‘Medicare for All’ system
Just how far would Trump go to help a Republican megadonor?
Tom Cotton’s new Kavanaugh conspiracy theory quickly unravels
‘Evil’ becomes Trump’s adjective of choice for his US opponents
Trump: No one would be ‘more competent’ for UN post than Ivanka
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.9.18
Kavanaugh’s confirmation reflects the will of the US minority
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.9.18
Nikki Haley becomes latest member of Trump’s cabinet to resign
Paul Ryan is the wrong messenger to condemn political ‘tribalism’
GOP scrambles to condemn progressive activism as dangerous ‘mobs’
Trump, Alaska GOP take aim at Murkowski over Kavanaugh vote
Concerns about Kavanaugh’s independence grow even more obvious
Why Trump’s pro-law-enforcement posture makes so little sense
Trump: China can pay for pre-existing-condition protections
Trump & Co. are eager to tell you what American women are thinking
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.8.18
Faced with public opposition, Republicans choose indifference
The Supreme Court fight and a ‘different level of intensity’
To attack Dems, Trump blasts immigration bill that doesn’t exist
GOP Senate hopeful sees #MeToo as a ‘movement toward victimization’
Grassley tries to explain the lack of women on key Senate panel
What Susan Collins sees as a ‘silver lining’ of Kavanaugh ordeal
Maine’s Collins to support Kavanaugh, guaranteeing his confirmation
Arizona’s Flake takes himself off the fence, will support Kavanaugh
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.5.18
Alaska’s Murkowski surprises with procedural ‘no’ vote on Kavanaugh
Trump’s ‘paid’ protesters conspiracy theory makes an unwelcome comeback
Why Trump’s new criticisms of Al Franken matter
Why wedding plans may affect the Senate’s vote on Kavanaugh
Job growth cooled in September, falling short of expectations
In an odd, 11th-hour op-ed, Kavanaugh expresses regret (sort of)
Know Your Value’s Daniela Pierre-Bravo on Hispanic heritage, grit and resilience
Working Mother on its 100 Best Companies: ‘This generation is demanding more’
Rachel Brosnahan reminds us that the best way to create change is to vote
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.4.18
Retired Supreme Court justice speaks out against Kavanaugh nomination
Pence echoes Trump on dubious election-interference argument
Health Matters: The breast cancer myths you should know
In the Know: Women in the news 10/1 – 10/4
Key GOP senators appear unmoved by FBI findings on Kavanaugh
An excerpt from ‘A New Foreign Policy’
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.4.18
Election will have a big impact on disclosure of Trump’s tax returns
As Trump faces fraud allegations, his allies craft creative defenses
Dems have an edge with young voters, but will they show up?
Lindsey Graham’s amnesia on judicial fights seems to be getting worse
As FBI examination ends, McConnell readies vote on Kavanaugh
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.3.18
Why Donald Trump thinks ‘it’s a scary time’ for some Americans
Following report, Trump crafts underwhelming response to fraud allegations
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.3.18
GOP senator on some Dem colleagues: ‘I’m not sure they have a soul’
Defending Kavanaugh, Orrin Hatch should’ve quit while he was behind
Trump administration curtails visas for diplomats’ same-sex partners
Trump’s offensive against Leahy reflects ongoing confusion
Trump’s mockery of Ford labeled a ‘profile in cowardice’
Evidence of ‘outright fraud’ shatters the myth of Donald Trump
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.2.18
Why Donald Trump thinks ‘it’s a scary time’ for some Americans
Trump’s ‘new’ trade deal isn’t as new as he seems to think
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.2.18
Despite racially charged writings, CFPB official wants to stay
Trump’s boasts about commanding global respect appear ridiculous
Republicans reach the ‘triage’ stage of the 2018 midterm election cycle
Damaging new details emerge on Trump’s response to Stormy Daniels
The White House keeps editing its transcripts in curious ways
New reasons to question Brett Kavanaugh’s credibility emerge
Trump tells woman reporter, ‘You’re not thinking, you never do’
GOP claims about FBI background checks completely unravel
New poll on Kavanaugh tells Republicans what they don’t want to hear
A background check or an ‘alibi for Republicans to vote for Kavanaugh’?
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.1.18
As Kavanaugh faces questions, Graham seeks investigation — into Democrats
House Republicans quietly pass another round of tax breaks
Trump changes NAFTA’s name (but not much else)
In Supreme Court fight, time is not Brett Kavanaugh’s friend
Trump says he and North Korean dictator ‘fell in love,’ adding, ‘No, really’
Why it matters that the White House limited the scope of Kavanaugh scrutiny