Evan Brechtel
segment producer for "The Weekend"
Evan Brechtel is a segment producer on MSNBC’s “The Weekend.”
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Evan Brechtel
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Trump doesn’t understand how the Constitution works
The president seems to think he rules the Constitution, not the other way around.
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The children’s book that explains the Trump White House
Even a kindergartner can see what’s wrong with caving to Trump.
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Trump’s tariff tantrum showed why he’s wrong about global trade
Trump hoped to reshape the economic system, but he just proved why it works.
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Only Congress can get to the bottom of the Signal scandal
Neither Elon Musk nor an acting inspector general are going to uncover the truth.
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Dear Chuck Schumer, the ‘old’ Republican Party is never coming back
Democrats keep assuming the fever will break, but it’s just getting higher.
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I coined a phrase Trump keeps using. He doesn’t understand it.
The president again used “drill, baby, drill” in his joint address to Congress.
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Trump’s ‘lawfare’ attack on the courts could backfire on the Constitution
The president and his allies don’t like that he’s being held to account by judges.
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Biden’s legacy depends on all of us
In his farewell address, the president sought to enlist Americans in the fight for democracy.
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Biden was wrong to spike the U.S. Steel deal. Trump could still save it.
The president-elect’s opposition to the deal undermines his claims to helping the working-class voters who elected him.
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Trump is already testing democracy — and America is getting a failing grade
The president-elect is testing democracy, and so far we’re not getting a passing grade.