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  Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 304K subscribers Aug 14, 2026 August 13 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss the latest on Trump's fight to put his gilded name on the Kennedy Center. Sheldon Whitehouse represents Rhode Island in the U.S. Senate, where he champions policies to uphold American leadership in the world, protect our planet in a changing climate, and hold the powerful accountable. For more from Senator Whitehouse: Website: http://whitehouse.senate.gov/ Twitter: https://x.com/SenWhitehouse Instagram:    / senwhitehouse   Facebook: /    / senatorwhitehouse   TikTok: /    / senwhitehouse   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whitehouse.s... Threads: https://www.threads.com/@senwhitehouse Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15QVZrP... How this was made Auto-dubbed...

  MY PERSONAL REQUEST: STOP ELECTING STUPID PEOPLE! Trump defies court order as sycophants on Kennedy Center board vote to put his name back on the building Donald Trump's lap dogs on the Kennedy Center board voted 20-3 to put the wannabe dictator's name back on the Kennedy Center facade in direct defiance of a federal court of appeals ruling that only Congress can change the once-venerable institution's name. Trump himself called into the meeting, so you can imagine how THAT conversation went. One of the few dissenting board members, Rep. Joyce Beatty, said, "This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the Court’s ruling, and flies in the face of the statutes that Congress passed. I will continue to fight for this treasured national monument." While this may seem like a petty effort to indulge Trump's insatiable ego, it's actually a very, very serious dip-of-the-toes into the black, fetid water of judicial defiance. This is how it starts...

Tuesday Afternoon News Updates: The Getaway Truck Presidency – 8/11/26 Your Tuesday midday updates are here. Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Aug 11 A catering truck is parked next to Air Force One, before U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s departure from Ankara en route to Washington after his participation in the NATO leaders’ summit, at Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/ABC-TV/Pool Hi Meidas Mighty! It’s Tuesday afternoon. Let’s get right into the news. Top stories we’re tracking today: Iran again says the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed “until the U.S. changes its behavior” Gulf states are quietly accepting Iranian control over the strait as the “new normal,” per WSJ Oil prices are back up toward $90/barrel Houthis continue to strike Saudi tankers Qatar’s foreign ministry praises the new “Mecca Alliance” between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey Our breakdown of that bombshell Washington Post story about Trump using AF1, the press, and White Hous...