Democratic congressional candidate and Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti joins Morning Joe to discuss her campaign against GOP incumbent Rob Bresnahan Jr. Currently rated a “toss-up” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, the race for Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district is key for Democrats in their quest to win back control of the House. Cognetti tells Morning Joe she’s ready to investigate corruption within the federal government, which she says is currently “captured by corporations and billionaires.”

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In a hearing earlier this week, Trump’s DOJ tried to defend the president’s apparent attempt to greenlight the renovation of a historic public golf course in Washington, D.C., despite a judge’s order blocking work on the project. Luke breaks down Trump’s latest effort to defy court orders and why D.C. residents are not having any of it.

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The Justice Department is pushing ahead with more legal action surrounding the midterm elections in an unusual move, issuing new grand jury subpoenas to California election officials and threatening Washington state with legal action over mail-in ballots. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), member of the House Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees, joins Peter Alexander to share her reaction to these actions and news out of the G20 summit as Europeans refused to take a “family photo” with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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MS NOW Co-host of “The Weeknight” Symone Sanders-Townsend and Hofstra University Law Professor James Sample join Antonia Hylton to share their thoughts on the heightened rhetoric being used in U.S. politics ahead of November’s midterms, including a racist attack used against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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After talks failed over the weekend, the U.S. imposed new tariffs on $20 billion dollars worth of Canadian goods. With Canada being America’s second largest trading partner, this is expected to put even more stress on the U.S. economy. And now, Canada is promising dollar for dollar retaliation. Stephanie Ruhle breaks it all down.

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