Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Maria Ressa says democracy is under threat from a convergence of artificial intelligence, disinformation and an erosion of accountability, and that the window to act is closing. Ressa joins Morning Joe to discuss her new book, “The Fight Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Standing Up to Dictators.” In it, Ressa draws on her fight against authoritarianism in the Philippines and lays out strategic goals and concrete actions citizens can take right now to defend and rebuild democracy in the age of AI.

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An ICE agent fired at least seven shots into a man’s car with his 5-year-old son in the back seat, sparking protests across New York City and a growing showdown between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Trump administration.

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MS NOW, CNN, and POLITICO have now been denied access to the White House grounds, one day after Trump said he was banning the outlets from the White House. On Friday, Trump called the targeted outlets “fake news” and said they “never write a good story.”

Jacob Soboroff shares some recent “not so good” MS NOW headlines that may have “set the president off.”

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Senator Adam Schiff talks with Jen Psaki about why Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney has not been convincing in confirmation hearings to be attorney general that he is not still in service to Donald Trump and can perform in the role of leader of the Justice Department in a way that serves the American people. 

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While Republicans scramble to convince voters of a cohesive vision heading into the midterms, Donald Trump’s attention seems to be…elsewhere. Nicolle Wallace is joined by Sarah Longwell and Chris Quinn for analysis on Deadline: White House. MS NOW’s Ari Melber is joined by former Vermont Gov. and former DNC Chair Howard Dean to discuss the upcoming midterm elections. Jen Psaki analyses the latest GOP poll numbers. Dr. Amy Acton speaks with Ali Velshi on the possibility of becoming Ohio’s first Democratic governor in decades. MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard, MS NOW Reporter David Noriega, former Sen. Jon Tester and political strategist Sawyer Hackett join Alicia Menendez to share their analysis with just 21 days until the election.

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