Trump says he is worried about foreign interference in U.S. elections. But shortly after taking office last year, he gutted a key agency designed to protect America’s elections from exactly that. Laura Barron Lopez explains.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will still not commit to killing the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund championed by Trump. Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn have signaled they could withhold their confirmation vote over it.

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MyPillow CEO and Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell is reportedly not registered to vote in the state he’s looking to run. MS NOW’s Vaughn Hillyard talked to Lindell about his plans to become a Minnesota voter.

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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined the Weekend and shared his thoughts on the war in Iran and how President Trump is “doubling down on a failed war.”

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The U.S. military said Wednesday that it conducted its 12th night of strikes on Iran as both sides continue to fight over control of the Strait of Hormuz. At a rally in Georgia, President Donald Trump told a crowd the U.S. doesn’t need the Strait of Hormuz due to its energy independence. But Jonathan Lemire fact-checks Trump, saying the strait remains an “absolutely vital waterway” despite efforts to reduce energy sector reliance.

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