The New York Times editorial board is out with a new series tracking 12 categories of democratic erosion in the United States, highlighting the “worrisome steps” it says President Trump has taken toward undermining American democracy. Measuring on a scale from zero to 10 — with zero representing a strong, though imperfect, democracy and 10 representing a true autocracy — the board has moved one category, “manipulating the law to stay in power,” up to Level 3. The Morning Joe panel breaks down the ominous warnings from the piece as the country heads toward the November midterms and the 2028 election. 

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Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss how teachers and students can return to face to face learning. Weingarten says “I’ve always thought that if we had the safeguards in place and the testing, that we could reopen schools.” She also addresses reports that she’s a contender for Education Secretary in the Biden administration, saying “When the education transition team called me, I moved heaven and Earth to meet with them.” and she will share ” Aired on 12/3/2020.
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MS NOW’S Priya Sridhar reports on two tense meetings between angry military families and Navy leadership — including acting secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao — over difficult conditions aboard the USS Lincoln as its combat mission against Iran stretches onward with no clear date to return home.

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In 2013, Ana Kikabidze was selected to receive a U.S. green card. When unforeseen circumstances hit she had to move back to her home country. When she came back to the U.S. in May with her children, the family was arrested and sent to the controversial detention center in Dilley, Texas. Kikabidze and a reporter for The Marshall Project, Lauren Villagran, join Peter Alexander to share more on her story.

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One of Donald Trump’s most loyal election deniers, Ed Martin, is leaving the Justice Department to fight legal battles ahead of the midterms and the 2028 election. MeidasTouch Chief Washington Correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins The Weeknight to weigh in.

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