Chief Justice John Roberts built his reputation as an institutionalist while authoring some of the most radical expansions of executive power in modern U.S. history. Elie Mystal of The Nation puts it bluntly: “If you are a nonwhite citizen, he is the person stopping you from voting. Not Donald Trump, not Stephen Miller, not the Republican Party in the White House – it has been, and it always has been, John Roberts.” Mystal says Democrats must pursue Supreme Court expansion. “If you don’t control the Supreme Court, you control nothing.”

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Worry is growing among President Trump’s Republican Party as midterms get closer. But, the President believes all they have to do is talk about his record despite his sinking popularity. MS Now Political Contributor Mark Leibovich and Andrew Desiderio join The Weekend to discuss.

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The New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker joins Alex Witt to discuss the Iran war, President Trump’s plan to fly his gifted jet overseas despite security concerns, U.S. envoys in Russia for talks with Putin, Trump’s finances and the midterms.

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Alex Tabet speaks with Trump voters in Florida about the president’s recent White House renovations including the ballroom and helipad.

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“It feels like a metaphor for…everything,” says Nicolle Wallace about the U.S. Mint’s new $1 coin with Donald Trump’s face on it.

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