Maine Democrats have chosen Troy Jackson, a former progressive state senator and fifth-generation logger, to replace Graham Platner as their Senate nominee. Jackson is set to face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, a five-term Republican, in the November midterm elections. On Morning Joe, Jackson says Maine voters are “ready” for change, pointing to Collins’ support for tax cuts for the wealthy as the state’s economy and healthcare system struggle.

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According to a new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, Trump demanded his White House bathroom be fully carpeted, leading staffers scrambling to avoid mold.

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On Day 151 of his war with Iran, Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjaman Netanyahu in separate Oval Office meetings. MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell says that what we know about Trump “makes it very likely that absolutely nothing was accomplished in his meeting with Netanyahu.” Lawrence argues that Trump’s threats and lies about his war reveal a man “lost in his presidency” and “lost in his war.”

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Ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned primetime address, which MS NOW reports will cover voting machine security and claims of election meddling, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, says he doesn’t think election fraud is an issue, and he blasts his Republican colleagues for focusing on it rather than issues like fiscal responsibility and “America First” policy.
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The Weeknight hosts respond to Mitch McConnell’s second picture released during his recovery while Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear calls for the 84-year-old senator to prove he’s able to serve or resign his seat.

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