The trade deficit has now hit a 17-month high and the U.S. 30-year mortgage rate hit its highest level in nearly three years. Also, The Wall Street Journal has a new reporting on Scott Bessent’s tenure as head of the Treasury department. Vice President of General Economics at the Cato Institute Scott Lincicome and Bloomberg  Businessweek Journalist Max Chafkin join Stephanie Ruhle to weigh in.

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Trump hits the campaign trail in Texas as Republicans face a potential midterm nightmare. Ari Melber reports on the latest and also recaps MS NOW’s Together in Texas event. 

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With 27 days until the 2026 midterms, Trump rallied in Texas, trying to boost Republicans — but even the state’s sitting Republican governor Greg Abbott appeared unwilling to be seen with him. Meanwhile, an independent watchdog acquired documents showing that DHS and ICE obtained over 48 million voter records and considered sending undercover agents into organizations they suspected were helping noncitizens register to vote. Plus, elections deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to seize voting machines after the midterms, according to a report from Democracy Docket.

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The U.S. pulled bombers out of a UK base after an alleged threat. British authorities connected Iran to the arrests last week at the same base. Iran has denied involvement. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and former CIA Director John Brennan join Peter Alexander to discuss more.

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The Trump Justice Department says it plans to deploy 1,000 election monitors to polling locations on Election Day, as Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the security of mail voting. Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey tells MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell voters should “expect the worst” given Trump’s history of challenging election results — but argues that fear should not keep people from voting.

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