Former President Trump and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik on August 13, 2018.
On Wednesday, House GOP members voted to strip Representative Liz Cheney of her leadership position in Congress. It was a move months in the making, as Cheney continued to criticize former President Trump and his lies about the 2020 election.
On Friday, the Republican caucus replaced her with Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik, an appointment many see as the clearest signal yet of the former president’s grip on the party.
Norman Ornstein has been studying Congress for nearly five decades and has written extensively about the rise in partisanship in Washington.
He joins Diane to talk about what this shake up means for the state of the GOP and whether we might see a split in the party.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.
Donald Trump has made cognitive ability a central issue of the presidential race. But he rarely talks about his own family's experience with dementia. The Washington Post's Michael Kranish on Fred Trump Senior's Alzheimer's disease and what voters deserve to know about a candidate's mental fitness.
Donald Trump faces a cash crunch as he struggles to pay more than half a billion dollars in legal fines. Edward Luce is U.S. editor and columnist for The Financial Times. He joins Diane to break down Trump's money problems and what these penalties could mean for him and his candidacy.
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