The man who as a candidate railed against our “rigged system” is, as president, only too happy to do a little rigging himself.
Mark Mazzetti, investigative correspondent for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about Robert Mueller's consideration of undue influence on Donald Trump's Middle East policies on behalf of Saudi Arabia and UAE.
What did we learn about money in politics during the Earth’s ride around the Sun this year? The Trump Russia investigation could turn on campaign finance law.
In a Senate floor speech on the sixth anniversary of Citizens United, Senator Elizabeth Warren laid out steps that Congress and the Administration can take to root out the influence of money in politics.
When Sanders questions Clinton about her funding from Wall Street, her speeches to big banks and other interests that brought her millions personally, and her array of super PACs, she charges Sanders with making “false character attacks.” But the influence of campaign contributions isn’t about character, it is about association, gratitude and access.
Chris Hayes and Nick Confessore, political reporter for the New York Times, discuss further evidence that the Sanders campaign will not concede before the convention.
Hillary Clinton said "You will not find that I ever changed a view or vote because of any donation that I ever received ... Just name one thing." Luckily, we have Elizabeth Warren, speaking to Bill Moyers.
Ever wonder why almost everything you buy has a nutrition label, but alcoholic beverages don't? It's all thanks to some crazy regulations and powerful industry lobbyists.
Under public-financing plans proposed by candidates like Clinton, Bernie's grassroots fundraising would put him over the top.
It’s remarkable that most of the Republicans who would be president are declaring that the retirement age — which has already been pushed up from 65 to 66, and is scheduled to rise to 67 — should go up even further. Americans love Social Security, so why aren’t the candidates at least pretending to share that sentiment? The answer is about Big Money.
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