Had a great time interviewing the great Michael Douglas today at Ned’s Club DC.
Jonathan Capehart
@jonathancapehart.bsky.social
Co-host, MS NOW "The Weekend." Contributor PBS NewsHour, "Brooks & Capehart" Former Associate Editor, The Washington Post.
For months, my biggest fear for the November elections is that Trump will figure out a way to not have them. Crazy, I know. But I learned during the first Trump administration to keep an open imagination for his capacity to break norms and defy the law.
10 Ways Trump Could Wreck the Midterms. States Are Ready.
State officials shared their worst-case scenarios — and their game plans.
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“We don’t want that arch here or anywhere, but particularly right here where ‘Mr. Bone Spurs,’ who never served a day of his life in the military, is going to have it, right next to Arlington Cemetery.”
Getting into ‘Good Trouble’ over Arc de Trump
A retired Army colonel flew in from Hawaii to make sure Trump’s arch doesn’t go up quietly
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People have realized that “action is an antidote” to fear. As Perryman notes, “our task is to keep going. Every day, do the next thing. Do not let the size of our task deter you from pushing through, from taking the next step…” jcapehart.substack.com/p/stop-spira...
“Stop Spiraling and Pick Up a Shovel”
Skye Perryman’s grandmother had a rule for panic. It works on Trump 2.0, too.
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There is no jet, helicopter or limousine on display. The only tangible trapping of Obama’s presidential power is the replica of his Oval Office, a study in taupe understatement. And his voice. It is omnipresent and vital to the experience. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
The Obama Presidential Center is right on time
On the eve of America’s 250th, a feat of architectural and cultural defiance rises out of Chicago's South Side.
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If what’s past is prologue, Democrats will ride voter discontent with the president to retake the House & Senate just as they did 20 years ago. But if what’s past is prologue, Democrats are on the cusp of a devastating defeat, just as they suffered in 2010 and 2014. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
What’s past is prologue for Democrats. The question is which past.
The 2006 wave or the 2010 wipeout?
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A politically involved friend wants Dems to stop trying to inflict paper cuts in the middle of a knife fight. He wants them to fight fire with fire. Metaphorically speaking, he wants Dems to put their foot in the ass of Republicans wreaking havoc on the nation. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
‘Put Foot to Ass’
Democrats don't need an autopsy. They need fight.
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“We’re going to turn out in order to demonstrate that this country is ours,” Eddie Glaude told me. “This is not 1965. This is 2026 and they’re going to see who the new Negro, Black folk, who we are in this moment.” open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
‘They're Going to Mess Around and Find Out’
Republicans think gerrymandering will protect them. They just awakened a sleeping giant.
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Everyone faces their own mortality and how they want to be remembered. Yet, when it comes to Trump, it all feels forced. Like one big “I’ll show you!” As if he’s trying to get back at everyone for a lifetime of snubs and slights. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
For Trump, Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Now
From the Kennedy Center to your wallet, he’s determined not to be forgotten
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Whatever he does, no matter how foolish, MAGA will have his back. Majority opinion doesn’t move him — and never will. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
The Only Poll on Iran That Matters to Trump
Hint: It’s not the one showing 54% of Americans disapprove of his war.
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As I grope for words to make sense of President Trump’s war with Iran, I keep coming back to one word. A word that is small compared to the big emotions it can unleash. That word is “disrespect.” open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
Trump's war of disrespect
He disrespected Congress, the Constitution, and the service members he sent into harm's way
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The longest State of the Union address in history clocked in at a lumbering 107 minutes. As I endured one excruciating minute after another, this aptly titled James Brown song kept coming to mind: “Talkin’ loud and sayin’ nothing.” open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
America’s unluckiest number
107 days. 107 minutes. One traumatized nation.
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My former colleague @glennkessler.bsky.social ran the Washington Post Fact Checker for 15 years. He pre-bunked tonight’s State of the Union Speech for @ms.now: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | I fact-checked Trump's speeches for years. Here's what to expect from his State of the Union address.
Glenn Kessler on what he learned about debunking this president from his years running The Washington Post Fact Checker.
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When I awoke to the news of the passing of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, I immediately thought of something another aide of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., told me years ago. Read👉🏾 open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
How Jesse Jackson changed the game
He didn't win the White House. He did something bigger.
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An at-once hilarious and humiliating tale from October 1993 that marks the beginning of my career in print journalism. Instantly, it became one of my favorite stories to recount. Read 👉🏾 open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
A Young Reporter, Two Reverends, and One Very Nice Suit
A humbling lesson from my first meeting with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
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In Minnesota, “love your neighbor as yourself” isn’t just a Bible verse. It’s a way of life. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
The Minnesota I Know Is Fighting to Stay Minnesota
I'm heading back to Carleton next week. But Operation Metro Surge has me nervous.
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@jonathancapehart.bsky.social is back in THE BACK ROOM discussing #ReneeGood's murder; Trump, Venezuela and Maduro; and his recent terrific interview with Michelle Obama podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
“My own morality.” By conventional standards, Trump has none. His life is a veritable junkyard of examples, but I’ll highlight two of them. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
When Trump’s ‘own morality’ is the only guardrail
An assertion that seems more like a threat than a balm.
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Thank you, Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, for this great conversation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WozN...
JONATHAN CAPEHART on Race, Faith, Family, and Becoming Himself | IMO
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FYI…. My special with Michelle Obama will air in full at midnight Eastern Time, Saturday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve!
"Defining herself”: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social co-host @jonathancapehart.bsky.social, fresh off his exclusive @ms.now interview with Michelle Obama, discusses the first lady’s powerful message to Black women from her latest book.
Sen. Maize Hirono (D-Hawaii) channels all of us with one bracelet.
So, I've jumped into the shallow end of the Substack pool. We'll see if I jump into the deep end.... jcapehart.substack.com
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MSNBC Anchor, "The Weekend" (7a-10a). Analyst, PBS NewsHour. Associate Editor, The Washington Post (for another week). Click to read Jonathan Capehart, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscrib...
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This bill could have passed in the middle of the night. By speaking this long, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries guarantees that this bill will be voted on in broad daylight.
Last week, we hosted @jonathancapehart.bsky.social in San Francisco for a conversation with @radiobwatt.bsky.social about Capehart's book Yet Here I Am. Watch the video: youtu.be/vunTQfr97pg?... Photos by Sonya Abrams
Join me in conversation with Brian Watt at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco…6pm PT/9pm ET! www.youtube.com/live/8JySTFj...
Jonathan Capehart | Finding My Voice
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