4pm: Today in court, New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to charges of mortgage fraud in a case that Donald Trump pushed to proceed despite pushback. Alicia Menendez — in for Nicolle Wallace — is joined by a panel of political and legal experts to discuss her message of defiance and determination in the face of Trump's weaponization of the Justice Department. Plus the alarming signs that Americans will soon feel the full brunt of Trump's tariffs and Joyce Vance shares why she still has faith in our institutions in the second Trump presidency.

5pm: Today, Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean; this comes as Donald Trump muses that his administration could soon plan land strikes in Venezuela. Alicia Menendez — in for Nicolle Wallace — along with a panel of political and military experts discuss Trump's planned expansion of military presence in the Caribbean. Plus, the Pentagon announcing their new, mostly right-winged press corps and a new memoir detailing harrowing abuse from Jeffrey Epstein.

Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on ICE's escalating violent tactics in Chicago - including tear gassing children in their halloween costumes.

Alicia Menendez, in for Nicolle Wallace, on the legality of boat strikes in the Eastern Pacific - after 14 people were killed on three vessels Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said were carrying narcotics.