The Beat with Ari Melber

President Trump's nominee for attorney general, current Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, faces pushback ahead of his confirmation vote. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports and is joined by former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann. Plus, veteran journalist Geraldo Rivera joins to discuss President Trump's immigration crackdown.

President Trump's DOJ said it will withdraw the subpoenas it issued to reporters who reported on security concerns related to the new Qatari-donated Air Force One. Melissa Murray reports and is joined by The New York Times' Molly Jong-Fast and MS NOW's Lisa Rubin. Plus, Trump faces new backlash as the Iran war spirals, the economy sputters and the midterms loom.

Melissa Murray reports on new Wall Street Journal reporting detailing President Trump's fury in the Oval Office over the Iran war. Former Obama speechwriter David Litt and MS NOW political analyst Michelle Goldberg join the discussion. Plus, Murray reports on troubling new questions about whether President Trump's Pentagon is trying to hide and distort information about the Iran war.