Good morning! Welcome to MSNBC's Sunday Spotlight, where you can find a selection of the week's most important and interesting stories. A group of Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass legislation that averts a shutdown. Meanwhile, why defying the Supreme Court could hurt Donald Trump, how Republicans are clueless about DOGE's unpopularity, and why freedom of speech is under attack. Plus, America's top health official would like fries with that. Don't forget to check out more top columns and videos from the week below. |
Empty threat: Senate Democrats' last-minute caving on a shutdown fight left their base demoralized and wondering when the party is going to respond to Trump like the threat they claimed he is on the campaign trail, writes Hayes Brown. |
Unpopularity contested: Key Republican officials keep saying that Elon Musk and his slash-and-burn Department of Government Efficiency efforts are popular with voters, but recent polls provide a lot of evidence to the contrary, writes Steve Benen. |
Freedom of speech: You don't have to agree with campus activist Mahmoud Khalil on the issues to find his arrest and potential deportation based on vague accusations to be a dangerous precedent for freedom of speech, writes Jacques Berlinerblau. |
