and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don t have a vote in the u.s. congress or in presidential elections. despite all of that, puerto ricans are unstoppable. and their cultural impact on the u.s. and the world? massive. to really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requires an understanding of the cultural history of the island. so that s what we re going to do now. and in case you re new to this show, that s l
expel george santos from congress. republicans cheat to a room of accountability. and three democratic state attorneys general from colorado, california, and michigan join me to discuss reproductive rights, gun reform and combatting hate crimes. i m charles blow infirmity has some. let s get started. as we start the second hour, we want to flip the script on how president biden s reelection campaign is perceived. the common within much of the news media says that biden is struggling in parts of the electorate in 2024 because of how voters view his age. in a recent piece of the new york times, i argue that there is a chicken and egg expect to this coverage. let me say up front, candidates age and competency are always fair game in politics. even biden conceded earlier this month that he took a hard look at his age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection. one of the things people are going to find out, they re going to see a race and going to judge whether or not i ha
up. senator tom cotton now reportedly on the short list. rachel: and forget quiet quit, that s so yesterday. millennials are now quiet vacationing. [laughter] how they re getting away with it. will: and you saw it yesterday. enter tomahawk, give me a good feeling that i never, ever, ever, ever had before. make some noise for my brothers, the mclemore boys! [laughter] will: well, after that shout-out from florida, they re back. top recipes for your memorial day weekend cookout. the final hour of fox & friends weekend starts right now. if. she said any way you wait, that s the way you need it. any way you want it, oh. i said, any way you want it, that s the way you need it any way you want it will: all right, there s american flags, appropriate for memorial day weekend. welcome in to the sunday edition of fox & friends saturday edition of fox & friends weekend concern. [laughter] rachel: he s already starting. joey: 3-day weekend s got you all messedded up
trump s tirade during a pause in a gag order. as we bid you all a very good day from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we are beginning this hour with that breaking news. some pretty fast moving developments on this day, 50 since the hamas attack on israel. anxious families, still waiting for the release of a second group of hostages scheduled today, while the fragility of the deal between israel and hamas is coming out a full view. hamas, in a statement, now says it is delaying the hostage release, claiming that israel is in breach of the truce agreement. but yesterday, hamas released 24 hostages, while israel released 39 palestinian prisoners. we are also seeing some pretty dramatic video, a family reunions, like 19 year old his mom, karen, and grandmother ruth e. came face to face with their loved ones after being held captive. we also have and her daughter s, who were also released. they ve been reunited there with the
pause in the war. yesterday, hamas released 24 hostages while israel released 39 palestinian prisoners. and new video is showing dramatic reunions on friday, like nine year old ohad wound or. his mom grandmother ruth e. coming face to face with their loved ones after being held captive. relatives are saying that the former abductees are doing as well as can be expected. what is a good shape for a nine year old after being in some prison cell for nine months? the way i see is, the doctor said that they are exactly where they should be, under the circumstances, okay? so, we have to give them time, of course. but we are optimistic, a lot of love and a lot of patients, you know? recuperating and coming to terms with the new reality that has happened. indeed. well, the ron asher and her daughters, aviv and roz, they were also released and reunited with their loved ones, while relatives of the am still being held or questioning widespread global protests in support of palesti