Topic: Larry O Donnell

Media outlets like MSNBC and hosts like Lawrence O'Donnell have focused on the "chaos" in the Trump administration, citing record-setting staff turnover. A study indicates that turnover in the current White House is higher than the previous five administrations, though this excludes the Jimmy Carter era. The administration attributes some departures to aides failing to pass background checks for permanent security clearances.

MSNBC host Larry O'Donnell criticizes the exclusion of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and its indefinite detention provisions from the major party debates. O'Donnell argues that the two-party system and the Electoral College disenfranchise voters in non-swing states. John Dvorak predicts that the Electoral College will eventually be abolished in favor of a popular vote to satisfy media advertising interests.