{"id":12623,"date":"2025-08-26T04:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/breaking-trump-tries-to-fire-fed-board-member-lisa-cook\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T04:20:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:20:56","slug":"breaking-trump-tries-to-fire-fed-board-member-lisa-cook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/breaking-trump-tries-to-fire-fed-board-member-lisa-cook\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Trump tries to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756173465241_n_theweeknight_norm_eisen_ali_velshi_lisa_cook_250825_1920x1080-czyfe2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756176065516_n_theweeknight_george_conway_trump_national_guard_250825_1920x1080-ydlwkw.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A prescription for disaster&rsquo;: George Conway slams Trump&#8217;s abuse of National Guard<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756175617078_n_theweeknight_andrea_flores_kilmar_abrego_garcia_250825_1920x1080-2nmnd4.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Continue to fight, resist and love&rsquo;: Kilmar Abrego Garcia before reporting to ICE<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756175344211_n_theweeknight_rep_pete_aguilar_trump_250825_1920x1080-lmnrjw.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Trump doesn&#8217;t respect norms and laws&rsquo;: House Dem Caucus Chair<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756174519440_n_theweeknight_baltimore_mayor_brandon_scott_250825_1920x1080-hcw7ej.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;The target is on us&#8217;: Baltimore mayor responds to Trump&#8217;s threats on cities with Black leaders<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756173679342_n_theweeknight_jennifer_freeman_mary_mccord_epstein_250825_1920x1080-wfl4v9.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A thousand survivors could have been spared&rsquo; had gov&rsquo;t done its job: Attorney for Epstein survivor<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756173465241_n_theweeknight_norm_eisen_ali_velshi_lisa_cook_250825_1920x1080-czyfe2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755908346973_n_theweeknight_rep_melanie_stansbury_epstein_files_250822_1920x1080-875905.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Oversight Dem: We will release names in Epstein files, including &lsquo;potentially the president&rsquo;s&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755908250882_n_weeknight_brendan_ballou_kristy_greenberg_doj_ghislaine_maxwell_interview_250822_1920x1080-fjhi9t.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Do you believe this garbage?&#8217; The Weeknight panel responds to DOJ&#8217;s Ghislaine Maxwell interview<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755822165355_n_weeknight_host_chat_south_park_dc_250821_1920x1080-flckiy.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">South Park&#8217;s satire &#8216;undermines autocrats&#8217;: Molly Jong-Fast<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755821915814_n_theweeknight_rep_madeleine_dean_trump_dc_250821_1920x1080-hc0kmu.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">House Dem: Trump &#8216;doesn&#8217;t give a damn about crime&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755821566911_n_weeknight_rep_nicole_collier_asm_rick_chavez_zbur_redistricting_250821_1920x1080-xjnddu.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Texas state rep. &lsquo;elated, grateful&rsquo; over California&#8217;s efforts to combat GOP gerrymandering<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:58<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755818309664_n_theweeknight_gov_gavin_newsom_redistricting_plan_250821_1920x1080-os8lqx.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">BREAKING: CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs redistricting plan<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755736731085_n_weeknight_sen_jon_ossoff_georgia_vp_jd_vance_250820_1920x1080-o9k729.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Sen. Ossoff: Republicans have &#8216;no spine&#8217; with Trump&#8217;s tax bill<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755733738844_n_theweeknight_host_chat_tx_house_gop_redistricting_250820_1920x1080-uwpzlf.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Texas House Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional map<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755732000739_n_theweeknight_tx_state_rep_john_bucy_john_bisognano_ndrc_250820_1920x1080-dhhco9.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Texas Dem State Rep.: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to make every race a fight&rdquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755651914145_n_theweeknight_dnc_chair_ken_martin_dem_agenda_250819_1920x1080-92q5ry.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We&#8217;re bringing a bazooka to a knife fight,&rsquo; says DNC Chair, vowing to go on offense against the GOP<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755651605545_n_theweeknight_brendan_ballou_sarah_matthews_doj_250819_1920x1080-3jdi9p.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Michael: Trump is weaponizing DOJ, FBI to create &#8216;personal cadre of police and enforcers&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755650900845_n_theweeknight_rep_robert_garcia_epstein_doj_250819_1920x1080-75uyu1.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Crack this open!&rsquo; Michael presses Top Oversight Democrat to go harder on Epstein files<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755568694311_n_theweeknight_jack_scarola_epstein_250818_1920x1080-j984g8.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Attorney for Epstein victims condemns Trump response as &ldquo;government-sponsored cover-up&rdquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755568402445_n_theweeknight_rep_jamie_raskin_dc_natl_guard_250818_1920x1080-c6wie8.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Recipe for chaos&#8217;: Rep. Jamie Raskin slams Trump&#8217;s D.C. military takeover<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:48<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-details\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"unibrow-container\"><span data-testid=\"unibrow-text\">The Weeknight<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756176065516_n_theweeknight_george_conway_trump_national_guard_250825_1920x1080-ydlwkw.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A prescription for disaster&rsquo;: George Conway slams Trump&#8217;s abuse of National Guard<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756175617078_n_theweeknight_andrea_flores_kilmar_abrego_garcia_250825_1920x1080-2nmnd4.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Continue to fight, resist and love&rsquo;: Kilmar Abrego Garcia before reporting to ICE<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756175344211_n_theweeknight_rep_pete_aguilar_trump_250825_1920x1080-lmnrjw.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Trump doesn&#8217;t respect norms and laws&rsquo;: House Dem Caucus Chair<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756174519440_n_theweeknight_baltimore_mayor_brandon_scott_250825_1920x1080-hcw7ej.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;The target is on us&#8217;: Baltimore mayor responds to Trump&#8217;s threats on cities with Black leaders<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756173679342_n_theweeknight_jennifer_freeman_mary_mccord_epstein_250825_1920x1080-wfl4v9.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A thousand survivors could have been spared&rsquo; 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