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A ruling on Monday by Judge Robert McBurney claiming Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act infringes on a woman’s state constitutional rights was a "radical decision" that should thrill women who are battling conservatives intent on making them second-class citizens.

That is the opinion of MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin during an appearance on "Morning Joe" on Tuesday morning.

The ruling by McBurney dismantled a six-week limit on abortions and is expected to have far-reaching impact in the war over women's health care.

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According to Rubin, McBurney's opinion that "When a fetus growing inside a woman reaches viability, when society can assume care and responsibility for that separate life, then – and only then – may society intervene" opens a door to opposing abortion bans.

"I want to be clear with you and your viewers," she told co-hosts Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire. "This is almost a radical decision in its recognition of the right of women to control their body."

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has been Donald Trump's running mate for nearly two months, and a polling expert was stunned by his inability to improve his standing with voters.

The Ohio Republican remains underwater in favorability, at negative-11 points, compared to a plus-four favorability rating for Kamala Harris' running mate Tim Walz, and CNN's Harry Enten said he's never seen ratings as poor as Vance has put up.

Donald Trump was blasted on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday morning for telling a blatant lie that carries the risk of Hurricane Helene victims not seeking the help that they desperately need.

On Monday, while doing a photo-op tour of communities devastated by Hurricane Helene, Trump insisted President Joe Biden was denying aid to Georgia because of the state's Republican leadership which, in turn, led Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to tell reporters that the former president was dead wrong.

After showing clips of both Trump and Kemp, "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist was joined by Jonathan Lemire in calling out the former president for knowingly lying to score cheap political points.

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"You know, Jonathan Lemire, this is particularly disgusting lie," Geist began. "When people there need help, suggesting that the White House and FEMA, because Democrats don't want Donald Trump to win, of course it all comes back to him, they're turning their backs on him.

"He's also suggested that the White House and this federal government is ignoring MAGA supporters in red counties," he added. "That's, of course, not true. Just not even in this moment of destruction and devastation and people needing clarity and help so badly, can't even put his ego and cheap insults aside in this moment."

"Rooting against the country is one of the themes from Donald Trump," Lemire interjected. "This is a particularly dangerous lie. If he is out there saying, 'Hey, the federal government is ignoring those impacted by the storm,' that may discourage those impacted by the storm from even seeking help. State and federal officials are saying, 'Look, we're here. reach out to us. we're trying to reach you and assist you in this time of need.' Donald Trump only thinking about himself."

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Just days after Hurricane Helene pummeled the Southeastern United States, Donald Trump flew to Valdosta, Georgia for a campaign trip. More than 130 people are dead, and first responders from across the country have traveled to help in areas hardest hit. The federal government's response has been extensive, with FEMA, the Federal Communications Commission, the National Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Department of Defense all on the ground.

Critics blasted the ex-president for his "photo-op." Some noted someone took bricks from a collapsed furniture store to create a make-shift podium area for Trump.

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart tore into former President Donald Trump on Monday night and MAGA Republicans, who he said have created a "fictional character" — a "bizarro Trump" who's a "truth-teller" and whose accomplishments and character "bear little resemblance" to the actual Trump.

The comedian began his show jabbing the GOP over its attacks that Vice President Kamala Harris is lacking policy specifics.

Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist and niece of Donald Trump, told MSNBC Monday night that her uncle is a “destroyed human being” whose inflamed criticisms of Kamala Harris are being driven by a “defense mechanism” as a reaction to the vice president becoming the Democratic nominee.

“Donald uses very frequently a defense mechanism known as projection in which he takes things that he unconsciously knows about himself but can't bear and projects them onto other people,” Mary Trump told MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell Monday night on his show “Last Word."

A CNN commentator unloaded on a Republican former gubernatorial candidate on Monday night during a discussion on the upcoming vice presidential debate and former President Donald Trump's increasingly "dark" rhetoric.

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins noted to her panel on "The Source" that the race between Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been "really personal," and could set it apart from previous vice presidential debates, which are typically substantive. The segment came with the backdrop that Trump attacked Vice President Kamala Harris as “mentally impaired” and “disabled” during what he called over the weekend a "dark speech.”

A CNN panel on Monday night weighed in on former Donald Trump's comment over the weekend — in which he called Vice President Kamala Harris a "mentally disabled person" — with bipartisan agreement that Trump's strategy appears to be geared now toward serving up red meat to gin-up his base rather than chase undecided voters.

Anchor Anderson Cooper asked his panel — made up of Democratic strategist David Axelrod, former Harris campaign Communications Director Ashley Etienne and former Trump campaign official Matt Mowers.

Former President Donald Trump is heading into the final weeks of the 2024 campaign using “increasingly shocking and harsh rhetoric” about his Democratic opponent as part of his campaign strategy to portray the country as “destroyed,” according to an ABC News analysis.

The analysis was driven by Trump’s most recent attacks of Vice President Kamala Harris as “mentally impaired” and “disabled,” and notes that Trump himself acknowledged to rallygoers in Pennsylvania on Sunday, “This is a dark speech.”

A massive statue depicting a naked former President Donald Trump stunned Nevada over the weekend, according to a local report.

Las Vegas commuters were shocked Saturday by a 43-foot-tall marionette of a 3-ton naked Trump that appeared on Interstate 15 on the way to Utah, according to a local affiliate ABC News report.

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was subjected to a brutal fact check from her colleague Monday after she heaped praise on former President Donald Trump's response to Hurricane Helene.

Pirro argued it was President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' duty to do what Trump did Monday and appear on the ground after the deadly storm claimed more than 100 lives.

A CNN correspondent faced criticism of "sanewashing" Monday as she reported on former President Donald Trump's controversial decision to campaign in regions of Georgia devastated by Hurricane Helene.

Reporter Kristen Holmes on Monday detailed Trump's visit to Valdosta where he delivered supplies, a campaign speech and what she described as a "message of unity" — despite his incorrect claim that President Joe Biden was missing in action.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) pleaded with the federal government to send relief funds to her state in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

During a Monday interview, Real America's Voice host Terrance Bates spoke to Greene and her boyfriend, Brian Glenn.