President Trump has issued sweeping pardons for several key allies who backed his effort to subvert the 2020 election results. That's according to the president's so-called clemencies are justice department pardon attorney Ed Martin who released a list on social media late last night that includes the names of 77 people who received pardons. They include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Kenneth Cheesebro, Boris Epstein, and Sydney Powell among others.Now, Politico points out that the pardons are l ...

Watch live coverage as House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a news conference after senators reached a tentative bipartisan agreement Sunday night to end the government shutdown, sources with knowledge of the details said. The proposal would advance three full-year spending bills for certain agencies and a short-term measure to fund the rest of the government at current spending levels through Jan. 30. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https:/ ...

One of the Democrats who voted yes last night, Senator Gene Shaheen of New Hampshire joins us now. Senator, good morning. Thank you for being with us.Let's just start with >> morning >> asking you to explain your vote. Why did you feel like this was the moment to cast your ballot to reopen the government. Well, I think the shutdown has really, as Joe said so well, crystallized for Americans the fight around health care and who's for making sure that people can afford their health insurance and who is not wh ...

MSNBC White House reporter Laura Baron Lopez is back with us. And joining us now, MSNBC legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler. Laura, none of these people of the, you know, some dozen plus that are pardoned faced federal charges.Many were charged with state crimes for trying to overturn the 2020 election results. So, what's the significance here of these pardons. >> That's right.any of them were a part of that Georgia case uh listed as co-conspirators with President Trump in Georgia, inclu ...

And joining us now is Sarah Nelson, president of the largest flight attendance union in the country. Sarah, good to have you. We've talked a lot about the travel impacts due to the shutdown.So, what's going through your mind this morning now that there appears to be a deal. >> I'm thinking about the flight attendants on the front lines and the agents who are going to be dealing with the um the outcome of these flight cancellations and delays. I'm thinking about the air traffic controllers and the TSA office ...

This is just Democrats. I get it. >> They have the best week that they've had in a year and a half.And then fear and loathing and the ringing of hands because they may reopen the government because yes, there are some Democrats who understand that people are going hungry. And what have they done. They have found out and they have exposed a White House that is working overtime to give tax cuts to billionaires.At the same time, they're working overtime to take SNAP assistance, to take food assistance from wor ...

Watch live coverage as President Trump hosts Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first Syrian president to visit the White House. The former jihadist is expected to commit to joining the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State militant group, two U.S. officials said. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlin ...

Watch live coverage as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a news conference after senators, in a rare Sunday session. cleared a key hurdle toward potentially reopening the government by advancing a short-term funding bill by a razor-thin vote of 60-40, just meeting the threshold for it to pass. If it's approved, it would then need to pass the House and gain President Donald Trump's signature to become law and reopen the government. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to ...

So, here's where things stand this morning. As John suggested, it's all moving pretty fast. In a 60 to 40 vote, a group of moderate Democrats broke from their party and voted with Republicans on legislation to fund the government and hold a later vote on extending affordable care act tax credits that expire on January the 1st.The deal includes a mini package of appropriation bills that fund military construction, veterans affairs, the department of agriculture, and the legislative branch, as well as a stop ...

Also with us now, let's bring in independent Senator Angus King of Maine. He was among the group of moderates who broke ranks and voted with Republicans in the legislation to fund the government and hold a later vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax subsidies that expire January 1. Senator, thanks so much for being with us.Why did you decide to vote with Republicans to open the government. >> Well, Joe, you have to go back to what the strategy was at the beginning of the shutdown. There were two goals.b ...