We've now reached day 16 of the government shutdown and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to reopen it. The Senate failed to advance a House passed GOP bill to fund the government for the ninth time yesterday, attracting no additional support from Democrats who are digging in their heels on an extension of healthc care tax credits in exchange for their votes. Lawmakers will vote for a 10th time today, but that is expected to fail once again. Also happening today, Republican Senate M ...

So, Republicans shut down the government and ran away from Washington is really the only way to describe it. And now they're using this shutdown as cover for their plans to fire thousands of people from the government. Over 4,000 workers have received notices that they're on the chopping block as Project 2025 architect Russ Vote chases a goal of firing 10,000 federal workers.Now, those cuts have hit everywhere from infectious disease monitoring and the CDC to the Department of Education's Office of Special ...

Electoral Landscape & Political Strategy - Republicans could potentially gain up to 19 congressional seats through redrawing maps, giving them a built-in advantage [1][2] - The report highlights Republican efforts to undermine Democratic checks on power through redistricting in states like Missouri [3][4][5] - The analysis contrasts Republican redistricting tactics with those of Democrats in California, who embrace voter approval [6][7][8] Voting Rights & Election Integrity - The report suggests Republicans are attempting to disenfranchise voters through new maps and restrictions on mail-in ballots [8][9][10] - Concerns are raised about potential overt control of elections, including the deployment of troops to cities [11][12] - The report expresses concern that Trump and his party are willing to deny voters their democratic representation to hold onto power [13]

As promised, joining me now for a joint interview, Congresswoman Electita Grahalva of Arizona and a ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia of California. I'm just going to call you Congresswoman because that's what you should be called. So, let me just start there.I know you've had a very strange and frustrating um couple of weeks and obviously Mike Johnson's refusal to swear you in has turned into a real flash point for people and I know it's frustrating for p ...

Voting Rights Act & Supreme Court - The Supreme Court is considering a case that could significantly weaken the Voting Rights Act, potentially leading to altered voting maps, particularly in the South [1] - A court ruling could result in Republicans gaining up to 19 House seats [2] - The Supreme Court may allow states to gerrymander black communities, potentially eliminating Democratic seats protected by the Voting Rights Act [3] - A Supreme Court decision is expected next summer, potentially impacting voting maps in the 2026 and 2028 elections [4][5] Political Implications - Gutting the Voting Rights Act combined with partisan gerrymandering could lead to a more polarized country [14] - The current situation is described as a partisan power grab influenced by Donald Trump [10] - Some argue the Supreme Court's stance sends a message that white supremacy can persist in a toned-down form [8] - The Supreme Court's stance is inconsistent, as it allows race to be considered in some contexts (e g, ICE arrests) but not in ensuring fair voting representation [18][19] Potential Solutions & Challenges - Redistricting reform is needed, but blue states are passing reforms while red states are taking a maximalist approach [22] - A constitutional amendment may be necessary to address structural problems related to Citizens United and redistricting [24] - Achieving a constitutional amendment is challenging, even on issues with broad bipartisan support [25][27]

It is day 269 for those of you who are counting of the second Trump administration. And this afternoon, the president held a press conference touting the surge of federal agents to American cities that he claims are struggling with crime. Trump was joined in the Oval Office by FBI director, you know him well, Cash Mattel, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, who both helped him make his case for the crackdown. And the president floated the next city that could soon see a deployment of federal forces. I'm going t ...

The message discipline is is interesting and important here because they they've called it the uh the hate America rally. You're going to see Antifa. You and I have discussed this.Antifa, an organization that that isn't really uh pro- Hamas and Marxists. This is this is combining all the worst parts of McCarthyism and the Red Scare all into one to make people who are actually out there going to protest for their rights and the preservation of democracy somehow seem evil. Yeah.And this is what authoritarians ...

Good evening from New York. I'm Chris Hayes. The modern Republican party under Donald Trump is an increasingly extreme organization.It's trafficked in some of the worst, most disgusting hateful bigotry, racism, anti-semitism. It's been part of their public pronouncements, and we're learning it's even worse behind closed doors. Just yesterday, Politico published some private chat messages from about a dozen leaders of the young Republican group across the country.MSNBC has not independently verified those ch ...

The vice president of the United States is refusing to condemn the dozen or so leaders of young Republican groups behind a trove of vile and defensive chats on the messaging platform Telegram. Those chats obtained by Politico include 251 racist, homophobic, and anti-semitic slurs. One message reads, quote, I love Hitler.End quote. Here is Vance again, the vice president of the United States today. The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys.They tell edgy, offensive jokes. Like, that's ...

Miles Taylor is a former Republican who worked in the Department of Homeland Security in Trump's first term. Jennifer Welch is the co-host of the I've had a podcast and they join me now. It's good to have you both here.Miles, I'll start with you as someone who um you know came up I think in Republican and conservative circles. Um has been a a staff member. Um does have something changed here.There's been a sort of back and forth of like was it always like this. Is this new. Or is it is it sort of irony gone ...