750,000 federal workers could miss their first full paycheck if the government is still shut down on Friday. My next guest says the shutdown has her stressed and losing sleep as a single mom of two. Stress that's now impacting her two daughters as well.Joining me now, Stephanie Rogers, a furoughed microbiologist at the FDA. Stephanie, thanks for being with us. I know this is not an easy time for you.Um, and we should note that you're speaking on your own behalf today. What's this been like this furlow for y ...

In New York City, tempers flared as protesters gathered while federal agents carried out a joint Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown on illegal street fenders here in the city's famed Chinatown neighborhood. That area around Canal Street is known for merchants selling designer knockoffs. At one point, the protesters surrounded the federal agents and attempted to block them from carrying out the sweep.At least one person was arrested for assaulting an officer. And Molly, I mean, this is a tinder bo ...

The chronology is important. Rep. Grahalva won her race in the I think it was the last week of September after we had already gone out of session. So I will administer the oath to her. I hope on the first day we come back uh legislative session. I'm willing and anxious to do that. In the meantime, instead of doing Tik Tok videos, she should be serving her constituents. She could be taking their calls. She can be directing them, trying to help them through the crisis that the Democrats have created by shutti ...

After limiting press access to the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hexath is now cracking down on communication between the military and members of Congress. A new five-page memo obtained by NBC News and confirmed by a defense official instructs DoD personnel to obtain approval before talking to people on Capitol Hill in order to quote, "Ensure consistency and support for the department's priorities. " The memo warns that unauthorized engagements with Congress may undermine departmentwide priorities. Let's ...

Bills stacking up, bank accounts dwindling, and professional futures in limbo. That's life for federal workers in a government shutdown. MSNBC's Mark Cintia joins us now with a story on the impact.Can you talk, Mark, about how this shutdown is changing everyday lives for furoughed employees and their families. >> Ally, you talk to people and they'll tell you, "How much money can I spend on groceries? How much can I put uh in the car? How much gas can I put in the car? Can we do family night for pizza? What ...

With me to dig deeper, MSNBC justice and intelligence correspondent Candalanian Norm Eisen was White House ethicsar under President Obama and is also the founder and executive chair of the Democrat defenders fund. Barbara McUade served as US attorney for Michigan's Eastern District and an MSNBC legal analyst. Stuart Stevens was Mitt Romney's chief strategist in 2012 is now a senior adviser at the Lincoln Project.Thanks to all of you. So, Norm, the president says it's his decision. I mean, the situation is u ...

Joining us now, Democratic Congresswoman of California, Zofrren, a member of the House Judiciary Committee. It's always good to see you, Congresswoman, and I wonder if you're hearing anything from your Republican colleagues about this. >> Not yet.Um the idea that uh the president would steal $230 million from the taxpayers uh just confirms that this is the most corrupt administration in American history. I mean he took a bribe from a foreign country in the form of a a a jet plane. Uh these are baseless clai ...

the Justice Department, are you asking them to pay you compensation for the federal investigations that happened to you. And how much are you asking. >> Well, I guess they probably owe me a lot of money for that.Probably. Yeah, that's true. That's very interesting.I don't know what the numbers I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is that uh they would owe me a lot of money, but I don't I'm not looking for money. I'd give it to charity.Now, with the country, it's interesting because I'm the one tha ...

The first filed in 2023 seeks damages related to the Russia investigation into the 2016 election. The second filed following year focuses on the classified documents case accusing the FBI of violating Trump's privacy when it searched his Mara Lago club down in Palm Beach, Florida. According to DOJ policy, only two people would be able to approve such claims.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch and Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. . Blanch, of course, served as the president's lead criminal def ...

So, Mala, you have a guest essay out in the New York Times this morning, your new place of work. Uh, entitled Democrats need to chill about the electability of women. H, you write in part, "The spectre of 2024 and the reign of Trump terror that has followed has Democrats on edge. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the governor's race in New Jersey. Representative Mikey Cheryl, the Democrat's great on paper centrist nominee, is ahead in the polls, but still being second guessed.One of the biggest problems ...