Well, joining us now we have NBC's Julie Cirin joining us from Capitol Hill, Susan Del Persio, Republican strategist, and Basil Michael, Democratic strategist and former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party. Susan and Basil are both MSNBC political analysts and here in studio with me. So, Julie, you first because the senators have stayed up all night and then some through this voter.They've brought their blankets, their Kindles, they must have mugs and coffee uh you know, all morning no ...

Right now on Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans are working to push President Trump's mega bill over the finish line. We are waiting on senators to start their voting. And we are learning that Majority Leader Foon thinks Republicans have a deal to advance this bill.According to the CBO, this bill would cut around $1 trillion from Medicaid, the health insurance program for lowincome and disabled people. And nearly 12 million people would lose their coverage over the next decade. One of those people bracing for ...

Here in the nation's capital, protesters came out yesterday to demonstrate against President Trump's reconciliation bill. Their goal putting a real face to the potential consequences of Congress's actions. Last year, I was able to get back in school.I just graduated high school. I'm looking to attend CBCC. I'm doing auto technician systems program in August.I'm relying on Medicaid and SNAP to help me continue my schooling. If I do not have it, I could go to school and not worry about and I'd have to worry a ...

moment. Um, Governor Caseasich, I want to start with you as a lifelong principled conservative, a guy who ran a state who understands the impact of a lot of the stuff, a lot of the cuts that are being talked about in this package, particularly to Medicare and to Medicaid and what that might do to rural hospitals. Um, when you look at a bill this big with this much in it, how do you feel as a guy who served on the Hill, but also as a guy who ran a state.Well, first of all, I was chairman of the budget commit ...

We're going to pass this bill one way or the other. And I have prevailed upon my Senate colleagues to please, please, please as close to the House product as possible. Please, please, please.House Speaker Mike Johnson pleading with the Senate to keep its version of President Trump's mega bill as close as possible to what the House passed back in May. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe.It is Tuesday, July 1st. I'm Willie Gist. Great to be back with you.The Senate is nearly a full day now into a voterama, a ...

Meanwhile, the Senate working all night on President Trump's tax and spending bill, voting on dozens of amendments as GOP lawmakers race the clock to try to get things done by Independence Day at the end of this week. Emily Emily Wilkins uh is with us. I know.Have you been up all night. You know, Andrew, I I did get a couple hours of sleep, but but I have been up for a few hours now just reviewing everything because we actually did kind of expect that there could have been that final vote by now. Instead, w ...

In the last presidential election, Donald Trump won the state of North Carolina by just over three points. Now, to be clear, North Carolina has not gone for a Democrat since Barack Obama in 2008. When you look beyond the presidential results, Democrats pretty much ran the table in North Carolina last year.Democrat Josh Stein won the governor's race by nearly 15 points. A Democrat won the state attorney general's race. Democrats flipped the lieutenant governor's office.and the office of the superintendent of ...

Tonight, all the focus is on the Senate floor. All day long, senators have been voting on amendments to Donald Trump's gargantuan tax and spending bill. Republicans are rushing to get the bill to Trump's desk in time for his Friday deadline.Now, Donald Trump wants you to focus on his campaign promises that are in the bill, extending the tax cuts from his first term, billions of dollars for border security, and eliminating taxes on tips and overtime. But let's level set about what else this bill will do. It ...

What you're looking at right here is a live shot of the Senate floor where they are holding a marathon voting session. It's been going on for hours. It's nerdly called a voterama.It's all for the purposes of trying to jam through Donald Trump's big ugly bill. And we're watching very closely. We have reporters on the ground. We have reporters on the Hill. We have sources everywhere.And we will bring you any updates as it develops in any way at all. But while we wait for that, I want to start with some import ...

It is day 162 of the second Trump administration and tonight the focus is on the Senate floor. You are looking at it live right now. All day long, senators have been voting on amendments to Donald Trump's gargantuan tax and spending bill.Republicans are rushing to get the bill to Trump's desk in time for his deadline on Friday. Donald Trump wants you to focus on his campaign promises that are in the bill, like extending the tax cuts from his first term, billions of dollars for border security, and eliminati ...