From MSNBC. Members of Congress are eager to pass a bill to fund the government, but key provisions in the package are holding up support on both sides of the aisle. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., discusses what those are, if a shutdown would impact plans for President-elect Trump’s inauguration, and more. » Subscribe to MSNBC:…

From MSNBC. Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing as a government shutdown looms. Government funding expires at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday if lawmakers fail to pass a short-term spending bill. President Joe Biden has not spoken publicly about the looming shutdown. At this point, White House officials…

From MSNBC. House Speaker Johnson and Republicans in Washington are scrambling to put together a bill that will fund the government with just hours left to go. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., joins José Díaz-Balart to share what she learned in a Democratic party meeting this morning, her thoughts on Elon Musk’s role in negotiations,…

From MSNBC. President-elect Trump supported temporarily suspending the government debt ceiling, causing rifts between those in Congress who are concerned about the debt limit. NBC’s Garrett Haake and Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany discuss this, Speaker Johnson’s relationship with Trump, and more. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@msnbc »…

From MSNBC. Symone Sanders joins Morning Joe to discuss the looming government shutdown, attributing the chaos to misinformation about how negotiations work in Congress. “This is utter chaos for no reason — except that Elon Musk and I can’t help but think also maybe the president-elect didn’t actually understand how the continuing resolution was supposed…

From MSNBC. With the nation watching and government employees anxiously looking on, House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a difficult path to avoid a government shutdown. Former Representatives David Jolly and Max Rose discuss Johnson’s speakership hopes in 2025, President-elect Trump and Elon Musk’s influence over events on Capitol Hill, and more. » Subscribe to MSNBC:…

From MSNBC. Elon Musk and President-elect Trump have been expressing their dissatisfaction with House Republicans working to pass a bipartisan bill to fund the government. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., discusses the hang-ups so far and who will be impacted should the government shut down. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok…

From MSNBC. With a government shutdown looming today, House Speaker Johnson is searching for a way to find votes for a new spending package that balances getting enough votes to pass and adhering to what President-elect Trump is looking for. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., shares her thoughts on the situation and discusses the problems with…

From MSNBC. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va, joins Morning Joe to discuss the fight over a short-term spending bill. » 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 headlines at a glance: https://www.msnbc.com/information/download-msnbc-app-n1241692 Follow…

From MSNBC. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday morning said Republicans have a plan on government funding. Reporters Mychael Schnell and Jake Sherman discuss. » 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…

From MSNBC. The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman joins Morning Joe to discuss his latest column on how Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can resolve U.S.-China relations. » 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…

From MSNBC. The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt. Chris Matthews and Claire McCaskill discuss. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on…

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From MSNBC. Who is really running the government right now with Elon Musk torpedoing a bi-partisan agreement to keep the government funded, while President-elect Trump seemingly takes a backseat to the world’s richest man? Plus, Trump is tapping a slate of loyal allies for plum federal government jobs after they lost races to Democrats in…

From MSNBC. Several lawmakers are placing the blame on Elon Musk for the failure to pass the government funding bill. » 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 headlines at a glance:…

From MSNBC. The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC…

From MSNBC. The New Republic’s Michael Tomasky joins Morning Joe to discuss his latest column ‘The Real Reason Why Americans Approve of Trump’s Disastrous Transition.’ » 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…

From MSNBC. Watch live coverage as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing as a government shutdown looms. Government funding expires at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday if lawmakers fail to pass a short-term spending bill. President Joe Biden has not spoken publicly about the looming shutdown. At this point, White House officials…

From MSNBC. Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Dec. 19th broadcast. Guests from tonight’s show include Rep. Brendan Boyle, Norm Ornstein and EJ Dionne. » 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…

From MSNBC. Brian Schwartz, White House economic policy reporter for the Wall Street Journal, talks with Alex Wagner about billionaires and corporate titans flocking to curry favor with Donald Trump with the expectation that being in Trump’s good graces will serve their economic interests and potentially give them a say in the policies that will…

From MSNBC. Rep. Lauren Underwood and Rep. Eric Swalwell talk with Alex Wagner about how Republican infighting and the malevolent influence of Elon Musk is preventing Republicans in Congress from passing a spending bill that is necessary to prevent a federal government shutdown ahead of Christmas, and the effort to blame that failing and others…

From MSNBC. Comedian Jim Gaffigan tells Stephanie Ruhle how he started ‘eating like a human’ thanks to his weightloss journey. They also discuss the terror of parenting teenagers, and the state of comedy in America today. You can catch his new comedy special ‘The Skinny’ on Hulu. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to…

From MSNBC. Elon Musk was already the subject of "shadow president" jokes as he has been omni-present at Donald Trump’s side since shepherding Trump to victory with a substantial portion of his massive wealth. Now Musk has also assumed a shadow leadership role for House Republicans as well, whipping opposition to an already settled spending…

From MSNBC. With one day until funding runs out, 38 Republicans joined the majority of House Democrats to vote down a bill to avert a government shutdown. Many of those Democrats are angry at Elon Musk disrupting the funding process. Sam Stein, Ali Vitali and David Drucker join. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe…

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From MSNBC. Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s threats meant nothing to the 38 Republicans who voted against their spending bill. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains why this is “very good news” for America. » 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…

From MSNBC. Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas–a frequent critic of the leadership’s spending bill–bashed his Republican colleagues over its latest iteration. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives. Reaching more than 95 million households worldwide, MSNBC offers a…

From MSNBC. Rep. Jasmine Crockett cites Republican inability and/or unwillingness to govern as the reason they "… are allowing somebody who basically is a shadow president to come out and tell them what to do, including Donald Trump…" » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About: MSNBC is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines,…

From MSNBC. Elon Musk’s tweets reportedly tanked a Trump-backed spending bill intended to avert a government shutdown, critics say. This has many asking–who’s the real president? Donald Trump or Musk? Joy Reid and MSNBC’s Ali Vitali discuss on The ReidOut. » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@msnbc » Subscribe to…

From MSNBC. How much will Americans get to know about the people Donald Trump is choosing to run the U.S. government? In the absence of any real vetting the way it’s usually done, Rachel Maddow presents a Rachel Maddow Show Public Servant Announcement to hopefully help fill that gap. In this episode, Rachel takes a…