Morning Joe 11/14/23

'It’s the minority leader’s fault?': Joe slams Speaker Johnson for blaming shutdown on Sen. Schumer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. 

‘Depressing spectacle’: GOP lawmakers don’t ask AG Bondi tough rule-of-law questions at hearing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. 

Democrats are looking to regain power, and there is a whole lot of warranted debate about what a winning formula looks like. “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki” is a forum where those discussions take place. On season two of her podcast, Jen sits down with some of the biggest names on ... Show More

Congress left town without reaching a deal to avoid a shutdown after the Senate blocked competing Republican and Democratic proposals to keep the federal government funded until November 21st. The failure to reach a compromise before the weekend increases the likelihood of a shut ... Show More

Government funding lapsed early Wednesday morning after the White House and lawmakers failed to reach a spending deal, triggering a shutdown that is expected to halt some federal services and put hundreds of thousands of federal workers on furlough.​​ WSJ’s Natalie Andrews takes ... Show More

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill earlier approved by the House of Representatives, narrowly averting a government shutdown. The bill extends government funding until mid-March. 

With a looming government shutdown, Ben ponders how it could prove the validity of DOGE cuts. He notes that only 'essential' employees continue to work during a government shutdown while the rest are furloughed, and whether people will notice the shift in productivity, if there i ... Show More

WarRoom Battleground EP 677: Countdown To The Government Shutdown Cont.  

The federal government has shut down as congressional lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government beyond September 30. Although Republicans control Capitol Hill and the White House, they need at least seven Democrats in the Senate to join them to pass a spending package ... Show More

Ben argues why Congress' worst decisions are made when they're on tight deadlines to keep the government funded. With multiple Republican members of Congress leaving to serve in the Trump administration, Speaker Mike Johnson will now have to manage an even narrower majority. In t ... Show More

President Trump releases a plan to end the Israel-Hamas conflict, including a temporary committee to oversee Gaza. The U.S. government could shut down on Wednesday if Congress fails to approve funding for federal agencies. Suspect identified in infamous Texas yogurt shop murder c ... Show More

Republicans head back to the drawing board after their plan to keep the government open fails. What will happen to Donald Trump's election case in Georgia now that prosecutor Fani Willis has been disqualified? Meanwhile, thousands of Amazon workers walk the picket line during the ... Show More