meanwhile, the trump desantis rivalry is heating up. we ll show you how the florida governor responded to the covid criticism. we ll look at the rnc s 2024 playbook as party leaders want to double down on an issue that lost them the elections in the midterms. running straight into loserville. and today, president joe biden and speaker kevin mccarthy sit down at the white house in hopes of ending the standoff over the debt ceiling. plus reverend al sharpton joins us live from memphis ahead of his eulogy today for tyre nichols. good morning and welcome to morning joe, it s wednesday, february 1st. along with joe, good to have you back. good to be back. willie and me. we have jonathan lemire, u.s. special correspondent for bbc news katty kay is with us. and member of the new york times editorial board mara gay. so we start with today s high stakes meeting between president joe biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy. their focus, ending the standoff over the debt ce
right now on andrea mitchell reports, the white house on defense as republican house members escalate their demands about those classified documents found at president biden s former office and home. biden officials try to contain the damage. [ many speaking at once ] still not answering questions. the battle over the debt ceiling. opening rounds in what could become a global economic meltdown if the u.s. fails to pay its debts. republican congressman george santos mysterious background now includes possible ties to wealthy russians, adding to the legal and ethical questions swirling around the freshman as calls for him to resign mount. we will talk to one of the reporters on the case. good day. i m andra mitchell in washington. the white house is not answering questions about the classified documents from mr. biden s tenure as vice president now that a special council has been appointed to investigate. it s a gift for the new house republican majority. trying to ign
tonight on all in, we are going to be leading a revolution in congress. joe biden and his family will be a top target. two weeks from election day, the very real concerns of economic disaster if the radical right gains control of government. then, every day, i m dedicating to settle my resources, just to give people confidence that they can cast a vote safely. that is absurd. a share of a maricopa county is pushing back on voter intimidation in arizona, and he joins me live. plus, john rolston on the anti-democratic forces taking over elections in nevada, and why a new nepotism scandal has a certain fox news host lashing out at reporters. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. midterms usually favor the out of power party. big reason is that whatever problems there are at the time in the country, in the country that you re in, people go to the polls and it s easy to blame the party with control of government for it. it s almost a l
a certain fox news host lashing out at reporters. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. midterms usually favor the out of power party. big reason is that whatever problems there are at the time in the country, in the country that you re in, people go to the polls and it s easy to blame the party with control of government for it. it s almost a law of nature, a form of political gravity. right now, republicans are running against unified democratic government at the national level, house, senate, and the presidency. and inflation is up 8%. the highest it s been in 40 years. so, two weeks out from midterm elections, republicans should have the wind at their backs. and knowing all that, in normal world, republicans would be just staying on message. posting pictures like this one, which is kind of funny, but it makes sense. tweeted out by republican senator, todd young this morning, appearing to pump gas in the middle of the night, while his car