not simply a democracy at. we re but something that could actually destroy american democracy, another hour of velshi begins right now. hi begins right now. good morning, it is sunday january the 8th. i am ellen kevin mccarthy s new election as the speaker of the house, it was a historic one if not exactly for the best reasons. the first time for a speakership was divot sided on a multiple, ballots are where occurrence in the scope of all american history. mccarthy s bid this year was only the 15th time that has happened, it was 15 ballots but it was only the 15th time that it is happened. there were only four other instances when the volker shut went on for longer, all of which were in the 1800s, which was an era in which political parties were influx and factions were ideologically split over the issue of slavery. take the 16th congress as an example. henry clay was initially elected as the speaker at the start of the term and 1819 but, he opted to step down in the midd
we appreciate it. stick around. we ll talk to you again in a few minutes on morning joe. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. to do something with 50 votes is rough. to do small things with 50 votes is rough. to pass such a major piece of legislation with only 50 votes, republican minority, a caucus running from bernie sanders to joe manchin, wow. senate majority leader chuck schumer after the senate passed a sweeping climate health care and tax bill, putting democrats on the verge of another major win ahead of the midterms. republicans also scored a win for big pharma. we ll explain. donald trump s republican party gathered in dallas for cpac this weekend, where the big lie was on full display. along with an incredibly ridiculous guest and this is not the one i m talking about. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 8th. with joe and me, we have corresponde
classified documents that includes some labeled secret and top secret. the fda also took a handwritten note, binders of photos and other documents. that is, according to a property receipt from the search. all of this unfolds as it all unfolds, trump along with his loyal allies, continue to attack the fbi and other government officials. and this heated anti government rhetoric is already having consequences. political reports the federal judge who signed off on the search warrant has been hit with antisemitic attacks online, including threats to the synagogue where he worships. there is an attack on an fbi field office in cincinnati. an official motive list being investigated. but we know the suspects repeatedly posted online through truth social, the social network started by donald trump s media company. he called for violence against federal agents and told people to be, quote, ready for combat. this rhetoric about the fbi isn t just coming from the far right fringe on t
jones will join me onset with another legislative win for his party to tout ahead of the midterms, serving as proof that democracy still works if we wanted to. this is american voices. we begin this hour with breaking news on the fallout from the fbi search at mar-a-lago. just a short time ago, the chairs of the house oversight and intelligence committees requested a damage assessment from the director of national intelligence of the documents seized from donald trump s florida home. in the three-page letter, the chair s request a, quote, classified briefing on the conduct of the damage assessment as soon as possible. nbc news reports the recovered records were 11 sets of classified documents that include some labeled secret and top secret. the fbi also took a handwritten note, binders voters, and other documents. that is, according to a property receipt from the search. all of this unfolds as it all unfolds, trump, along with his loyal allies, continue to attack the
supreme court s first female justice. also, a guy who claims to be all three of those things. elon musk met with benjamin netanyahu this week and agreed that israel must destroy hamas. i think musk could destroy hamas almost instantly by becoming their ceo. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, december 4th. we ve got a lot to get to this morning. israel expanding its offensive in gaza with ground forces moving into the southern part of the territory. it comes as israeli officials have withdrawn from negotiations for another humanitarian pause. we ll get the very latest on these major developments in just a moment. plus, an update for you on the string of attacks on an american warship and multiple commercial vessels in the middle east. also ahead, the dangers of a possible second term for donald trump. we re going to go through a special feature from the atlantic. a major effort to detail all the threats our democracy could face. here s what th