at this place shutdown so-called scorpion unit whose members included arbiters charged in the death of tyre nichols. is this a move in the right direction? plus donald trump hits the campaign trail for the first time since announcing his 2024 presidential bid. he says he is more committed than ever. will republican voters be just as committed to him? later, backlash continues to grow against ron desantis for his decision to block courts on african american studies. some students are ready to take it to the courts. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. i m katie thing. thanks for starting your day with us. there s new fallout in some major changes at the memphis police department after friday nights like the videos showed five former officers beating, kicking, tasing and pepper spraying tyre nichols, who died just a few days ago. the department has permanently deactivated what it called its scorpion unit. that included all of those officers we saw
freedom everywhere. it s about the kind of world we want to live in, and the world we want to leave to our children. president joe biden s remarks yesterday announcing that the u.s. will send several tanks to ukraine. we ll dig into this major policy reversal. and what impact the tanks could have on the war. plus, former president trump will soon have more places to post his social media rants. we ll tell you which platforms are reactivating his accounts. also ahead, republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene s ambitious plan to get to the white house. we ll bring you that exclusive reporting from nbc news. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, january 26th. joe is on assignment this morning. in a few minutes, we re going to explain what he s working on. and along with willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, and presidential historian, jon meacham joins us. he s the author of t
Rises to 66 and for trump voters, 98 . These are mostly selfinflicted wounds. Sensationalism and serious mistakes have decimated public trust in the press especially on the right. Now, for some pokes in this hyperpolarized era, threat to democracy may be a pox city for i just dont like the media or i think theyre ooh nice to the other side. And the trumpstyle pressbashing has taken its toll. Im not going to sugar coat it, we have lost our role as a fair umpire of political disputes. The gaps want to throw us off the field. Even the Fact Checkers believe its partisan. I hate that so Many Americans now view my profession as a threat to them can crass, but i cant say im shocked. Im howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz. Howard one sign just over two to weeks before the midterms that the election is moving in the republicans direction is that even liberal pundits and news outlets are conceding the point. The party of woke scolds and Gender Studies grads knockout now realizing the momentum ov
establishment wing. balking over finalizing the very rules mccarthy conceded last week to hard liners to become the house speaker. is this normal? plus, president biden s upcoming meeting with the president of mexico after visiting the border. where critics say the true scope of the humanitarian crisis was hidden from his view. and prince harry dropping bombs, accusing his stepmother of leaking stories to help her image. what does the royal family have to say about all of this? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in our politics lead with the first test of newly elected speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. in just a few hours, the house is going to vote on its new rules package. this will include one of the biggest concessions mccarthy made to the hard line rebels to get the gavel. that one-person motion to vacate rule. this means just one member of congress can now force to remove mccarthy as speaker. he also made other concessions including allowing more fre
first, herschel walker, starting with what is true. in his college, he accomplished what most can only dream of, he s a three-time player of the year with a national championship and heisman trophy to his name. he played pro ball for some of the best teams in the league, competed in the 1992 winter olympics and the last administration, co-chaired the president s council on physical fitness and sports. all of that in short to say that he s plenty to be proud of. among those accomplishments, though, is not a degree from the university of georgia, because he never graduated. he s claimed he was a high school valedictorian. he wasn t. and he suggested he was an fbi agent. i spent time at quantico at the fbi training school. y all know i was an agent? he wasn t. he did claim he was joking. this year, when his comments were reported, his campaign did not tell the newspaper that he was joking. in any case, claiming nonexistent ties to law enforcement is a familiar refrain of his