has been on a serious diplomatic path forward. the question is will russia take it. stock futures turned lower overnight as investors digest news pointing to a likely interest rate hike next month, will the move from the head be enough to address raging inflation? it s way too early. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that is lobbying for a new job on the supreme court. thursday, january 27th. let s start with the news. justice stephen breyer will step down from the supreme court at the end of the current term according to people familiar with his thinking. president joe biden and breyer are scheduled to appear together at the white house to announcement his retirement, sources familiar to the matter confirms to nbc news. breyer reportedly informed the white house of his plans last week but the president wasn t ready to break the news himself.
in the united states and around the world. it is thursday, january 27th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and we do begin with a signature moment in joe biden s presidency, a moment that in some ways could breathe new life into the democratic party, and make history all at once. supreme court justice stephen breyer is set to announce his retirement at the white house today, giving president biden a chance to deliver on a campaign promise to nominate the first african american female justice to the bench. let s talk about the timing of this, the short list of potential nominees, and possible republican plans to muck up the process. joining us npr legal affairs correspondent nina totenberg who knows as much or more about the court than anyone on earth. thank you for being with us. president biden has promised to nominate a black woman to the bench. this would be a first. how important is that, and who do you see as the leading contender? well, this is this strikes me as very
all right. live pictures of warsaw this morning. another beautiful day here in warsaw. it is a little later here. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, january 27th. with us we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. msnbc contributor and best-selling author of the confidence code siri, katty kay. how are you doing there? getting there? a little covid excitement with an abscess on my neck from covid. all of the things covid can give us we didn t know about. if you see the bandage, sorry, guys. i m much better. i think the turtleneck is perfect. and historian at vanderbilt university, jon meacham joins
an unusual reason. look at this video. i know i m not who you are expecting. hi. but your driver got arrested, so i figured i would bring this for you. thank you. take care. thanks. come on. oh, my. oh, my god. that s great. welcome back to morning joe. i mean it is not great the driver got arrested, but it was great that the police officer fulfilled his duty there. it is thursday not the police officer s duty but the duty of the doordasher or whoever it was. it is thursday, january 27th. mike barnicle, katty kay and steve rattner still with us. steve, i wanted to keep you around. i wanted to have a discussion about the economy, how biden did the first year with the economy. you look at the numbers and, again, everything, just there is a huge lack of perspective i think on, again and it is the
safe. it was a simple question for this top doctor wouldn t answer. why democrats walked out of his confirmation hearing and refused to vote. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, january 27th. it is 5:00 a.m. here in new york. thank you for getting an early start with us. i m laura jarrett. i m christine romans. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we begin here with a thunderbolt in washington, d.c. the retirement of supreme court justice stephen breyer. the liberal justice is expected to formally announce his decision at a white house event with president biden as early as today. more on that in just a moment. now, as for his replacement, the president has promised to make history here, naming the first black woman to the high court. such a move could serve as a political lifeline for democrats hoping to motivate the base before midterm elections this fall. but for now, many in the party are breathing a sigh of relief.