jon stewart sounding off on senate republicans after they blocked a bipartisan bill aimed at expanding health benefits to veterans exposed to toxins in war zones. the question is, why did 25 republicans who supported a previous version of the bill change their vote to know? stuart, an outspoken advocate for military veterans will join us later this morning. we are following new developments with the january 6th committee. top aides to former president donald trump testifying between closed doors, including one official who resigned the day of the attack. we will tell you who that is. and more text messages from the time of the attack disappear. first from the secret service, now the washington post reporting texts between members of trumps homeland security team are missing as well. good morning, welcome to morning joe. we have the host of way too early and the author of the big lie , jonathan lemaire. gentlemen, good morning. let s start with the texts that have been del
questions if both were too slow to act. as mentioned, another tough day on wall street. the dow lost 237. the s&p 500 fell 23. the nasdaq dropped 30. today another new high for gasoline prices with the national average reaching $4.59 per gallon. the rising rates forcing some to cancel vacation plans this summer. we will address these issues and more with senate minority leader membership mcconnell in just a few moments. first, fox business correspondent grady trimble is in chicago where gas prices are soaring. good evening, grady. good evening, bret. on wall street, it wasn t as bad as yesterday but all three of the major indexes are down big this week. the nasdaq getting hit the hardest. dropping more than 3.5%. investors are worried rising costs and falling consumer demand are eating into company s bottom lines especially after disappointing earnings from two of the country s largest retailers. retailers are also concerned about the rising fuel costs which could in turn i
a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone to alex witt reports. a record number of americans are traveling this memorial day weekend. but they re competing with some extreme weather in parts of the country. violent storms and tornadoes turning deadly in texas, where at least seven people have died, and up to 80 people were believed trapped in a collapsed gas station. oklahoma residents in addition to multiple twisters being reported, also dealing with mass hail. two inches in diameter. and it is not over yet. 48million are at risk for damaging tornadoes and severe weather today and into tomorrow. it was loud, i ve never heard glass break in my life and it was so scary. i m just glad my mom got me out. our reporters in the middle of the country and on the east coast with more on weather and travel this holiday weekend, and one of the hardest hit areas. valley view texas, just north of dallas. joining me now, priscilla thomps
include two districts where black voters make up the voting age majority. in a special session that was called to redraw the map, the republican-controlled legislature is gearing up to pass a new map with just one majority black seat. in short they re ignoring the court. joining us now is nbc ease jane timm, and former democratic congresswoman donna edwards. these lawmakers are basically refusing to abide by the supreme court decision it sounds like. you know, that s what democrats have been saying all week, advocates, experts say that the maps that have been drawn are not going to meet the court s order, and the court said two majority seats or something quite close to it, and lawmakers are taking the something quite close to it a little bit liberally here. they re basically saying, well, it s an opportunity to win. it s just not a very good opportunity for black voters to win the district. this is all about power here because a black majority seat or even something close to it is a
and candidate selection processes. georgia, pennsylvania, ohio, these ought to be republican states in environment like this, with inflation being what it is, with economy being in recession, those aut to be pickups and he ought to get his 52 majority seat. and they might not. obviously in the house, republicans still doing well. kevin mccarthy still favored to win the majority there. although the odds have narrowed a little bit. but it says something about the republican party if they re not able to take house. when a president s party is facing an economic headwinds, the way they are, if they re not losing in the midterm, then that s something about the opposition party. we even heard reports last