Our federal policies and institutions. All this matters to Foreign Policy because when we host the summit of democracies early in my administration, to rally the nations of the world, to defend democracy globally, to push back the authoritarianisms advance, well be much more credible partner because of these efforts to shore up our own foundations. Theres no longer a bright line between foreign and domestic policy. Every action we take and our conduct abroad, we must take with american Working Families in mind. Advancing a Foreign Policy for the middle class demands urgent focus on our economic renewal. And thats why i immediately put forth the American Rescue plan to pull us out of this economic crisis. Thats why signing an executive order, strengthening our buy american policies last week. It is also why i work with congress to make farreaching investments in research and development of transformational technolo technologies. They can create jobs, maintain americas Competitive Edge g
Mccarthy and the rest of the Republican Leadership knew what they were getting into with Marjorie Taylor greene in the beginning. She had a primary. There was, i think, a Brain Surgeon she was running against but they didnt want to interfere. That was the time to say, you know what . We will leave it up to the voters of georgia, but should she come to washington, she is not going to be given much opportunity because we do have standards, and once you stalk the children who lived through a mass shooting, thats where we can draw the line. Lets start there, you know. Amanda carpenter. Amanda, thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thanks, don. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. Thank you so much for joining us. So the scene at the capitol today or tonight i should say, beautiful, stately, mournful, honoring a fallen hero, officer Brian Sicknick who lost his life defending our democracy on january 6th. Just think about the desecration there just a month ago when a mob of insurrectionists trie
Million doses to 6,500 pharmacies across the u. S. Next week. So, how will this work . And scientists in the uk tonight, after already dealing with the uk variant, now warning of another possible mutation similar to the brazilian and South African strains. So, what does this mean about what we could see here . The Impeachment Trial of former President Trump set to begin one week from today. What his lawyers submitted today. How they plan to defend the former president. As House Democrats reveal they will argue donald trump is, quote, singularly responsible for the deadly assault on the capitol. Overseas tonight, after surviving being poisoned, alexei navalny, Vladimir Putins most vocal critic, sentenced to more than 2 1 2 years in prison. What navalny signaled through the window. Here at home tonight, spacex suffering a major setback on the landing pad. Also tonight, paying tribute to a wellknown actor. And the covid scare involving players for the super bowl. Good evening and its grea
Starts right now. Today was the deadline for Donald Trumps legal team to file their brief with the senate for trumps upcoming Impeachment Trial. And it looks like trumps lawyers will be arguing that the trial is unconstitutional because trump is no longer president. Im going to use this. Im going to use this next time a cop pulls me over. Im going to be like, well, im no longer speeding. I was. I was. Im not now. Therefore this ticket is unconstitutional. Good morning. And welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, february 3rd, along with joe, will li and me, we have White House Reporter for the Associated Press, jonathan lemire, former u. S. Senator now an nbc news and msnbc political analyst Claire Mccaskill and politics and Journalism Professor at Morgan State University and msnbc political contributor Jason Johnson is with us. So Donald Trumps second Impeachment Trial kicks off next week. And according to the case against him, the former president s role in the capitol hill riot is,
How long you expecting the trial to go . Not giving interviews, sorry. Nothing there. Well, this comes hours after this moving tribute to pay a ceremony to pay tribute to u. S. Capitol Police Officer brian sicknick. He, of course, died from injuries he suffered defending the capitol during the riot four weeks ago today. Were going to be speaking with a staff member who feared for her life, barricaded with lawmakers as the mob took over the capitol. And on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, President Biden began his third week in office by meeting with a group of democratic senators. Theyre talking about how to get a pandemic relief deal passed by march 14th. That is the day that extended Unemployment Benefits will run out for millions of americans. The president was asked if a bipartisan deal can happen. What were you saying, youll get republican support . I think well get some republicans. Joining us now to startoff our coverage for this hour, nbc correspondent Carol Lee Covering