back with me is maria -- and eugene daniels. fair in calling kevin mccarthy a i guess, sino, a speaker in name only, are the concessions he made to mcvay and company not as severe as some of argued? will he actually be able to govern and do anything? >> i think you are right. i mean, one of the things that we know from watching nancy pelosi over the two years having the exact same majority as kevin mccarthy has is that it is possible to govern with that kind of majority. razor-thin margin, but when you kind of give away the keys to the house, as kevin mccarthy has, despite what the republicans are trying to say now, it is going to be very difficult to do that. this is a prelude, what we saw over the last week is a prelude to what we are going to see over the next few years, it is going to be a lot of chaos, it is going to be very difficult for republicans to get anything done. and you know, i think more importantly what we -- should always remember is that the things that we are going to do that far right wing president biden of

white house correspondent eugene daniels, thank you.ort from the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. e world economic forum in davos, switzerland. i'm feeling better. body pain? headache? nope. all in one and done. cuh-congestion? better. cough? fever? better. mucinex all in one relieves 9 symptoms in 1 dose. it's not cold and flu season. it's always comeback season. >> time now for business. we're joined by business and policy reporter for "the new york times". good morning. thank you for being with us. there a number of big topics at this gathering which is, of course, on the global come together. the war in ukraine came together as far as energy costs. what are the top things you're going to be looking for? this is the first davos since 2020 shortly after the pandemic shut the world down. so many of the ideas of the forum promises is this idea that globalization can solve the world's problems, whether it be economic strife, whether it be the environment. they have been tested. the pandemic, invasion of ukraine, supply chain c

. >> joining me now is eugene daniels and sam stein. ida democratic state senator is tweeting that, quote, it's crazy. ap african american studies got cut considering ap classes like in european history and japanese language and culture are being taught in florida? your reaction to that. >> desantis has taken on gladly and gleefully this war against woke education, the woke left. this is an extension of that. expanding it past just, i don't like critical race theory and keeping it and focusing on this course on african american history. what is true in this country is that we have not had the right education, the right conversation about black contributions, leaders, heroes for years. you could talk to almost any black person, all my friends it happened, our parents had to supplement the education in what was going on in people that look like us. what donald trump knew and what desantis will continue to cling to is that there's a part of the republican party, a large part it seems, that is animated by white grievance. this is what we're

and eugene daniels, thank you. >>> let's bring in former fbi general council and former senior member of the mueller report, andrew weissmann, an msnbc legal analyst. i want to get something straight. we talked a lot about intent behind this. why does intent matter so much when classified documents, period, should not be mishandled and we're told that national security is at risk, when classified documents are mishandled, and we learned that at least one of those, or a few of them were top secret compartmented information? why does intent still matter when you're dealing with that? >> is a great question. so when it comes to national security concerns, intent does matter, if the information is in a place that it should not be, in a place that is not secure. it doesn't matter what the person's intent is. it doesn't matter if it got there by accident or not. because there still could be what we used to call a spill, a spill of classified information, and that questions that adam schiff have come into play, which is who had access, was there anybody who this was disseminated to, intentio

eugene daniels, thank you as well. steve kornacki, i know you're standing by. we are watching the eighth vote. which it appears kev has already lost. new name turned out today, kevin hearn of oklahoma. coming up next, we have a fellow oklahoman, representative stephanie bice, or representative-elect i should say as no one has been sworn in, joins us, republican from oklahoma. don't go anywhere. m oklahoma don't go anywhere. ♪♪ the only thing i regret about my life was hiring local talent. if i knew about upwork. i would have hired actually talented people from all over the world. instead of talentless people from all over my house. next on behind the series... that run with the champ was magical. i mean the tender chicken, the peppercorn ranch... i love my rings but i'll cherish that lunch... forever. the subway series. the greatest menu of all time. moderate-to-severe eczema. it doesn't care if you have a date, a day off, or a double shift. make your move and get out in front of eczema with steroid-free cibinqo. not an injection, cibinqo is a once-daily pill f

and more, nick confessore from e new york times, and in the studio, nancy cordes from cbs news, eugene danielsrom politico, and marianna sotomayor from the washington post. thank you for being here. nancy, cbs broke the story about biden's classified documents. what do we know so far about the situation and the special counsel investigation? nancy: what we now know is there were approximately 20 classified documents found in two different locations, about 10 documents in what we are told is a locked closet in the former vice president's office at the biden center in washington, d.c., and fewer than 10 documents at his home in wilmington, delaware, host of them in the garage. some of the documents were labeled top secret, the highest level of classification. what we also know is e attorney general come america garland, has appointed a special counsel -- general, merrick garland, has appointed a special counsel. a former u.s. attorney for the district of maryland, a repuican, he will interview whoever he wants in the investigation can go where he wants it to go in these things don't tend to wrap

joining us now, white house correspondent for politico and co-a author of the "playbook," eugene daniels. eugene, good morning. we went through some republican hypocrisy, and that's not too surprising. and we keep reporting these cases are not different. that said, we're talking about the politics of this. give us their game plan to respond because we sure didn't hear much from white house secretary karine jean-pierre yesterday. >> not at all. this is a pretty unprecedented situation. i hate that word, but when it comes to this situation, you have the current president being investigated by a special counsel for his handling of classified materials and his predecessor being investigated for the same thing, but like you said, they are very different. that is kind of where those two situations seem similar is going to get at this point. but when it comes down to how the white house has talked about these things, how they have presented to the public, to the press what they're going to do and how they're handling it, it hasn't gone that well, right? first of all, when they first started hea

joining us now, political white house reporter and playbook coauthor, eugene daniels.respondent for the new york times, charlie savage. he's the author of power wars, presidential authority and secrecy. the former u.s. attorney and co-host of the hashtag sisters podcast, all three msnbc contributors. it's good it's good to see you all. joyce, i want to ask you about something we heard there about congressman raskin, the idea of asking for equal treatment. your sense of what that would look like? >> i think that it's important here, and congressman raskin points out that the same crowd that was quick to excuse trump's behavior is now jumping on joe biden when there is far less indication, if any, of criminality. the important dividing line when you are talking about this mishandling of classified documents, is whether it is done willfully. with knowledge, and with intent. or whether it is something that should not have happened, but that happened through accident. that is the sort of employee -- but the special counsels will determine for each the president and former p

eugene daniels. you surprise me, sir. >> it's a baby mock neck. >> we are going to move past the mock neck and talk about george santos, who some ha accused him of mocking congress by continuing to serve. he's not going to serve on these committees. what's going on behind the scenes? what happened in this meeting with mccarthy, garrett? >> love the turn there, katy. the meeting with mccarthy was probably the end of a series of discussions and realizations for santos that perhaps the best way to turn the pressure down on himself is to make himself less of a target by doing less in this congress. he will be recusing himself from his two committee seats. he says in a statement that his office just put out a few minutes ago that he'll be doing so until his name has been cleared. he points out he's the target of investigations both sort of for himself personally and for potential campaign related issues, but by all accounts including from kevin mccarthy's, this was santos' decision, not the speaker's. her

to white house correspondent carol lee, political white house reporter and play book co-author eugene danielsmsnbc contributor. so let's look at the democratic side of this, the chaos on the house floor, on the republican side, versus what we were talking about earlier, which is bipartisanship in kentucky. how is all of this playing at the white house? what is the administration saying, as we see an animated steve scalise talking to some members of his caucus. >> i think from the white house's perspective, what they like, the split screen, this is something that you will probably see more of, at least from the white house's strategic perspective, throughout this year, this is a year where the president's plan is to, very low expectations that legislating will get done and the plan for the president is to be out there in the country, focusing on the things that he has accomplished during his first two years in office, particularly bipartisan legislation. you heard the president while in kentucky with the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell say that he wanted to start the new year with this

eugene goodman. metropolitan police department officer daniel hodges.tor serena leaving good accepting on behalf of capital police officer howard cleiuwnegood. david and charles sicknick on behalf of brian sicknick. aaron smith on behalf of metropolitan police officer jeffrey smith. ♪♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, the president of the united states. [hail to the chief] ♪♪ >> thank you all. [applause] ♪♪ >> president biden: thank you all very very much. two years ago, january 6th, our democracy was attacked, no other way of saying it. the us capital was breached, which had never happened before in the history of the united states of america even during the civil war. a violent mob of insurrectionist's assaulted law enforcement, vandalized sacred halls, hunted down elected officials, all for the purpose of an attempt to overthrow the will of the people. and usurp the peaceful transfer of power. all of it, all of it was fueled by lies about the 2,020 election. but on this day two years ago, our democracy held, because we the people as the

let's bring in white house correspondent for politico, co-author of "the playbook," eugene daniels live. eugene, obviously a serious matter, whenever classified documents are removed and stored where they shouldn't be. and the response is the polar opposite way of the way former president donald trump has handled them, but how concerned is this white house now? >> reporter: i was talking to aides yesterday afternoon, and they know that they have a problem here, right. and for them, you know, it is more a problem of transparency as opposed to kind of honesty. they talked about how they did the right thing, they called the national archive, and that and other issues make it much different than the trump situation. but they know that the communication of it, the fact that the only reason we found out about this was through reporting by cbs and nbc and then, you know, the department of justice yesterday talking about another document, whether or not that is going to change is another story, right. this is a white house that wants to kind of pick a lane and a way to move forward and stick wi

eugene goodman. (applause.) daniel hodges. (applause.)artment officer, daniel hodges has dedicated his life to serving his community and our nation. on january 6th, 2021, he fought to push surging insurrectionists away from a key tunnel into the capitol, returning to the line even after being brutally crushed and beaten. his courageous testimony will help ensure that we never forget or let such an attack happen again. for his heroism and unwavering commitment to the truth, we the people honor metropolitan police department officer daniel hodges. (applause.) dr. serena liebengood, accepting on behalf of howard liebengood. (applause.) the proud son of a u.s. senate sergeant at arms, howard liebengood left a career as a champion racecar driver to follow in his late fathers footsteps protecting the democratic institutions they both revered. he died after battling insurrectionists at the capitol and staying on to restore security in the crucial days after january 6th. his painful loss helped change the law to better honor the unimaginable sacr

brooks, and eugene daniels. e should be optimistic. i'm waiting for this. >> much-needed optimism. eugene, you first, obviously everybody is talking about the debt ceiling, and they are concerned about defaulting on the debt. >> we were talking about how you can negotiate without negotiating, and the white house is saying they are not going to negotiate, this should be something that is done without concessions or any kind of baggage to just lift the debt ceiling. how republicans, mccarthy promised the holdouts that there would be slashes to the budget tied to the ceiling, and you end up with the two sides meeting in the middle. when i was talking to aides yesterday on the republican and democratic side, and they were saying, one, we all know and they think the democrats in the house and the kind much nine republicans they will be able to get in the senate will have to figure out a way to give mccarthy an off-ramp here, because he will have to go back to his conference and say something. we watched, what, last we

his name will never be forgotten. >> let's bring in white house correspondent for politico, eugene danielsk from some democrats like dck durbin that they are reaching out to lindsey graham. is there a realistic shot of that going anywhere? >> reporter: people that i talked to earlier this week about this seem a little bit more hopeful than anticipated. the split of congress makes it seem like this is something that wouldn't happen. cory booker, the senator from new jersey, is expected to release again some form of the george floyd justice in policing act some time soon, his office says. tim scott is also part of that effort, saying he is willing to give backing to do this. the white house is saying they want that to happen. the problem is, the sticking points that were there last time are the same sticking points that are here now. you talk about qualified immunity that protects police officers from being sued and personally liable for instances like we just saw. so those conversations are happening at the very beginning stages. lindsey graham talked about being open to a form of qualified

politico's eugene daniels at the white house.gan's jocelyn benson. she oversaw her state in the face of death threats. secretary benson, thanks for being us this morning. we appreciate it. you've been on with us previously talking about what the time around that election was like for you. you had armed protesters outside your house. i think i remember you telling us you had to run the bath a little louder for your young son to drown out the sound of the people outside. talk a little bit about what that time was like for you personally and why you thought it was so important to continue to do your job in the face of it. >> first, thank for having me, and i'm grateful for this recognition and this deep honor. it was a very harrowing time, but it was one that was filled with a great sense of purpose and duty to our nation, to the people of michigan and our entire country. recognizing step by step every day from the minute the polls closed in november to the minute we saw the tragedy unfold on january 6th, every day was filled with c

let's bring in white house reporter for politico and "morning joe" senior contributor, eugene danielsill be at an area where there's a bridge people point to talking about crumbling infrastructure. it's exciting for folks when you hear that president biden will be hanging out with mitch mcconnell, celebrating the bipartisan biden win that happened just last year. these are men who have worked together in some form or fashion for about 36 years. obviously mitch mcconnell one of those 19 senate republicans who voted for the infrastructure law. president biden was asked this question just yesterday about why he would do an event with the senate minority leader. just yesterday. >> why is it important to go with mitch mcconnell to kentucky? >> it's -- >> why is it significant to be with mcconnell there? >> we've been friends for a long time and -- >> a very biden answer there. for this white house, the infrastructure bill has been one of its crown jewels, so you'll see vice president kamala harris, others out this week celebrating and talking about these aspects of it. it also represents h

capitol police officer eugene goodman. [ applause ] >> daniel hodges. [ applause ] . >> a virginia national guardsman and metropolitan police department officer, daniel hodges has dedicated his life to serving his community and our nation. on january 6th, 2021, he fought to push surging insurrectionists away from a key tunnel into the capitol, returning to the line even after being brutally crushed and beaten. his courageous testimony will help ensure that we never forget or let such an attack happen again. for his heroism and unwavering commitment to the truth, we the people honor metropolitan police department officer daniel hodges. [ applause ] >> dr. serena lavengood, accepting on behalf of howard liebengood. [ applause ] >> the proud son of a u.s. senate sergeant at arms, howard liebengood left a career as a champion race car driver to follow in his late father's footsteps protecting the democratic institutions they both revered. he died after battling insurrectionists at the capitol and staying on to restore security in the crucial days after january 6th. his painful loss helped chang

capitol police officer eugene goodman. [ applause ] [ applause ] danielle hodges. a virginia national guardsman and metropolitan police department officer, daniel ho hodges dedicated his life to serving his community and our nation. on january 6, 2021, he fought to push surging insurrections away from a key tunnel into the capitol. returning to the line, even after being brutally crushed and beaten. his courageous testimony helped ensure that we never forget or let such an attack happen again. for his hero ism and unwavering commitment to the truth, we the people honor metropolitan police department officer daniel hodges. [ applause ] dr. serena livengood, accepting on behalf of her loved one. [ applause ] the proud son of a u.s. senate sergeant-at-arms, howard liebengood left a career as a race car driver to follow in his late father's footsteps, protecting the democratic institutions they both revered. he died after battling insurrectionists at the capitol and staying on to restore security in the crucial days after january 6th. his painful loss helped change the

eugene goodman was alsoonored. he single-handedly lured rioters away from the entrance to the senate chambers as lawmakers were evacuating. d.c. metropolitan police officer danielffered injuries after rioters pinned him against a revolving door and beat him with his own tong, -- own baton, leaving him maskless and bleeding. the president recognized election officials and poll workers who rejected lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. former arizona speaker of the house rusty bowers resisted efforts from fellow republicans to overturn the election results. he lost his seat in the state house last august to a republican challenger. ruby freeman and her daughter shaye moss both worked as election workers in fulton county, georgia. they described in emotional testimony to the january 6th committee how they faced a barrage of harassment and threats after former president donald trump targeted them with false accusations of fraud. >> it's turned my life upside down. i don't want to go anywhere. i second-guess everything i do. it has affected my life in a major way. in every way. all because of lies, and me dog my job, the same thing i've been doing for