joining us now, the host of msnbc's inside with jen psaki, jen psaki.rom the very outset that trump was putting forward a controversial slate of nominees. the conventional wisdom on the hill still seemed to be that maybe 1 or 2 wouldn't get through. you saw democrats mount a full throated offense in those confirmation hearings, but was anything they did ever going to be enough to overcome the politics of maga in this moment? >> maybe not. the kash patel vote hasn't happened yet. it's been delayed several times. and as you know well, a delay is never good for a nominee. but i don't think anybody who doesn't want kash patel to be the fbi director should be holding their breath right now. and i think a big tell was the hegseth vote or was a tell for me. i don't know about you because in that vote, i think everybody was holding out hope that senator tillis, who had convinced one of his ex-girlfriends ex-wives to come forward, that he would be the deciding vote when he was not. when senator cassidy voted for rfk jr, who was a doctor, it seemed to be a tell t

and it's interesting, jen psaki before covid masking and forced vaccination, the raw power.nd jen psaki said we are flagging this for facebook and wanted to start a governance board and remember marry popins and singing about how great this is. by the government. and we got discovery in order that went to the supreme court and what we found was shocking. we had an idea of what was happening but never prepared of what we found and saying, take this down, this is misinformation, you need to take this down. they were threatening to take away social security protections. as this unfolded it showed to the and federal government working with big tech giants. and this is the fight, this is the fight long-term for us, the democrats and liberals have ceded the ground to speak your mind. and i think we should own this issue. and the american people lost this the last four years and sent back president trump to fix it. [applause] >> that's exactly right. people need to understand the whole point of antitrust is to protect the free market and you have these trillion dollar monopolies to

jen psaki thank you. congratulations. >> we're excited.s called the blueprint with jen psaki. it launched today. look at your screen lower right hand corner and you can scan to listen. she'll dive deep into the state of the democratic party and the lessons learned from 2024. so don't miss that qr code. get the first two episodes. you can also subscribe to msnbc premium on apple podcasts for ad free listening. and i want to go back to that hearing in massachusetts that could determine whether president trump's federal buyout plan can move forward. let's go back to nbc's ken dilanian in washington. i know we talked about the top about this hearing at the top of the hour. the state, i understand, just finished with its argument. >> yeah. chris. well, from what i can see, the arguments are well underway here in this hearing. both sides have talked, and a lawyer for the unions basically said that they need a temporary restraining order, while the judge rules on the merits of this down the line, because they say the guidance, for example, has be

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right here on msnbc, jen psaki.od to. >> have you. good to see you. >> good to see. >> you too. let's talk. >> about what senator andy kim is proposing here. i mean, the republicans are in charge of congress. the republicans have the votes. if they if they want to, to get this stuff done. but, you know, it's a it's a very slim majority. if you were advising any of the democrats, either in the house or the senate on on this spending bill, what would your advice be? >> i would say use. >> the heck out of your leverage, which i think is what he's saying. i mean, as you know, katie, there's not an up or down vote. are you for shutting down the government or not shutting down the government? it's if this both sides don't agree on a funding agreement and i don't you know, i don't think it's wise for democrats to say, let's shut the government down. that's not what he was saying at all. he's saying use the leverage that republicans have such a slim majority, as you said, they need to use every element of leverage they can

inside with jen psaki, jen psaki and we coordinated colors. >> jen psaki and. >> i, we left. >> ali out. >> of it. >> so guys. >> joe. >> where do you want to begin this morning. >> well we have so much to talk about. let's circle back to willie though who wasn't with us yesterday talking about the super bowl. first of all, the numbers came out 126 million people on average. watch the super bowl on sunday. obviously the biggest, the biggest audience for any super bowl ever. obviously, one of the biggest television events ever. but yeah. and what a game. >> yeah. >> well the amazing thing about that. >> number 126. >> million peaked at 137, i think, or 135 something like that is it was a terrible game and. >> you had that. >> many fans that it peaked in the. >> second quarter. >> 130 million for the halftime show, and then dwindled it a little bit down the stretch. but again, these communal. >> experiences. >> the afc championship game, people want to sit and watch things together. and they did again on sunday. just extraordinary. and also you consider, as we always do with the super bow

the blueprint with jen psaki.over): tomorrow and tomorrow, and a decade went by. 11 years after the murder of a young woman they called lavender doe and more than 200 miles from the spot where her body was found, in the town of killeen, texas, a man was feverishly at work, though it wasn't his profession, this work that consumed him-- not yet, at least. i kind of spent a lot of my spare time looking into missing persons cases, really just kind of trying to flesh out the stories of some of these lesser known cases. keith morrison (voiceover): his name is kevin lord. he is, well, many things-- a former software developer, a t-shirt salesman, a passionate and loyal consumer of all things true crime. he wasn't an investigator or a law enforcement officer, just someone plagued by unanswered questions. i was looking for jane does in the area in texas that might be a match to one of these missing girls. keith morrison (voiceover): and that's how he came across hundreds of pages of online forums about a mystery woman nick

hard for anybody sitting at this desk to decide how they should be handled but for the psaki of discussionwhat you think? >> he's giving a speech, president of the united states but talking about the war in the way that you hear people talk about it. people everywhere around the world, never mind the middle east, people may united states are weary they see this coming back. the terrible attack that happened, we've been seeing the response from israel and now we see maybe a glimmer of hope for peace at the same time we see terrible images coming back so he's not saying anything other than saying it's a terrible situation and we are going to make it stop. >> president trump is good for coming across as unpredictable and it has worked for him before because the enemies forcing allies and partners, it makes people stand up and pay attention. >> moving the needle but i have to be honest and say as a jewish person with a lot of friends and family over there, i find this whole topic difficult because they are not militants, they are a little terrorist group and they will continue with the group t

former white house press secretary jen psaki is annoyed with the democrats. >> what drives me crazy isocrats talk, drives me insane, like we are in a phd thesis on political academia. stuart: she admitted that way of speaking isn't how you win elections. lisa boothe has a lot to say. new york governor kathy hochul stepping up natural gas production to meet the demands of cold weather was what happened to the green push? we will be back. ♪ ♪ [sofi mnemonic] can a personal loan unlock your ambitions? oh yeah. take a swing at your kitchen reno... we meant that literally. sofi personal loans. low, fixed rates. borrow up to $100k. no fees required. known for pursuing your passions. no one wants to be known for cancer, but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 18 types of cancer, including certain early-stage and advanced cancers. one of those cancers is early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. keytruda may be used with certain chemotherapies before surgery when you have early-stage lung cancer, which can be removed by surgery, and then continued alone after

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen blueprint with jen psaki. listen now.accident to cover his tracks. in his closing argument, the prosecutor asked the jury to expose schirmer, the sinister minister. michael mancuso: he's kind of like a predator. and he'll look at people's vulnerabilities and he'll manipulate them, and he'll get in their good graces and he'll play with their heads. reporter: and the prosecutor offered the jurors one final clue he said was a deathblow to the pastor's story. it's something that mr. schirmer forgot, being a typical male. reporter: look closely at the photos of the accident scene, the prosecutor said. his investigator, wendy serfass, had noticed something was missing, something betty would have had with her. wendy serfass: all right, she's going to the hospital. what would she do? she gets dressed, grabs her purse. and i stopped and i said, wait a minute, there's no purse. reporter: it was a crucial prop, the prosecutor argued, that ab had forgotten to throw in the car when he staged the car accident. but the defense attorney

psaki.nt with jen psaki. listen now. the first 100 days, it's a critical time for our country. and rachel maddow is on five nights a week. >> now is the time. >> so we're going to do it. >> settle in the rachel maddow show weeknights at 9:00 on msnbc. >> all right. tonight's moment of joy is about eloise brown, a 102 year old philadelphia eagles fan who got to watch her hometown team demolish the kansas city chiefs on sunday in person. earlier this week, the eagles surprised miss brown with a trip to new orleans and tickets to the super bowl. >> would you like to come and join us and watch us on sunday? me? yes. >> i would be. >> the team. >> and so you will be a part of our trip. >> oh, wow wow wow. >> how does that sound? >> thank you so much. >> oh, my. thank you. >> oh, my god, she's adorable. the team wanted her there for good luck. and it worked out big time. the eagles won the game 40 to 22. stay young, miss eloise brown. and congrats to the philadelphia eagles from the reidout. and t

jackie: what specifically was funny to me was jen psaki. we have nothing.ng, they've actually doubled down. take, for instance, donald trump's executive order saying there is a man and a female. that's it, two sexes. jackie: right. >> democrats' response is we agree, that's the position. instead, they're launching lawsuits to try can and stop him. jackie: real quick, i want your opinion on the valentine's day card from the white house, roses are red, violets are blue. come here illegally, and we will deport you. your thoughts on the message from the president and tom homan, border czar. >> this is a love letter to the american people. we -- they heard the americans on november 5th saying we are sick and tired of our country being invaded -- invaded and our young girls being scared to go for a run. we're saying we love you and we're going to protect you. jackie: yeah. and if not only are they saying it, j.d. vance was saying it abroad. we were just talking about that. final thoughts on how this team is presenting themselves not just here, but abroad too. if.

republican strategist matt gorman and former white house press secretary jen psaki. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history. this is "meet the press" with kristen welker. >>> good sunday morning. president trump's foreign policy is facing its most urgent test of his new term as efforts ramp up to negotiate an end to russia's war in ukraine which is about to enter its fourth year. world leaders gathered at the munich security conference this weekend where tensions mounted over mixed messaging from the president and his top officials. >> you suggested several things that ukraine should give up, the idea of nato membership, territory that was seized back in 2014 by russia. what should russia give up? >> russia has gotten themselves into something that i think they wish they didn't. >> nato allies were reportedly blindsided by news of president trump's call with vladimir putin and frustrated that defense secretary pete hegseth appeared to make concessions to russia. >> the united states does

with jen psaki.. >> breaking news. >> on capitol hill. >> mounting questions over the future of tiktok in the us. >> reporting from. >> philadelphia. >> el paso in. >> the palisades, virginia. >> from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. >> we have breaking news from the washington post at this hour, breaking news that could eventually involve or morph into election interference. if you remember just how much donald trump does not like to put it mildly. voting by mail. he does not like that every california voter is mailed a ballot that they can mark and mail back in as their form of voting. donald trump is completely opposed to that. keep that in mind as i read you this breaking news from the washington post. president donald trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the us postal service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the 250 year old mail provider and trillions of dollars of e-commerce transactions into turmoil. not to mention what

. >> msnbc presents a new podcast hosted by jen psaki.. >> to some of the. >> biggest names in democratic politics. with the biggest ideas. >> for. >> how democrats can win again. the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. the first 100 days. it's a critical time for our country. and rachel maddow is on five nights a week. >> now is the time. so we're going to do it. settle in. >> the rachel maddow show weeknights. weeknights. >> at nine. the two-month search to find private first class vanessa guillen had suddenly taken on a new dimension. it was becoming a movement to fight sexual harassment in the military. when her family said that she told them she was being sexually harassed, that news, i remember reading it and thinking, this is something bigger than just a missing soldier. andrea canning (voiceover): haley britzky reports on the army for "task & purpose," a magazine that covers the military. we started hearing a lot of noise. a lot of people were not happy. and this message was really getting out, with vanessa's name at the center

the blueprint with jen psaki.t live. there's something, there's something you learn on every page. i was actually at the saturday night live episode when the rolling stones were on the show, and i learned something on page 302 that i did not know that night. and it's why keith richards was not in any of the sketches. and it says here richards was scheduled to be in two pieces, but his parts were cut when in rehearsal, he didn't appear to know where he was. that's just one gem in this book full of gems. lorne by susan morrison. it's worth reading more than just during the commercial breaks of this show. that is tonight's last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. >> tonight we're tracking fast moving developments on

the blueprint with jen psaki.n now. >> this show began and. >> continues being. >> the place. >> where you can go to have the hard conversations. >> morning joe, weekdays 6 to 10 on msnbc. >> for over 175 years, the associated press has been one of the single most vital organizations for informing americans about their world, their country and their government. and donald trump and his white house have banned them from the oval office and now also from air force one, all because the ap has not followed trump's orders in referring to the gulf of mexico solely as the gulf of america. according to the widely used ap stylebook, which is an arbiter of language and usage around the world and often used by journalists, the body of water remains the gulf of mexico, with a reference to trump's order to call it the gulf of america. today, trump was finally asked to defend the ap's white house ban. >> the associated press just refuses to go with what the law is and what is taking place. it's called the gulf of america. now,

the blueprint with jen psaki.. >> some apocalyptic storm scenes are coming out of california today in the exact areas leveled by wildfires just over a month ago. the biggest storm of the season. slamming burn scar areas with sheets of rain triggering mudslides and flash floods. cars were on the roads when they turned into rivers, including malibu's iconic pacific coast highway. the water there was so powerful. look at this. it pulled in la fire department car into the ocean. nbc captured the moment when the driver made it out of the car in the thrashing waves. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here, but we're going to start with steve patterson, who's on the ground in malibu. steve, officials are warning that even when the rain ends, the danger will persist. tell us what you're seeing and hearing. >> yeah. >> that danger is still clear and present because the ground is still saturated. these mudslides trigger because the topsoil has been stripped off of these burn scars. when rain. pours down on those spots, it cre

. >> msnbc presents a new podcast hosted by jen psaki.ek, she talks to some of the biggest names in democratic politics, with the biggest ideas for how democrats can win again. the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. the first 100 days. it's a critical time for our country. and rachel maddow is on five nights a week. >> now is the time. so we're going to do it. settle in. >> the rachel maddow show weeknights at nine on msnbc. >> two big developments today from the trump administration. d.o.j. first, the sweeping moves by newly sworn in fbi director kash patel announcing a plan to relocate more than 1000 fbi employees and the proud boys and oath keepers after an event on capitol hill say they plan to sue the doj over january 6th. joining us now we have nbc's ryan riley. okay, let's get into this. first of all, ryan, what exactly are the proud boys and oath keepers suing the doj for? >> a good question. i mean, i think they're basically going to be suing over the cases themselves. and the interesting component of this, of course, is that,

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the blueprint with jen psaki.now. >> we're keeping very close to the white house press briefing and press secretary caroline leavitt, because we're waiting to hear if she has anything to say about this newly discovered call. president trump having this lengthy and highly productive phone call, he says, with vladimir putin, their first reported direct conversation since trump came back into office. in a social media post, the president said the two leaders agreed to visit each other's countries and that they would have their respective teams begin negotiations to end the war in ukraine immediately. in fact, we're just learning that could happen as soon as this week. just moments ago, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy confirmed he also had a meaningful conversation with trump today and earlier. nbc news learned that the russian national. the us will release as part of the deal that freed american teacher mark vogel, who that is, it's convicted money launderer alexander vinik. vinik was facing 20 years in priso

msnbc presents a new podcast hosted by jen psaki.> to some of the biggest names in. democratic politics, with the biggest ideas for how democrats can. win again. >> the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> we have to talk about america's health. with several infectious disease outbreaks surging across the country. you have texas, where there are 90 cases of measles that have been reported since late january. health experts worry this could be the tip of a bigger iceberg, as the highly contagious virus threatens to spread across county and state lines. meanwhile, on farms nationwide, bird flu is spreading like wildfire among livestock as the outbreak reaches a very critical point. just when we need it most, donald trump's federal budget cuts have slashed funding for the national institutes of health, potentially crippling research and response efforts in the face of these growing outbreaks, not to mention what is happening at hhs. joining us now to discuss is msnbc contributor and former white house policy director doctor kavita p

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> all of this can be overwhelming, but it is important to remember there are still checks and balances. there's a lot being thrown at the american people right now, and it is really important to pay attention to it, but it is just as important to recognize how many of those things are getting announced. but they're not happening at all, or at least not yet. just try to remember we are not looking at the final score. we are still in the first quarter. keep your pads on. the game has just begun. >> right now. >> on ana cabrera. >> reports, the. >> president and his billionaire. donald trump. >> and elon musk's. >> new joint interview. >> as their slash and. >> burn. >> overhaul nets. >> one victory. >> and a slew of. >> fresh opposition. >> in the courts. >> plus, the corruption. >> case against. >> new york city's. >> mayor. >> goes before. >> a judge. the big. >> name the. >> doj is sending in. >> as eric adams faces growing. >> calls to resign. also ahead, american and c

jen psaki. date on the biggest issues of the. >> day with the msnbc daily newsletter. get the best of msnbc all in one place. sign up for msnbc daily at msnbc.com. >> it's good to be back with you. i'm alex witt in for chris jansing at this hour. eric adams goes to court. any minute now, the new york city mayor will be face to face with a judge for a hearing on the motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against him. we're going to take you live to the courthouse. also, all politics is local. president donald trump is again weighing in on new york city politics, now ending the much debated congestion

the blueprint with jen psaki.now. >> i'm joined. >> by our panel of msnbc hosts, basically like the avengers for. >> your aunt. >> it's ari melber. >> thanks, rachel. >> joy reid. glad to be here. stephanie ruhle. >> hey, girlfriend. >> i mean, trump is already talking about invading. >> canada and greenland. >> is he. >> serious or. >> is. >> that one of his distractions? i mean, what do you think? >> joy. >> i don't know. i can't tell if you're doing the news or trying to hook up. >> that chloe fineman. she nailed it. and she does every week. and snl has for the last 50 years. and you better get ready, because this weekend, saturday night live is planning a massive 50th anniversary event. can you believe it? 50 years. three hours of special guests, musical act and all sorts of snl surprises. snl 50 the anniversary special you do not want to miss. it airs sunday at 8 p.m. eastern on nbc and streaming on peacock. i absolutely know i will be watching as i do every week. and on that note, there you go. where'd you g

all in with jen psaki starts now. >> okay everyone. >> it's friday. >> i'm jen psaki chris is taking some well-deserved time off. he's going to be back next week i promise you. and i know it's been a week. it's been a week for all of us. but there is still a lot happening tonight. trump just fired minutes ago on truth social. we just saw the post. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we're going to learn more about what we can learn about how that happened, who he's nominated next from a reporter who covers the pentagon and has great sources. they're going to talk to her in just a moment. trump is also taking a wrecking ball to the postal service and donald trump's brand new conspiracy theorist, fbi director. you know, the one i'm talking about is already throwing the bureau into complete chaos on his first day. we're going to get to all of that and most importantly, what it means for you. but we're going to begin tonight with the groundswell of outrage at the dismantling of the federal government. now, i mean, to be fair, if all you listen to is the bragging of donald trump an

msnbc presents a new original podcast hosted by jen psaki. each week, she and her guests explore how the democratic party is facing this political. moment and where it's headed next. the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> welcome back. 11 a.m. eastern, 8 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart, and we begin this hour with new developments in the efforts by president trump and his allies to reshape the federal government. nbc news has learned that the acting commissioner of the social security administration left her post over the weekend after refusing a request from elon musk's department of government efficiency, or doge, to access sensitive government records. white house press secretary caroline leavitt talked about what doge would be doing at the social security administration. >> president trump has directed elon musk. >> and the doge team to identify fraud at. >> the social security administration. >> they haven't dug into the books yet, but they suspect that there. are tens. of millions of deceased. people who are receiving fraudulen

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msnbc presents a new podcast hosted by jen psaki.iggest names in democratic politics, with the biggest ideas for how democrats can win again. the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> welcome back. the judge overseeing the federal case into mayor eric adams will hold a hearing today on the justice department's request to drop the charges against him. the judge will have the final say on whether to allow the doj to dismiss the case against the mayor or conduct a thorough investigation into why the motion was filed in the first place. this comes as new york state governor kathy hochul weighs removing the mayor from office. hochul held a meeting yesterday with city leaders on the possibility of using her gubernatorial powers to force adams from his post. reverend al sharpton, who was among those to meet with the mayor yesterday, later spoke to reporters. >> the governor said to me that she's going to see what the judge decides tomorrow and keep deliberating with other leaders. my feeling is that the faith of the of city people have b

the blueprint with jen psaki.n now. >> donald trump is defending the mass firings of federal watchdogs. >> our federal government. >> now can. discriminate against. >> the. >> citizens of the country. >> we are all watching and waiting to see who is going to hold the line. >> don't miss the weekend, saturday. >> and sunday. >> mornings at 8:00. >> on msnbc. >> president trump now says ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is a dictator, threatening that if zelensky doesn't roll over, he's not going to have a country left. the aggressive change on donald trump's tone came after zelensky said the american president is living in a disinformation bubble. his words, a response to trump's upside down claim that it was zelensky, not putin, who started the war. >> i hear that, you know, they're upset about not having a seat. well, they've had a seat for three years and a long time before that. this could have been settled very easily. just a half a half baked negotiator could have settled this years ago. the leader in u

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> we're going to start. >> with breaking. >> news on capitol hill. >> mounting questions over the future of tiktok in the us. >> reporting from. >> philadelphia. >> el paso in. >> the palisades, virginia. >> from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. >> good to. >> be with you. i'm katy tur. what is doge doing at the social security administration? overnight, we learned the top official at that agency resigned when doge tried to get access to a system that contained personal data, including americans bank information, their social security numbers, income and earnings records, marital status, dates of birth, and in some cases, medical records. what for? it is the same question we had yesterday with news. a doge affiliated worker wanted access to a database within the irs that contained americans tax returns, their personal id numbers, their bank information, their income, their home addresses. again, why? yesterday on fox, caroline leavitt gave hannity what is now. >

the blueprint with jen psaki.>> our federal. >> government now. can discriminate against the citizens of the country. >> we are all. watching and waiting to see who is going to hold the line. don't miss. >> the. >> weekends, saturday. >> and. >> sunday mornings. >> at eight on msnbc. >> good to be with you. i'm katie tur, judge tanya chutkan, who you will remember from the now dropped january 6th election interference case, has a new donald trump ruling ahead of her. 14 states are suing t

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the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. newsletter. get the best of msnbc all in one place. sign up for msnbc daily at msnbc. com. >> and now for tonight's moment of joy. we have to take a second to talk about last night's joyous snl 50th anniversary special. cast members, actors and musicians from the past half century gathered to honor the show, which featured original cast members laraine newman and garrett morris. somehow, the great meryl streep made her first ever appearance on the show, which is wild. and tom hanks made the right, real, real man by reprising his maga character in black jeopardy! but it is eddie murphy's impression of tracy morgan that was a true moment of joy. >> darius and tracy. y'all seem like y'all might be related. well, james earl jones. >> is my biological father. >> james earl. >> jones impregnated my mother on the. >> set of claudine on. >> edgecombe avenue. >> in harlem. >> and you know what? i think we might be related. >> i don't see it. >> and that is tonight's moment of joy. and tonight'

the blueprint with jen psaki.> mounting questions over the future of tiktok in the us. >> reporting from philadelphia. >> el paso. >> in the palisades, virginia. >> from msnbc world headquarters here. >> in new york. 56 past the hour. what do you say that we wrap up these two hours with some good news? >> talk about a. >> special delivery. >> driver ever. >> this new jersey neighborhood uniting to celebrate. ups driver anthony romano's retirement after almost 40 years on the road. for anthony, this was more than just a job. these customers, well, he considers them family. >> when i walked off, all the memories that i had throughout the years were there. it made my job for 38 years so special. >> i love you guys. >> back. >> how are you? >> and there was hug. >> you are one i think about. >> after hugs. >> so great to see you. >> oh my gosh. >> after hug. >> at norfolk county agricultural high school in walpole, massachusetts for beloved lunch lady betty duquette, the 81 year old who recently retired, honored when

. >> msnbc presents a new podcast hosted by jen psaki.he biggest ideas for how democrats can win again. the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. >> if you need a window today into the republican party's complete capitulation to trump's most dangerous and anti-democratic impulses, their acquiescence to trump this week as he parrots putin's lies about ukrainian president zelensky, is all you need to take in donald trumppe

the blueprint with jen psaki.nsas city chiefs in last night's super bowl. but what you may not know about is a very special fan who was at the game and his best friend who wasn't. ryan quigley was injured in the new year's eve attack in new orleans, when a man drove a truck through a crowd on bourbon street. ryan survived, but his best friend, tiger besh, did not. ryan and tiger met playing football together at princeton. from then on, they did everything together, including attend every eagles home game. when the eagles heard about ryan's story, they invited him to meet the team and surprise him with tickets to the super bowl. watch this. >> tiger is like. >> the biggest, you know, his biggest fan. >> you know. >> we went to every home game last. >> year, all. >> year after every win. >> which was obviously there were 15 of them. >> i told him, you know, if they you know, if we make it, i promise we'll go. i'm going to. >> take. >> you to the super bowl. so, i mean, i'd love nothing more than, you know, to still

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. channel.. >> you got this. >> we all know the idea of a moment of truth. jon stewart used to call it a moment of zen. tonight they might combine as john oliver, a stewart daily show veteran, had this moment for us to process. >> what i'm saying is, let. >> me. >> be the first to welcome america to its monarchy era. congratulations, everyone. >> you can. >> now take your place in. >> the pantheon of great empires alongside the british, the roman, the klingon. wakanda. >> the joke is whether we are losing our democracy bit by bit. and the reminder is, of course, this country fought a revolutionary war to get away from monarchs and kings who rule without any checks on their power. what do you think of the joke? and is it coming true? you can always tell me on social media at ari melber on any of your choosing. that does it for us. the reidout with joy reid starts now. hi, joy. >> hey, ari. >> you know, that whole. >> revolutionary war thing. >> was just. a pause. >> before we chose. >> the. >> ne

. >> and that is tonight's reidout inside with jen psaki starts now. >> hi everyone i'm jen psaki. chris is off this week. i promise you he will be back next week. but in the meantime. >> there is a whole. >> lot to talk about. believe it or not, it has been exactly a month since the start of a new trump administration. does it feel like a month? does it feel like a year? somewhere in between. but a lot even happened today. i mean, this afternoon elon musk brought a. literal chainsaw to the stage of cpac and also seemed to have a bit of a hard time completing a coherent thought. a conspiracy theorist was confirmed as the director of the fbi. that guy, you know who i'm talking about, kathy hochul, said today she won't remove eric adams just yet, but she did propose giving him a babysitter of sorts. so clearly, a lot happened today. we're going to get into all of it over the next hour. but i want to start a 11 years ago this month, after ukraine's parliament voted unanimously to remove the country's pro-russian president from office, vladimir putin's forces invaded eastern ukraine wi

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. president trump's first 100 days watch. >> i'm going. >> to be here five. >> days a week again. >> read and listen. >> staying up half. >> the night. >> reading executive orders. >> for this defining time in the second trump presidency. stay with msnbc. >> let's be with you. i'm katy tur. >> take these. >> four things together and ask yourself what you get. ordering prosecutors to drop corruption. charges against a big city mayor. pardoning an infamous. >> governor for. >> governor who was convicted of corruption. >> pausing the enforcement. >> of a law banning foreign. >> bribery, i.e, corruption and gutting the office that focuses on protecting government whistleblowers that might report corruption. >> the answer. >> corruption at. >> worst. >> or at best, an appearance that corruption is somehow okay now. so is it. joining us now, msnbc legal correspondent lisa rubin, reporter for the city, a nonprofit and independent news site katie honan. nbc news justice and intelligence corresp

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now.in. >> read and listen. >> staying up half. >> the night. >> reading executive orders. >> for this defining time in the second trump presidency. stay with msnbc. >> let's be with you. i'm katy tur. >> take these. >> four things together and ask yourself what you get. ordering prosecutors to drop corruption. charges against a big city mayor. pardoning an infamous. >> governor for. >> governor who was convicted of

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> it is good to be back with you on this second hour of chris jansing reports at this hour. show me the money. the governor of pennsylvania fighting back in court saying money from the federal government is mia, even after a judge ordered it to start flowing again. what happens next in the battle over the funding freeze? and on high alert, the chilling moment a car plowed into a crowd in munich, germany, injuring at least 28 people in what authorities are calling a suspected attack just one day before the vice president is expected to be there. plus, is the end near? president trump says the horrible, very bloody war between russia and ukraine could soon be over. the latest as the defense secretary meets with key nato allies. also, can it pass weeks behind schedule? and with republicans not on the same page? house lawmakers are in a marathon session to pass a spending plan and get it out of committee. the latest on the drama on the hill. our nbc news reporters are followi

the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> donald trump is defending the mass firings of federal watchdogs. >> our federal. >> government now. can discriminate against the citizens of the country. >> we are all. watching and waiting to see who is going to hold the line. don't miss. >> the. >> weekends, saturday. >> and. >> sunday mornings. >> at eight on msnbc. >> good to be with you. i'm katie tur, judge tanya chutkan, who you will remember from the now dropped january 6th election interference case, has a new donald trump ruling ahead of her. 14 states are suing to block or at least slow down doj's reach into the federal government. it's not clear how she's going to rule, but chutkan was skeptical of both the states arguments and the justice department's arguments. so as of now, d.o.j. can still work. here is what that means. more than 200,000 probationary workers might get fired if they haven't been already, including 15,000 at the irs. 5000 plus at the hhs, nih and cdc, among them disease detectors. the folk

stay right where you are inside with jen psaki begins right now. joe. >> come on. >> getting stronger and louder every day. >> i'm going to talk to senator cory booker. >> about what democrats and the courts are doing to fight back. plus, my exclusive interview with maryland governor wes moore, whose state is dealing with this assault in real time. and later, i'll talk to the former twitter executive who's giving out free advice to federal workers about how to handle a musk takeover. okay, i kind of think that i mean, to some degree, what we are seeing from donald trump right now is sort of what we expected. the strange obsessions and the constant bluster and the wild pronouncements. none of that is anything really that new. there was also the talk about taking over greenland and canada and the panama canal. there was the short lived trade war with nothing to show for it. there was the decision just yesterday to strip security clearances from people he doesn't like. there was the third person announcement that he's appointing himself chairman of th

the blueprint with jen psaki. doug turner from bucks county, pennsylvania, has gone viral for the very pre-internet tradition of hand-delivering invitations to his winter party, and social media is loving them some. >> doug gets an invite to a party on february 15th. >> the time 4:00 pm until the cops arrive. >> the cops. >> never. >> showed up. >> so neighbor michelle hernandez's video of doug hand-delivering her invitation now has more than 2 million views. social media lighting up with news of the party. >> i think. >> everybody should have a neighbor like doug. >> fan mail arriving from around the world. >> from australia. my sweet neighbor inviting us to his party. and there's my picture on the front. >> and donations pouring in from people eager to keep doug's party well stocked. >> i build up the strength of the neighborhood. yeah, to me, it's part of humanity, i guess. somebody had to start it. and maybe. maybe this will continue. to go on, you know, during the spring, summer and fall and around every year

the blueprint with jen psaki. >> in tonight's installment of cruelty is the point, here is a video that the official white house account posted on x this week. now, as you watch this, remember the caption described it as asmr. one of those videos that is meant to relax you when you hear it. even if it is unclear for you what the purpose of these videos are. these are videos of people being put in chains as they are being put on deportation flights. it is the twisted humor that appeals to someone like elon musk, and it would only be soothing to the kind of person who enjoys listening to stephen miller, or the type of person who appreciates this type of message on valentine's day. roses are red, violets are blue. come here illegally and we will deport you. again, that is a real post on the white house's instagram account. last week, paid for by you, the american taxpayers. my panel is back with me. so, jason, your reaction to this kind of content, right? i mean, it's, you know, cruelty is the point. they think it's

. >> msnbc presents a new original podcast hosted by jen psaki. each week, she and her guests explore how the democratic party is facing this political moment and where it's headed next. the blueprint with jen psaki. listen now. >> what donald trump wants. donald trump is getting say, for matt gaetz. the president has been able and looks like he will continue to be able to convince republicans in the senate to say yes to all of his nominees, even the ones some of those senators appear to be deeply uncomfortable with. >> was edward. >> snowden a traitor? >> senator. >> my heart. >> is with my. >> commitment to our. >> constitution and our. >> nation's security. >> ours, too. was he a traitor at. >> the time when he took america's. >> secrets, released. >> them. in public, and then ran. to china and. >> became a russian citizen? >> senator, i'm focused. >> on the future. >> will you. >> reassure mothers? >> unequivocally and without qualification, that the measles and hepatitis b vaccines do not cause autism? >> senator. >> i am not. >> going into t