Mitch McConnell dodges on Trump leadership: 'I’m not going to critique other people’s performances'

Discussing polls that show that Donald Trump-backed J.D. Vance's U.S. Senate campaign is flailing in Ohio -- and Dr. Mehmet Oz is having similar problems in Pennsylvania -- "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough suggested Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) must be beside himself at the prospect that he won't take control of the Senate in November in large part because of Trump's influence in the primaries.

With co-host Mika Brzezinski pointing out that Vance is now trailing Rep. Tim Ryan (D) 49-38 percent in the most recent polling for a seat currently held by Republicans, Scarborough said GOP hopes of reclaiming both chambers of Congress are rapidly fading.

Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff encouraged Americans to watch the Jan. 6 committee hearings.

Mick Mulvaney, who served as Trump's acting chief of staff from January 2019 until March 2020, has consistently defended the House Select Committee against partisan attacks, saying that Republicans should view the hearings and keep an open mind about the findings -- and he described his own experience testifying before the panel in an op-ed published by the Charlotte Observer.

Stem cell scientists say they have created "synthetic embryos" without using sperm, eggs or fertilization for the first time, but the prospect of using such a technique to grow human organs for transplantation remains distant.

The breakthrough was hailed as a major step forward, though some experts said the result could not fully be considered to be embryos and warned of future ethical considerations.